U.S. names roster that will face Canada at BMO Field 25 May 2012The warmest BMO welcome will no doubt go to Maurice Edu, who was the club’s first-ever draft pick and won MLS rookie of the year on 2007. He was eventually sold to now-bankrupt Rangers. But BMO Field was the first professional stadium that he called home, so the game should be more special for him than any of the other 22 men on the U.S. squad.
Another eventful Voyageurs Cup finale, another TFC victory 24 May 2012"We can still make something out of the season because we play Champions League now," said forward Danny Koevermans. "The club needed this. The fans needed this. Everybody needed this."
Injury updates for FC Edmonton ahead of Sunday’s match: Who will San Antonio rest? 23 May 2012Strikers Michael Cox and Kyle Porter aren’t ready for a return to the FC Edmonton lineup ahead of Sunday’s home date with the San Antonio Scorpions, but there were sighs of relief around the Eddies’ camp today as it looks like central defender Paul Hamilton and forward Matt Lam will be ready to go.
Impact adds Olympique Lyon friendly into congested late-July schedule 23 May 2012As for that July schedule Montreal goes to Philadelphia on the 14th, hosts New England on the 18th, travels to Houston on the 21st and hosts the Red Bulls on the 28th. With so many games around the date of the friendly, some serious questions would need to be asked of the Impact if any of the first-team regulars get significant minutes for a revenue-generating friendly.
Boa Morte at TFC: Desperate times don’t always call for desperate measures 22 May 2012Luis Boa Morte, a desperate player. Toronto FC, a desperate club.
De Rosario earns POTW nod for yet another dominating performance vs. TFC 21 May 2012As we stated on the ballot, ““De Rosario was dominant, outside of two goals. If De Ro only played his former teams he’d break Roy Lassiter’s scoring record three times over.”
TFC’s Koevermans: “We’re just the worst team in the world at the moment” 20 May 2012“We have nothing,” Koevermans said. “We’re just the worst team in the world at the moment, and our hope only we can get a point or win in the league. I’ve already said the words frustrating, horrible, horrendous, atrocious. It’s done.”
Draw with Sounders feels like a loss to the Whitecaps 20 May 2012Leading 2-1 with only three minutes of stoppage time standing between a victory against the Seattle Sounders, the Vancouver Whitecaps conceded a 90th-minute goal to Fredy Montero.
10-man Red Bulls hand Impact its first MLS loss at home 20 May 2012Saturday’s match also ended with a Red Bulls victory, this time a 2-1 triumph that had some of the 20,373 vocally registering their displeasure at the Impact’s inability to get the desired result, even after seeing the New York side play with 10 men for the final half hour of the game.
Nakajima-Farran, Piette the only real surprises on Canada roster 17 May 2012Of the 22 men named to the roster, only two — teenager Samuel Piette and veteran Issey Nakajima-Farran, who plays in Australia — would be considered eyebrow-raisers.
