Floro’s choice of Canadian goalkeepers offers food for thought 28 Aug 2014 Yes, Borjan is a veteran, but he doesn’t have a club. Roberts doesn’t have the club experience to help Canada’s senior team, yet. And there are other options out there.
Floro waits for the ‘real’ games to begin 28 Jun 2014 Floro admits that it’s frustrating that Canada’s top talent pools are split into two significant camps.
Ignorance isn’t bliss 25 Jun 2014 Issey Nakajima-Farran’s soccer career has taken him around the world. England. Japan. Australia. In 2014, he made the decision to come back to Canada — and to make Toronto his home. But, less than two months after he signed with the Reds, he was traded to Montreal — and he’s wondering if coming to MLS was the right choice, after all...
De Guzman says that when he’s replaced by a young Canadian, it will be a sign of national-team progress 26 May 2014 “I would rather have a young Canadian take my spot,” de Guzman said Monday on a conference call with the media. “It’s the goal of having a better national team.”
Fixture clash: Floro looking to add two MLS players to Canada’s roster for May friendlies 1 May 2014 Floro said Thursday that going with an entirely European-based lineup for an upcoming camp in Austria — with friendlies against Bulgaria (May 23) and Moldova (May 27) — would leave the team short in two positions.
The return of Drew Beckie 17 Mar 2014 enough to get picked in the second round of the 2013 SuperDraft. A year later, the Canadian reflects on a season of frustration and a new beginning in the nation’s capital...
Taking the pulse 17 Mar 2014 Go east, young man. That’s what Canadian defender Dejan Jakovic chose to do. A veteran of Major League Soccer, Jakovic made the move across the Pacific Ocean to begin a new chapter in his career. What does Japan have in store for him?
The law of diminishing returns 17 Mar 2014 In 2013, the chance of a Canadian player getting first-team minutes with an MLS side was only slightly better than it was in 1996. We looked at every minute played by all Canadians who have ever been in MLS employ; we found that, over the last four years, the first-team minutes granted to Canucks by MLS coaches have been in steady and serious decline...
Canada announces roster for Czech Republic and Slovenia friendlies 8 Nov 2013 The inclusion of the Montreal Impact defender was the most notable item on national team coach Benito Floro’s roster for friendlies against the Czech Republic (Nov. 15) and Slovenia (Nov. 19).
Slovenes say they’ve booked a friendly with Canada 29 Oct 2013 The Slovenian Football Federation announced that its men’s national side will host Canada in a Nov. 19 friendly.
