Sinclair wins Lou Marsh 10 Dec 2012 Christine Sinclair has won the Lou Marsh Award as Canada’s top athlete of 2012.
Sinclair and Herdman not on the FIFA awards shortlist: Let the punishment continue 29 Nov 2012 But, in FIFA’s eyes — they are both controversial figures. And if there is one thing we have learned about FIFA, black sheep rarely get recognized.
Ballon D’Or vote will show what international community thinks about Sinclair’s suspension 26 Oct 2012 When the result of voting for FIFA’s women’s player of the year is revealed Jan. 7, it will be a referendum of sorts.
Sinclair, Canadian teammates make heroic return to Vancouver 14 Aug 2012 “We wanted, heading into this tournament, to leave the sport in a better place than what it was when we got into it,” Sinclair said. “I could never have imagined this would happen.”
FIFA plays waiting game; no Canadian suspensions ahead of bronze-medal match 8 Aug 2012 “The Canadian Soccer Association supports the work of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee and will continue to cooperate fully,” said Victor Montagliani, President of the Canadian Soccer Association, in a release issued Wednesday.
Women’s-team coach Herdman says he’s unclear who or what FIFA is investigating 7 Aug 2012 In a conference call with media Tuesday, the Canadian Soccer Association announced that the team will not be making any more comments on the officiating in that semifinal game. The CSA also confirmed that it will not be challenging or protesting the decision.
“The Call” will be added to the lore of Canada-U.S. matches 6 Aug 2012 It will be discussed for years to come. For followers of the Canadian national women’s team, it will be simply be known as The Call. Maybe some profanities will be added.
Canada to face Arsenal (OK, Team GB) in Olympic quarters 31 Jul 2012 Arsenal midfielder Steph Houghton scored the goal that gave GB a 1-0 win over Brazil on Tuesday. Kim Little, the Scottish star on Team GB, is also Arsenal’s leading scorer. She scored 17 goals in 17 games for the Gunners in 2011-12.
After OIympic loss to Japan, we will now see if mental preparations paid off for the Canadian women 25 Jul 2012 Over the coming days, we will see how well Canada responds to Wednesday’s 2-1 loss to Japan in the group-stage opener of the Olympic tournament in Coventry. You can’t escape some of the parallels to the 2011 World Cup opener, another 2-1 loss to a world-power team.
Herdman and Canadian women’s team working out the final details ahead of Olympics 11 Jul 2012 “We create some technical blueprints in each game,” Herdman said during a conference call with media on Wednesday.
