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.
Error-filled Canadian women’s side lucky to lose only by two to Brazil 4 Jun 2016 This Canadian team deserved to lose by more. A lot more. And, without Erin McLeod in goal to bail the team out with a highlight reel worth of saves, you can’t help but feel that this team is scarily close to being on the wrong end of a pretty bad beating from one of the top-tier international opponents.
Australia match could be crucial for Canada at the Rio Olympics 14 Apr 2016 “They have a real fighting spirit, like the Canadians.” And, Herdman says the Aussies can burn you with plenty of scoring threats around the park.
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.”
Herdman laments “same old Canada” in Algarve Cup loss to Denmark 2 Mar 2016 “Same old Canada, we’re not scoring,” Herdman admitted. “When we get great opportunities. we’ve got to take them."
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.
After several attempts, RailHawks finally land Canadian Drew Beckie 18 Dec 2015 A trade offer was made by the Carolina RailHawks during the 2015 season, but a deal couldn’t be finalized. But, after his Ottawa contract expired at the end of the campaign, Beckie finally made the move to North Carolina. The team announced Beckie’s arrival on Thursday.
Maybe, just maybe, Christine Sinclair has an heir out there 14 Dec 2015 But, if there’s a positive to come out of the first two games of the Natal Tournament in Brazil, it’s that we may, finally, have other scoring options to talk about.
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...
Does Miller deserve an apology? Comparing Canada’s scorelessness to FCE’s scorefulness 12 Jul 2015 Now, two years later, it’s looking like the cabal of Miller critics owe the man an apology — at least for the criticisms of how he handled the national side. While Canada flounders through another goalless Gold Cup (as Morrissey once sang: Stop me if you think you’ve heard this one before), Miller’s FC Edmonton leads the NASL in goals scored.
