After Iacchelli fails physical, Canada loses another NWSL allocation 9 Apr 2014 And now there's bad news on the injury front. And that comes from 27-year-old midfielder Selenia Iacchelli — the former University of Nebraska captain who overcame a series of injuries to work her way back into the senior national-team picture.
NASL commissioner to meet with CSA execs: To discuss how NASL “can be a better partner” to Canada 8 Apr 2014 Peterson said the league “will explore options on how we can better align ourselves with the CSA’s professional goals.”
New Voyageurs Cup sked: For NASL teams, short-term pain for long-term gain 21 Mar 2014 Really, the new scenario is the best thing the NASL teams could have asked for.
Playing the Field 17 Mar 2014 In 2007, BMO Field opened its doors as Canada’s national soccer stadium. The feds, the province and the city all kicked in money to make the dream of a soccer stadium a reality. Later, the artificial turf was ripped out and replaced by green, green grass. But, as deal with the CFL Argonauts inches closer and closer to completion, we wonder: Is a truly soccer-specific stadium a myth in a multipurpose world?
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...
CSA approves Calgary bid to join PDL; now, on to the next step 6 Mar 2014 The decision paves the way for Calgary Foothills to officially make an expansion bid to the United Soccer Leagues, which administers the PDL. The PDL is an elite league focused on prepping U-23 players for pro careers.
Herdman: No Canadian free agent is worthy of taking vacant allocation spot in NWSL 26 Feb 2014 “At this stage, we don’t have that depth of talent. My commitment is to put the best Canadian players in that league, and I can’t make that commitment at this point.”
Calgary Foothills’ bid to join PDL to go in front of CSA in March 10 Feb 2014 The club has financial backers and has informed the USL that it wants to begin play in the PDL in 2015. But, before USL can green-light a new franchise, it needs to see that the bid has been endorsed by both Alberta Soccer and the CSA. The Foothills executive expects the CSA to endorse its bid in March.
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.
CSA President: Canadian NWSL franchise wouldn’t have to be in MLS city; Hamilton USL sanction decision “still far away” 28 Oct 2013 “If you take a look at the NWSL right now, out of the Americans teams there, not all of them are in MLS markets. So, if it works for them, why wouldn’t it work in Canada? I don’t see it that way than an NWSL team has to be in the same city as an MLS team. What we want is committed, stable ownership, that ticks off all the boxes.”
