Canadians can expect Panamanian gamesmanship, even at the U-17 level 15 Apr 2013Fleming has seen it before. When the U-17s went down to Panama in 2012 for preparation matches, training times were switched and, funny, the air conditioning in the Canadian dressing room was out of order.
Canadian U-17s will have to deal with heat, bad turf in key CONCACAF quarter-final 12 Apr 2013And that means Canada and Jamaica could be playing in forecasted temperatures of 33 C — and that’s before the humidity.
Boakai’s wonder strike steers Canada toward U-17 knockout phase 11 Apr 2013The FC Edmonton midfielder showed us all why his club's brain trust deemed him ready for a move to the pros and promoted him to the senior side, even though the midfielder is just 16 years of age.
England gets late goal to earn well-deserved win over the Canadian women 7 Apr 2013It used to be that a match against the English was pretty well in the territory of “automatic win” for Canada. But the English beat the Canadians in the Cyprus Cup final and dominated Sunday’s friendly. That’s right — dominated.
Canadians open CONCACAF U-17 tourney on right note 7 Apr 2013Canada got the goals it needed in Panama and the back line didn’t allow too much to trouble keeper Marco Carducci.
Fleming cuts four, adds Lopez to Canada’s U-17 roster 6 Apr 2013But midfielder Jose Lopez, whose name didn’t appear on the 23-man preliminary roster released last week, is on the final list of 20.
Kyle’s last-gasp goal gives Canada a fortunate draw with the French 4 Apr 2013The Canadian national women’s team is beginning to get a knack for stunning the French with late goals. In 2012, it was Diana Matheson’s late shocker in the Olympic bronze medal match that gave Canada a 1-0 win over the French. Even though the stakes weren’t nearly as high on Thursday, this time it was Kaylyn Kyle’s turn to play …
Canada confirms May 28 friendly in Edmonton: Kickoff time, ACC conflicts are issues 3 Apr 2013The worst-kept secret in domestic soccer was confirmed Tuesday, when the Canadian Soccer Association announced that it has booked a friendly against Costa Rica for May 28 at Commonwealth Stadium. This has been on the radar since the middle of March: FIFA posted the match on its international calendar and the Costa Rican federation announced the game officially, then retracted …
Herdman still searching for young female players who fit his team’s changing philosophy 27 Mar 2013But, despite what he’s seen from Buchanan and Lawrence, Herdman is concerned that there simply aren’t enough Canadian youngsters who will be technically able to keep up with the improving standards of play in the international game.
Mistake-prone Canadians gift Belarus two goals in friendly 25 Mar 2013Neither the Canadian Soccer Association nor the Belarus Football Federation mentioned the incidents in their match reports. But highlights, courtesy of the BFF, can be found here.
