With Canadian franchise successes, MLS feels more and more like the NHL 16 Mar 2012 But, as you look at TV numbers and attendance figures — as an economist, not as a sports fan — you’d find it harder and harder to distinguish between the MLS business model and the NHL’s business model.
Little Big Red loses CONCACAF U-20 final to the U.S. 12 Mar 2012 Canada’s Little Big Red was just 11 minutes away from securing the CONCACAF title. The Canadian women were leading 1-0 until the 79th minute. Then, the Americans rallied with two late goals and took the final of the CONCACAF U-20 Women’s Championship by a 2-1 count. Just as we saw with the senior women’s team and Olympic qualifying, the loss …
Hainault’s heroics propel Houston to victory 12 Mar 2012 On the weekend that Quebec’s team made its MLS debut, another Quebecer made a major, ahem, impact.
MLS President: It will take time for Canadians to emerge in MLS 11 Mar 2012 But, a cynic would question the “all-Canadian” nature of the Impact-Whitecaps match. After all, between the starting lineups of both teams, there was only one player who would be eligible for a Canada call-up; Impact midfielder Patrice Bernier.
Mission accomplished: Canadians qualify for U-20 Women’s World Cup 10 Mar 2012 The Canadian women got two goals each from Jenna Richardson and Christabel Oduro as they easily dispatched the host Panamanians by a 6-0 count in the semifinals of the CONCACAF women’s U-20 Championship.
Moncton gets its chance to prove the city’s ready for Women’s World Cup 8 Mar 2012 For the Canadian women’s team, the match will be one of their final preparations ahead of the 2012 Olympics. But, for Moncton, the game could mean so much, much more. When FIFA and CSA officials toured the seven cities vying to host games in both the 2014 Women’s U-20 World Cup and the 2015 Women’s World Cup, they made a promise: The national team would play friendlies in those venues leading up to the games.
France shows off its depth in beating Canada at Cyprus Cup 6 Mar 2012 France got a goal in each half as Les Bleus beat our national women's team 2-0 in the final on Tuesday, denying Canada its bid for a third straight Cyprus Cup championship.
Herdman wants Canadian women to focus on future, not the past, when they face France 5 Mar 2012 When the Canadian national women’s team faces France on Tuesday for the Cyprus Cup title, Big Red coach John Herdman wants his charges thinking about the future, not the past.
Canadian Player of the month Occean scores again in Germany 3 Mar 2012 Olivier Occean celebrated being named Canadian Player of the Month by helping SpVgg Greuther Furth pad its lead atop the Bundesliga 2.
Canadians begin women’s U20 tourney with rout of Haiti 2 Mar 2012 After a nervous start, the Canadians got five second-half goal en route to a 5-0 win over Haiti Thursday in Panama City.