Much-maligned BC Place turf “likely” to be replaced before Women’s World Cup 24 Mar 2015 The director of Canada’s Women’s World Cup stadiums said Tuesday that the much-maligned turf at BC Place will “likely” be replaced before the tournament kicks off in June.
The new Canada kit 20 Mar 2015 Canadian national-teamers Desiree Scott, Emily Zurrer and Julian de Guzman posed in the team's new kits Friday. The new Umbro kits were unveiled at the flagship SportChek store at West Edmonton Mall.
Short-term solutions 13 Mar 2015 When the NWSL was founded, the Canadian Soccer Association was in on the ground floor; the CSA agreed to subsidize the contracts of 16 Canadian players, who would all be assigned to various teams in the new women’s league. But, that relationship isn’t quite as rosy as it was a couple of years ago — and Canada is no longer using its full allocation...
Mind games or no mind games? Chinese utilized a strong lineup in loss to the Canadian women 15 Jan 2015 Before the BaoAn Cup, Canadian women’s team coach John Herdman mused that he could approach the game against China in one of two ways — he could play an experimental lineup that might keep the Chinese guessing all the way to June, or play a strong, first-choice team and get the psychological edge by beating the Chinese in their own stadium.
Sinclair wins Player of the Year honour for 11th straight time; says she has become a more complete player 18 Dec 2014 She’s Canada’s all-time leading scorer, but she only scored once for the national team in 2014.
PLASTIC PITCH 4 is out today! 17 Dec 2014 Issue 4 of Plastic Pitch is out today! What will you find inside?
The Destroyer 17 Dec 2014 Canadian midfielder Desiree Scott has earned “Destroyer” as a nickname because of her aggressive nature. She will be a big part of Canada’s national team at the upcoming Women’s World Cup.
Round one to the CSA: Human Rights Tribunal co-chair won’t rush the turfgate case 8 Nov 2014 “As significant as this case may be for the applicants, I do not find it appropriate to expedite an application where the applicants have not themselves acted expeditiously. I do not find it appropriate to expedite an application where the applicants did not file their application until 18 months or more after they reasonably would have been aware of the fact that gave rise to the application.”
It’s oh so quiet: Japan trounces Canada in front of disappointing crowd 26 Oct 2014 I hate writing soccer-attendance stories. They remind me of the times I used to have to lobby and lobby editors to give a soccer story a little more space, or any space at all. So, just the writing this column is making me owly and growly. On Saturday, the Women’s World Cup champions from Japan came to Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium …
Desiree Scott is open to Notts County return after Women’s World Cup (PLASTIC PITCH preview) 24 Oct 2014 "But, after the World Cup, the options are open. But I did really enjoy it in England and, yes, I would go back."
