Toronto FC ready for anything and everything in Torreon 3 Apr 2012 “Coming off in the tunnel in here those were the words that were said and other words too that I don’t want to repeat but it’s going to be a tough one,” said Johnson, talking specifically of the warnings of war.
Mexicans vanquish Olympic hopes of Canadian U-23s 1 Apr 2012 As the full-time whistle sounded, nearly every Canadian player slumped to the field in disappointment. They weren’t expected to win, but it didn’t diminish the stings they were feeling.
TFC and Santos Laguna trade goals… and punches 29 Mar 2012 As the final whistle blew, an altercation between Reds defender Ashtone Morgan and Santos striker Darwin Quintero led to a full-on scrum between the two teams. Both benches cleared and, while no further blows were thrown, both sides left knowing that the final score would be settled next Wednesday.
Mission accomplished: Canadians qualify for U-20 Women’s World Cup 10 Mar 2012 The Canadian women got two goals each from Jenna Richardson and Christabel Oduro as they easily dispatched the host Panamanians by a 6-0 count in the semifinals of the CONCACAF women’s U-20 Championship.
Marsch: Impact also made offer for Le Toux 1 Feb 2012 Asked to comment on the trade that sent French striker Sebastien Le Toux to Vancouver Montreal coach Jess Marsch said that the Impact had made an offer to the Philadelphia team but that Vancouver had made a better one.
Mission accomplished: Canadian women book tickets to London 28 Jan 2012 Sinclair scored twice and Melissa Tancredi added a third as the Canadians brought the 22,954 predominantly Canadian fans to their feet with a hectic 3-1 win over Mexico. Veronica Perez scored Mexico’s lone goal.
Canadian women studying up on Mexico’s tactical changes 26 Jan 2012 Mexico came into the tournament with a group of new players and a fresh tactical set-up, so some of the scouting the Canadian had from Mexico’s appearances at the Pan Am Games and the Women’s World Cup has gone out the window.
CONCACAF gets it right with Champions League rethink 14 Jan 2012 But, the fact is, no one was buying the old CCL format. The rows and rows of empty seats at CCL games was a testament to apathy. Mexican sides and MLS sides had a hard time drawing flies. When the Montreal Impact packed the house for its quarter-final match with Santos Laguna in 2009, it was an exception rather than the rule.
Whitecaps waive Morfaw, wave goodbye to Elmasri 8 Nov 2011 The Vancouver Whitecaps made a couple of moves Monday that would be best classified under post-season housekeeping.
Toronto FC makes Champions League quest that much harder to complete 28 Sep 2011 Toronto FC's 1-1 draw with Pumas UNAM may have taken place on Tuesday evening, but the seeds were planted last Saturday. That was the day the Reds played their first choice Starting XI in an away league match against Chivas USA, a curious decision given that the club had the vastly more important CONCACAF Champions League date with Pumas in just three days' time.