Cricket pitch could present problems for Canada’s soccer team 6 Oct 2011The members of the Canadian national men’s team who will take the field for a World Cup qualifier Friday in St. Lucia will have to make some interesting footwear choices.Should they go with longer blades or shorter studs?
Doncaster asks for proof of Chimbonda’s trial in Montreal 5 Oct 2011On Wednesday, after the The 11 contacted Doncaster Rovers for their reaction to Chimbonda’s appearance in Canada, the club's spokesperson asked if there was any proof of Chimbonda’s presence at the Impact camp.Steve Uttley, Doncaster’s media manager, said “he is signed with us till the transfer window.”
Le Toux named MLS Player of the Month 4 Oct 2011ebastien Le Toux is the MLS Player of the Month for September.The Philadelphia Union’s French forward got the award after the ballots from the membership of the North American Soccer Reporters were counted.
Impact takes major gamble with signing of Rivas 3 Oct 2011Defender Nelson Rivas, announced Monday as the first Designated Player in the Montreal Impact’s history, is definitely anything but a sure thing.
No new Canadian prospects invited to Impact’s evaluation camp 3 Oct 2011The Montreal Impact announced that three players from its NASL roster won’t be part of the team’s pre-MLS evaluation camp.And none of the six new players the Impact have invited to the camp carry Canadian passports.
Amir Lowery set to begin trial for chance to remain in Montreal 3 Oct 2011He’s going into the week with an optimistic outlook. Despite the Impact’s disappointing finish in its final D-2 season Lowery feels he’s shown enough to warrant serious consideration.
Whitecaps’ offence stagnates in B.C. Place opener 2 Oct 2011The Whitecaps could not have had a worse opponent scheduled for the MLS opening of B.C. Place than the Portland Timbers.The Timbers not only, ahem. blessed the new Bell Pitch at B.C. Place with a 1-0 win in front of sold-out throng of 21,000, the Whitecaps’ Cascadia rivals had the chance to display just how wide the competitive gap is between the two teams that jumped from second division to MLS in 2011.
Henry’s late goal officially eliminates TFC from playoff picture 2 Oct 2011In a season where Toronto FC has frittered away over a dozen points due to late-game breakdowns and failures to defend set pieces, it's perhaps fitting that both demons combined at once in the game that officially eliminated the Reds from the postseason hunt. Thierry Henry's 88th-minute equalizer off of a corner kick left TFC with just one point in a 1-1 draw with the New York Red Bulls on Saturday at BMO Field.
Di Chiara, Morgan get their first national team call-ups 29 Sep 2011Joseph Di Chiara and Ashtone Morgan will both get their chances to earn their first-ever caps for the Canadian national team.The inclusion of the two youngsters highlights six changes made to the Canadian roster by national men’s team coach Stephen Hart ahead of World Cup qualifiers Oct. 7 in St. Lucia and Oct. 11 against Puerto Rico at Toronto’s BMO Field.
Toronto FC makes Champions League quest that much harder to complete 28 Sep 2011Toronto 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.
