As a media voter (the public can vote on some of the awards, as well), I’m stuck. I think some of the best male performances in Canada jerseys in 2016 came from our futsal players. But there’s no award for futsal — which, to me, is a major faux pas from Canada Soccer. If the Long Term Player Development plan calls for more on-the-ball skills, more futsal, we need to recognize the Canadian futsal specialists who have done great things in international tournaments.

For a few precious days in the spring, the Canadian national futsal team became the darlings of this nation’s passionate soccer fanbase. And, at the centre of it all was a keeper who once plied his trade in Nicaragua...

All but three of the American players are under contract to teams in the Major Arena Soccer League, including Danny Waltman, who was named the MASL’s goalkeeper of the year in 2016. Canada has three MASL vets: Ian Bennett of the Milwaukee Wave, Frederico Moojen of the St. Louis Ambush and Vahid Assadpour of the Missouri Comets.

Whether he’s on a field in Quebec or playing in an MASL arena, Frederico Moojen has a knack for to sniffing out goals. But, he’s also working hard to improve the standard of soccer in the province he’s adopted as his new home...

For the first  time, futsal is an officially sanctioned sport in the province of Quebec.

Canadians used to heavily populate the professional indoor circuits. But, as the indoor game begins a new chapter with the formation of the new Major Arena Soccer League, it’s hard to find our players. The one exception is in the state of Wisconsin, where Ian Bennett and coach Giuliano Oliviero, are expected to lead the Milwaukee Wave to championship heights. Is the Wave Canada’s indoor team? You bet.

Jordan Ongaro led the PAC-12 in goals scored last season; but, after he was drafted, the Canadian striker found out that his homecoming wasn’t going to be as happy as he’d hoped...

One of the best-known names in American indoor soccer has all but ruined Canada’s chances of getting to the Futsal World Cup.

The Cardiac Kids from Canada scored the first two goals, but then succumbed to a barrage from the hosts. On Monday night, Canada lost its opening match of the CONCACAF Futsal Championship to Guatemala by a 7-3 count.

So, how did Ongaro latch on to the Chinese job? A year ago, he was coaching both the Canadian national futsal and beach soccer programs. Ongaro is also a FIFA instructor, and tours countries around the world. That brought him in contact with a lot of federations who have fledgling beach soccer programs. He got lots of coaching offers, but China was a bit more, ahem, persuasive in its pitch.