Italians cry foul over Robyn Gayle’s match-winning goal for Canada 1 Mar 2012The Italian soccer federation wasn’t as kind. On its website, it blasted the referee for allowing the Gayle goal. The FIGC’s report stated the game was “spoiled by a foul in the penalty area that went undetected by the referee” before Gayle got the winner.
Hart on loss to Armenia: Canada looked “like a team that has not played in four months” 29 Feb 2012“I’m glad we played the game,” said Stephen Hart who was less than happy with the game overall. “The first half, we did OK for about the opening 30 minutes of the game and then it was a matter of keeping proper possession of the ball and basically giving them the chances that they had.”
Parker, Schmidt lead Canadian women to opening win at Cyprus Cup 28 Feb 2012Kelly Parker scored and had a role in setting up two others as the Canadian national women’s team opened the Cyprus Cup Tuesday with a comprehensive 5-1 win over a Scotland side that’s missing its best player.
Hart’s Canadian side besieged by hail, rain in Cyprus 28 Feb 2012The skies opened up in Cyprus Tuesday, bring a mix of rain and hail — forcing Canada to adjust its training routine ahead of tomorrow’s friendly with Armenia.
Monsalve wants to help FCE build into North America’s top team outside of MLS 23 Feb 2012“I really want to see FC Edmonton build. I want to see this club build to the point where it’s the most popular team in North America that’s not in MLS — where Montreal has been up until this year. Everyone used to ask, ‘why isn’t Montreal in MLS?’ I want people to say ‘why isn’t Edmonton in MLS?’ "
Hart claws and scratches with clubs so he can put together small 17-player Canadian roster 23 Feb 2012When the Canadian men’s national team faces Armenia next Wednesday in Cyprus, it will bring a squad of just 17 players. Meanwhile, the Armenians will bring 31 players.
Woe Canada: Three more domestic players disappear from Impact roster 20 Feb 2012So, of the five players holding Canadian passports who played with the Impact in its final NASL season that were invited to the team’s inaugural MLS camp, four have now fallen by the wayside.
Impact round-up: Ching back to Houston, Valentin off to U.S. U-23 camp 16 Feb 2012On Thursday, the Impact announced it had finalized a trade with the Houston Dynamo, sending veteran striker Brian Ching back to Texas. The Impact gets the conditional pick in return.
CONCACAF delivers amnesty to de Guzman and Dunfield 14 Feb 2012And that means Canadian midfielders Terry Dunfield and Julian de Guzman, who had a yellow each from the previous round of qualifying, will enter the next phase of World Cup qualifying with clean slates.
BSC confirms “eligibility” issue is keeping Josh Simpson sidelined 10 Feb 2012Not an injury. Not a flu. It’s an eligibility issue that’s keeping Simpson off the field. And for Canadian soccer fans, it’s a scary proposition.
