Hello, Newman: Four Canadian pro teams endorse their CSA candidate 26 Apr 2012 Make no mistake. This is unprecedented stuff. In North America, sports teams’ front offices usually work behind the scenes when it comes to political issues and don’t make public pronouncements on their positions. Too many risks, too many bridges that can be burned. But this times is different.
FC Edmonton has week and a half to prepare for Whitecaps clash 25 Apr 2012 If a looming Amway Canadian Championship semifinal against the Vancouver Whitecaps wasn’t enough to get the minds of FC Edmonton’s players off of Sunday’s crushing 4-3 defeat to Minnesota, two training sessions on the same day in blustery 4C temperatures did the trick.
Vancouver earns a gritty victory over FC Dallas 22 Apr 2012 “I think they’re a much better team, but I don’t like the way they play,” Hyndman told reporters after the match. “I think they’re still very physical.”
Canadian loyalties aside, let’s all hope Lensky has beaten his demons 19 Apr 2012 The case with Lensky won’t be the paperwork or a question of loyalty. Over the next few weeks, we will see if he has managed to rediscover his passion for the game, and if he has truly shed the demons of his past.
Undefeated Sporting KC extends Whitecaps winless streak to four 19 Apr 2012 After starting unbeaten in four, the Vancouver Whitecaps are now winless in just as many after a 3-1 loss to Sporting KC at BC Place Wednesday evening.
Whitecaps welcome former VANOC chief Furlong to organization 12 Apr 2012 “I realized the effect the game had on the country and the world, and realized ‘everybody is watching this. Everybody is touched by this.’”
After loss in San Jose, Whitecaps continue to be a difficult team to read 8 Apr 2012 Then the Caps imploded, giving up three second-half goals to the Quakes thanks to a series of mistakes in the back that’d have you thinking you were watching the 2011 edition of the team.
Henry easily beats Caps’ Cannon for Player of the Month honours 5 Apr 2012 Henry, who had five goals and three assists for the New York Red Bulls through the club’s first four matches, got 17 of the 25 first-place votes from the membership of the North American Soccer Reporters. Vancouver Whitecaps’ keeper Joe Cannon — who has yet to give up a goal this season — finished second in the voting.
MLS Disciplinary Committee slaps Whitecap Harris with suspension 4 Apr 2012 Though Harris only received a yellow card for his late elbow that pinpointed the head pf the Philadelphia Union’s Carlos Valdes last weekend, the MLS Disciplinary Committee had another look and decided that the infraction constituted serious foul play.
FC Edmonton will not challenge Whitecaps’ signing of Jalali 2 Apr 2012 Sadi Jalali’s appearance this past weekend for the Vancouver Whitecaps Residency surprised more than a few Canadian soccer fans. But none were as surprised as those at FC Edmonton headquarters.