Canada frustrates Colombia for 74 wonderful minutes 15 Oct 2014 Let’s face it, we all went into this game fearing the worst. (OK, not the worst — losing 8-1 to Honduras was the worst) We were expecting the a game kinda like 2010, when Canada got whipped by Argentina in Buenos Aires.
Commonwealth still brings back memories of 2002 25 Jun 2014 James Moorhouse, the technical director for USA Soccer, said Edmonton is special to his side. In 2002, the United States beat Kara Lang, Christine Sinclair and the Canadian team in the final of the U-19 Women’s World Championship, the forerunner to the Women’s World Cup. Commonwealth was packed as the home fans hoped for the upset.
CSA president says Canadians should focus on qualifying for Copa America, not bellyaching over the process 1 May 2014 “I think that the days of excuses are over. For us, we have the ability to qualify for a spot, and we have to play for it."
Argentina bookends goals around halftime break to end Canada’s U17 WC hopes 25 Oct 2013 The Argentines scored just seconds before the first half came to a close, and again right after the second half kicked off.
Urruti case: Public battles between clubs are never pretty 6 Aug 2013 According to Newell's Old Boys, Urruti is under contract till 2014: “The team believes that the player is missing his contractual obligation and must report to work under the orders of his coaching staff. Should this not happen, Newell's Old Boys will exercise appropriate legal mechanisms to defend their rights.”
Laba deal is finally done: Argentine becomes a TFC player 26 Apr 2013 To say that Laba is one of the most-anticipated roster moves in the history of the club would be accurate.
Impact acquires Argentine Maximiliano Rodriguez on loan 8 Apr 2013 While Toronto FC works on bringing in new players from Argentina, the rival Montreal Impact announced a loan deal to bring in 19-year-old midfielder Maximiliano Rodriguez from Argentinos Juniors.
Proposed 2016 Copa America offers a dilemma for the next Canadian soccer coach 25 Oct 2012 The announcement that CONMEBOL and CONCACAF execs have laid down a “framework” for staging a special edition of the Copa America in the United States has likely put Canadian soccer execs in a bit of a quandary.
Julio Cesar da Silva ineligible to play for FCE in 2012 11 Aug 2012 Edmonton has learned that the forward’s paperwork didn’t get completed in time to beat the deadline to be eligible to play in NASL in the final couple of months of the season.
Palmeiras product Julio Cesar da Silva to audition for FCE 30 Jul 2012 Both Canadian Michael Nonni and Brazilian Julio Cesar da Silva Rodrigues are strikers, who the team hopes can help boost what is the NASL’s least productive offence in 2012.