Sinclair’s last-second goal saves Canada in a frustrating friendly 31 May 2012 But the feel-good last-gasp goal shouldn’t completely mask what was a frustrating performance by the Canadian team in front of the home fans in Moncton.
Canadian women work on mixing up their attack as Vancouver camp continues 15 May 2012 Herdman is now encouraging his players to play possession football when appropriate – but also not to shirk away from playing a more direct style against superior technical sides.
Herdman: Canada, Japan, Sweden, South Africa is NOT the Group of Death 24 Apr 2012 Right after the Canadian national women’s team was drawn into an Olympic group with World Cup champs Japan and World Cup third-place finisher Sweden, Herdman told reporters via a conference call that he didn’t think Big Red was in the Group of Death
WPS striker Lenczyk signs with the Ottawa Fury 19 Apr 2012 The club announced that American forward Meghan Lenczyk will join reigning W-League MVP Mallory Outerbridge in the attack. Lenczyk was the 14th overall selection in 2011 WPS draft, and played in 14 games for the Atlanta Beat, scoring twice.
Whitecaps welcome former VANOC chief Furlong to organization 12 Apr 2012 “I realized the effect the game had on the country and the world, and realized ‘everybody is watching this. Everybody is touched by this.’”
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.
Last-gasp goal gives Cuba shock draw with Canadian U-23s 27 Mar 2012 Canada looked comfortable until substitute Maykel Reyes leapt high and headed past a helpless Michal Misciewicz, who had kept a spotless goalkeeping record through every other minute of the tournament to date. The game ended in a 1-1 draw.
Oh Canada! U-23 side is stellar in win over the United States 25 Mar 2012 “Everyone’s just happy. That’s the most important thing. But the coaches told us we can’t get overconfident,” said captain Nana Attakora. “We still have a game on Monday and if we lose that game, this game is meaningless.”
Sinclair scores twice as Canadian women beat Brazil 24 Mar 2012 Karina LeBlanc became the first goalkeeper in Canadian national-team history to reach 100 caps, and Christine Sinclair scored career goals 132 and 133 as the Canadian women’s team beat Brazil 2-1 Saturday in Foxboro, Mass.
U-23 cutdown day was bittersweet for Impact midfielder Evan James 21 Mar 2012 When Canadian U-23 coach Tony Fonseca announced his 20-man roster for the upcoming Olympic qualifiers, it was a bittersweet moment for midfielder Evan James.