Montreal to host U-20 Women’s World Cup final; Canada’s first two games set for Toronto 6 Aug 2013 Toronto’s BMO Field, which wasn’t part of the 2015 Women’s World Cup bid but was brought into the 2014 U-20 Women’s World Cup as a replacement for Ottawa, will get Canada’s first two matches, Aug. 5 and Aug. 8, 2014. Montreal will host Canada’s third group-stage match, on Aug. 12, and Olympic Stadium will also get the final.
Urruti case: Public battles between clubs are never pretty 6 Aug 2013 According to Newell's Old Boys, Urruti is under contract till 2014: “The team believes that the player is missing his contractual obligation and must report to work under the orders of his coaching staff. Should this not happen, Newell's Old Boys will exercise appropriate legal mechanisms to defend their rights.”
The grass vs. turf debate, part MMXLVII: Why turf is the option for the Women’s World Cup 31 Jul 2013 The grass vs. turf debate was a topic of debate once again on Wednesday, during a sponsored conference call with three members of the women’s national team — Rhian Wilkinson, Erin McLeod and Diana Matheson — and Women’s World Cup communications officer Sandra Gage.
CSA continues to talk about 2026 World Cup bid: Why an early statement of intent is vital 8 Jul 2013 But, by making no secret of Canada’s intentions, we’re the first country in CONCACAF to plant our flag. And that’s important.
Webb: CONCACAF nation should host 2026 World Cup 8 Jul 2013 “It doesn’t matter — for me or one of the 41 members, whether it's the United States, Mexico or Canada, I believe it is too important for us to host the World Cup in 2026,” Webb said emphatically. “And that will have been 32 years, which would have been the longest time since World War II that we have not hosted the World Cup as a confederation.”
Quebec Soccer Federation lifts turban ban 15 Jun 2013 The QSF made the announcement Saturday; and that should bring an end to a skirmish that took on an ugly political life over the last week.
FIFA’s turban endorsement has troubling loopholes 14 Jun 2013 The “with conditions” part should be of some concern, because the loopholes that exist in Friday’s FIFA pronouncement are big enough to drive a truck through.
Toronto added to U-20 Women’s World Cup host-city list 2 Jun 2013 The city was named one of four hosts for the 2014 tourney. The announcement was made at BMO Field ahead of Canada’s sold-out women’s match Sunday against the United States. The other host cities are Edmonton, Montreal and Moncton.
Pedersen’s name not on list of 40 “potential candidates” for 2015 WWC ref assignments 15 May 2013 Canadian referee Carol Anne Chenard’s name is on the list. Norwegian official Christina Pedersen’s name is not.
Canada prepares the “building blocks” for World Cup 2026 24 Mar 2013 But, if even a 2026 bid launch is going to become a reality, we’ll need to have a good look at ourselves. On Thursday, when the Women’s World Cup schedule was unveiled, all the plums went to Edmonton and Vancouver.