Some Kind of Terrible: Canada bullied by a superior Mexican side 25 Mar 2016 Life isn’t like a John Hughes film. In real life, the socially awkward guy who listens to Echo and the Bunnymen doesn’t end up with the most popular girl in high school. In real life, if the scrawny kid challenges the neighbourhood bully to a fight, he comes home with his own blood on his shirt and there’s fewer teeth in his mouth than he began the day with.
Iceland beats Canada in battle of not-ready-for-prime-time players 17 Jan 2015 But, for the first of two friendlies Iceland will play against Canada, the islanders started just two players who were part of the XI that beat the Netherlands 2-0 in 2014.
Taking the pulse 17 Mar 2014 Go east, young man. That’s what Canadian defender Dejan Jakovic chose to do. A veteran of Major League Soccer, Jakovic made the move across the Pacific Ocean to begin a new chapter in his career. What does Japan have in store for him?
The Canadians of D.C. United celebrate unlikely USOC triumph 2 Oct 2013 Three Canadian players — Dwayne De Rosario, Dejan Jakovic and Kyle Porter — may look down at their feet and discover that their soccer cleats have been replaced by glass slippers.
Floro satisfied with draw as Mauritania presented a “good test” for Canada 8 Sep 2013 “It was OK because for us this was a training game,” said Floro. “The only difference between this and training is that the opponent is a national team with a good defensive structure. They made it difficult to develop our attack. But it’s a good test for us.”
TFC’s Bendik keeps former Reds at bay 25 Aug 2013 But, make no mistake, while Convey got the goal — the Reds’ man of the match was clearly Joe Bendik. It was the TFC keeper who gave the chance for the Reds to get a point.
MLS salary update: More Canadians working in the league, but making less 6 May 2013 There are five Canadian players making US$35,125 this season, while eight more are on the books for base salaries of $46,500 each.
Mistake-prone Canadians gift Belarus two goals in friendly 25 Mar 2013 Neither the Canadian Soccer Association nor the Belarus Football Federation mentioned the incidents in their match reports. But highlights, courtesy of the BFF, can be found here.
The Super-Duper MLS preview, 2013 edition 28 Feb 2013 With the MLS season moved up to its earliest start ever, forgive us if we don’t feel 100 per cent totally prepared for First Kick. Judging by the way many MLS teams finished preseason, with tentative matches and still looking at trialists with a week to go before the games count in the standings, a lot of coaches aren’t quite ready for the early start, either.
MLS salaries: The Canadian Rich List 2 Aug 2012 Going through the names on the list, we decided to pick out the Canadians in MLS — and rank Canada’s Rich List (or Poor List, depending on some entry-level deals).