Buchanan’s second yellow highlights why suspension rules need to be changed 6 Aug 2016 It’s an illustration of just how ridiculous the rules on yellow-card accumulation are. Two yellows over the space of several games in a tournament — really, it’s not worthy of a suspension.
Beckie’s last-gasp chip gives Canada a 1-0 win over Brazil 7 Jun 2016 The Canadian women’s national team that faced Brazil on Saturday in Toronto was disjointed and deserved to lose. The Canadian women’s team that faced Brazil Tuesday in Ottawa was nothing like that.
Brazil, Brazil, Brazil: Canada’s forecast calls for a heavy dose of canary yellow 8 Mar 2016 “It’s a tough test for us,” said Canadian women’s team coach John Herdman. “But, certainly, not a team that frightens Canada too much.”
Canadian women’s team channels… Hungary’s Golden Team? 15 Feb 2016 When Canada Soccer tweeted out the starting XI for Sunday’s Olympic qualifying match, it was like a flashback to the early ‘50s. Had Canadian national women’s team coach John Herdman connected with his inner Magical Magyar? The 2-4-4 formation shown on the team sheet would have made Gusztav Sebes proud.
PLASTIC PITCH 7: Our latest issue is out now. MLS. NASL. Ethan Gage. Diana Matheson. Chris Pozniak. 21 Sep 2015 The new issue, out today, features a vintage shot from the World Cup qualifier which saw Canada qualify for the 1986 World Cup. And what can you find inside the issue?
D.C. reunited 21 Sep 2015 A knee injury and then a broken foot derailed Diana Matheson’s preparations for the Women’s World Cup — her participation at the tourney was reduced to a single sub appearance, in Canada’s quarter-final loss to England. But, now back to full health, the midfield magician has made a major impact on her NWSL club, the Washington Spirit
No, Canada 15 Jul 2015 Canada’s players had to give the fans at BC Place a teary salute after they lost their Women’s World Cup quarter-final to the English. The success of the team at the London Olympics was a feel-good story that lingered for three years. But did loyalties that were spawned in the Olympic run come back to haunt Canada in 2015? Damn straight they did...
John Herdman, Viktor Frankl and the attempt to revitalize a “broken” Canadian WNT 20 Apr 2015 “When I picked the Canadian team up, the discipline wasn’t there, because the passion wasn’t there. They’d forgotten what it meant to play for Canada,” he said.
Herdman: Don’t expect mind games when Canada faces France 8 Apr 2015 “France offered us this game, and I think it’s for a reason,” said Herdman. “I think it’s because we’re a bogey team for them.”
Herdman on CNWT: “There’s not too many cards left up our sleeves” 3 Mar 2015 We’re now at the stage of the poker game where it’s time to call. We’ve gone through the bets, the bluffs and the folds.