When it was our game 13 Mar 2015 Canada has only qualified for the World Cup once — in 1986. But, thanks to a bunch of players who had honed their skills in the Canadian Soccer League, a scrappy and determined national team got very close to making it to USA 1994. That represented the last time Canada got close to a World Cup. We wonder what would have happened to us if the first-division Canadian league would have survived...
Year one for League1 17 Dec 2014 Dino Rossi had a vision; to create a sustainable developmental league for up-and-coming talent; after shaking off the naysayers, the new Ontario league has become one of the most remarkable achievements in Canadian soccer
Quebec completes “national” team roster ahead of Marseille tournament 17 Jun 2013 On Monday, Les Quebecois announced the full team that will be going to the Tournoi International des Peuples des Cultures et des Tribus. That tournament, which begins June 23 in Marseille, France, brings together teams from French-speaking regions that aren't recognized as countries.
McInerney is MLS Player of the Month for April 3 May 2013 After the ballots from the members of the North American Soccer Reporters were counted, McInerney got 13 of the 26 first-place votes.
The arbitrator rules: CSL can play in 2013, loses national sanction in 2014 24 Apr 2013 The arbitrator’s ruling is in: And it’s a mixed bag.
Take that, CSA: CSL announces 12-team first division, vows to kick off season May 3 15 Apr 2013 The league, which found out earlier this year that it was no longer being sanctioned by the Canadian Soccer League, has taken its case to the dispute resolution body for sports in this country. The CSL stated in a release issued on Monday that a decision is expected by April 21.
Ryan Johnson wins Player of the Week award: The 11 gives nod to former CSL keeper Clint Irwin 8 Apr 2013 For the second time in a row, someone named “Johnson” from the Portland Timbers has won the MLS Player of the Week award. Last week, it was Canadian Will Johnson, who scored twice. This week, it’s former Toronto FC forward Ryan Johnson, who scored two second-half goals to give the Timbers a 2-0 win over the Houston Dynamo. Johnson got …
Impact U-21s leave the CSL behind 28 Mar 2013 The Montreal Impact confirmed Thursday that it has pulled its U21 team out of the embattled Canadian Soccer League.
CSL says it will do whatever it can to fight CSA over de-sanctioning decision 5 Mar 2013 The Canadian Soccer League issued a statement Tuesday morning, claiming that it will fight what it calls a “miscarriage of justice” by the Canadian Soccer Association. The CSL stated it will take whatever steps are necessary to have its national sanction reinstated.
Why we’re all to blame when it comes to match-fixing 10 Feb 2013 I’ve dedicated a good chunk of my life to Canadian Soccer. I’ve covered World Cup qualifiers since the 1990s. I’ve been on the TFC beat and, by now, most people know me as the colour voice for FC Edmonton on TV and radio. But, looking back, all of the talk of match fixing makes me wonder if I am lying to myself.
