Canadian women advance to Pan Am semifinals 20 Oct 2011 The Canadian national women’s team has made it two for two at the Pan Am Games. Christina Julien scored her second goal of the tournament, and it stood as the winner as Canada beat Argentina 1-0 in Guadalajara, Mexico. The team’s second win in a row gives coach John Herdman and his troops a guaranteed spot in the semifinals. “We …
Canadian teams not on PASL’s schedule for 2011-12; new championship format announced 18 Oct 2011 The PASL announced its schedule earlier this week — and with it came the revelation that there are no interconference games scheduled with CMISL teams. In the preceding years, PASL teams have traveled to Canada — and vice versa — for games that count in the standings for each league.
Canadian defender Hainault scores important goal for Houston 15 Oct 2011 Andrew Hainault got the rest he needed — and it paid off. The Canadian defender got the opening goal as his Houston Dynamo beat the Portland Timbers 2-0 Friday in a match that had major implications on the MLS playoff race.
Camara becomes first player from Impact’s NASL roster to make MLS squad 11 Oct 2011 Hassoun Camara is the first member of the Montreal Impact’s NASL squad to crack the MLS roster for 2012.
Bush’s shutout streak earns him Impact’s final NASL honour 4 Oct 2011 The Montreal Impact has received its final consolation prize from its last NASL campaign. Keeper Evan Bush was named the NASL’s Player of the Month for September, as he got shutout victories in each of the Impact’s last three games of the season.
Come to Pappa: Guatemalan star named MLS Player of the Week 3 Oct 2011 Marco Pappa is Major League Soccer’s Player of the Week. The Chicago Fire midfielder scored a hat trick in a midweek win over Real Salt Lake. He earned the award after the votes from the membership of the North American Soccer Reporters were counted.
DeMerit won’t have fond memories of final Whitecaps game at Empire Field 25 Sep 2011 The Whitecaps’ veteran central defender played a role in three goals on Saturday. Unfortunately, they were the three that the Seattle Sounders scored to take a 3-1 victory over the home team at its last-ever game at Empire Field.
Canadian women have rough second half in Portland 23 Sep 2011 Schmidt and the Canadian women lost the second of their two-game set of friendlies against the United States Thursday by a 3-0 count. But Schmidt got a loud ovation from the 18,000 plus at JELD-WEN Park who remembered her time as a standout for the University of Portland.
Davies named MLS Player of the Week, with some help from his friends 12 Sep 2011 It’s worth noting that Chris Pontius set up all three goals, before being lost to what’s believed to be a season-threatening injury. And, for Canadian soccer fans, the hook is that Canadian national teamer Dwayne De Rosario was credited with second assists on two of Davies’ markers.
Canadians sweep NASL Player of the Week awards 12 Sep 2011 Canadians swept the NASL Player of the Week Awards. FC Edmonton’s John Jonke got the nod as the Defensive Player of the Week, while FC Tampa Bay’s Mozzi Gyorio was named the Offensive Player of the Week.
