Hirschfeld’s late save preserves draw with the U.S. at BMO Field 4 Jun 2012 On Sunday night, Canadian goalkeeper Lars Hirschfeld played the hero when he made a game-saving stop on Clint Dempsey in the final seconds of extra time to preserve a scoreless draw against the U.S at BMO Field.
Canadian keeper Borjan hopes to stay with Vaslui 2 Jun 2012 “When I went to Romania it was like I was re-born because I got playing time, I got confidence from the coaches, the players, everybody. It just felt good. My rhythm got back in the games so I was really happy to get the experience.”
Ricketts weighing several offers from European clubs 2 Jun 2012 Ricketts was clear that the options that he has on the table all come from European clubs, and that none of them are trials — they are contract offers.
Hart: “Time for experimenting is finished” 2 Jun 2012 “I think the time for experimenting is finished,” said Hart. “We had a series of games in the first round of qualifying and due to injury or unforeseen circumstances I had a lot of different players go through that system. But now we sort of know what we need to do and any sort of changes is not necessary now.”
Sinclair’s last-second goal saves Canada in a frustrating friendly 31 May 2012 But the feel-good last-gasp goal shouldn’t completely mask what was a frustrating performance by the Canadian team in front of the home fans in Moncton.
Dear Stephen Hart: Pick up the phone and give Shaun Saiko a call 29 May 2012 With five goals and two assists, Saiko has been involved in more goals than any player in NASL — on a team that currently sits sixth in the standings.
Hutchinson downplays American friendly, plays up World Cup qualifiers 28 May 2012 “The game against the States is not the most important,” said the 29-year-old Brampton native and PSV Eindhoven midfielder in a conference call with reporters on Monday from the Canadian team’s training camp in Sunrise, Fla. “We want to be ready for the qualifying games.”
“It’s a big relief:” TFC finally gets its first MLS win of 2012 27 May 2012 The streak is over. Toronto FC finally got on the board for the 2012 MLS campaign, winning a 1-0 result over the Philadelphia Union on Saturday at BMO Field that ended the Reds' record stretch of nine consecutive losses to begin the season.
Lapenna, Gardner looking to impress the FC Edmonton brass 25 May 2012 Former Montreal Impact Academy member Marco Lapenna and ex-TFC Academy player Dino Gardiner were both at FC Edmonton’s training session Friday at Clarke Stadium.
U.S. names roster that will face Canada at BMO Field 25 May 2012 The warmest BMO welcome will no doubt go to Maurice Edu, who was the club’s first-ever draft pick and won MLS rookie of the year on 2007. He was eventually sold to now-bankrupt Rangers. But BMO Field was the first professional stadium that he called home, so the game should be more special for him than any of the other 22 men on the U.S. squad.