Ottawa Fury beats Lynx in conference semi: W-League title defence is still alive 18 Jul 2013 The Ottawa Fury women are still alive to defend their W-League title.
For first time in 10 years, Ottawa Fury won’t win W-League conference title 11 Jul 2013 Final score: Cometes 2, Fury 1 — and the nine-year run is over.
Melhado, Busque get chances to make Canadian women’s-team debuts 11 Jun 2013 Canadian women's national-team coach John Herdman has revealed the 18-player roster for June 19's friendly against Germany in Paderborn.
22 prospects in Vancouver for vital Excel women’s camp 10 Jun 2013 If any of the players, especially the attackers, excel at the camp, they may have decent shots at getting looks from the senior squad, as well.
Herdman on Canada’s women’s team: I am looking for strikers 6 Jun 2013 “If anyone in Canada has players up front, there’s definitely some shirts available,” Herdman said.
Herdman to begin reviewing the NWSL 16 in July; hopes for Canadian NWSL teams by 2015 6 Jun 2013 “I expect some changes will be made, that’s par for the course,” said Herdman.
Herdman “really disappointed” with Canadian women’s loss to the U.S. on home soil 3 Jun 2013 "The last 30 minutes of the game really caused us a few problems. The U.S. finally got Morgan released and that was the game plan — to keep Morgan and Wambach quiet," said Herdman.
Toronto added to U-20 Women’s World Cup host-city list 2 Jun 2013 The city was named one of four hosts for the 2014 tourney. The announcement was made at BMO Field ahead of Canada’s sold-out women’s match Sunday against the United States. The other host cities are Edmonton, Montreal and Moncton.
Quon explains her decision to swap her U.S. jersey for a Canadian one 1 Jun 2013 “It was definitely a difficult decision as I was playing with the U.S. team – the youth teams – but after talking to my coaches, my family, at this time I feel like this is the right move to develop myself as a player and continue to improve,” said Quon. “John and the Canadian team, all the women are great players. They’re knowledgeable at soccer and that is what contributed to my decision.”
Canadian women enjoy celebrity status ahead of Sunday’s BMO Field showdown with U.S. 1 Jun 2013 “We get reminded about it every time we bump into people in airports. People won’t leave it alone – it’s unreal,” said national coach John Herdman after a spirited practice in front of a few hundred fans on Thursday night.