Concussions fuel Canadian defender’s love of science 13 Mar 2015 Oliver Spring was just 13 years old, trying out for TFC Academy, when he suffered his first concussion. A ball, travelling at high velocity, careened into his skull. Spring dropped to the ground.
Year one for League1 17 Dec 2014 Dino Rossi had a vision; to create a sustainable developmental league for up-and-coming talent; after shaking off the naysayers, the new Ontario league has become one of the most remarkable achievements in Canadian soccer
Fleming: U-17 squad going to World Cup “found its form and character in Panama” 3 Oct 2013 On Thursday, the Canadian Soccer Association released a list of 24 players who will represent Canada at this October’s U-17 World Cup. Of the 24, 21 are on the proper roster, while three are alternates. While FIFA has been notified which three players are alternates, who can only play in order to replace an injured member of the main roster, Fleming wouldn’t reveal which three were on the outside of the bubble.
CIS wrap: Former TFC midfielder Matt Stinson scores in his York U. debut 30 Sep 2013 Former Toronto FC midfielder Matt Stinson scored the game-winning goal that gave his new Toronto-based team that wears red, the York Lions, a 2-1 win over Western on Saturday.
Impact U-21s leave the CSL behind 28 Mar 2013 The Montreal Impact confirmed Thursday that it has pulled its U21 team out of the embattled Canadian Soccer League.
Canada names preliminary U-17 roster ahead of CONCACAF Championship 28 Mar 2013 Six members of the Vancouver Whitecaps Residency and five players from TFC Academy are featured on coach Sean Fleming’s pre-tournament roster ahead of the CONCACAF U-20 Championships.
Only one trialist in Toronto FC camp right now — and that’s a big change 6 Feb 2013 With just one trialist in camp, it allows TFC more time to break in draft prospects like Emery Welshman and Kyle Bekker; and also give Supplemental Draft Picks like Ashton Bennett more of a fair shake. And it creates more room for Academy players to display they're ready to make the jump.
Canada names roster for final U-17 camp ahead of CONCACAF qualifying 31 Jan 2013 While the TFC Academy and Whitecaps Residency players take up 60 per cent of the roster, the player on this squad that has the best chance of breaking into a senior pro squad this season is FC Edmonton Reserves’ Hanson Boakai. Not many training days go by without someone at FCE raving about his potential.
The 11’s Top 11 stories of 2012 24 Dec 2012 So we went under the website’s hood and looked at the analytics. And, we were able to rank our 11 most-read stories of the year. Now, we present them in order.
Jalali back in FCE fold; Whiteman confirmed for Eddies’ combine 27 Nov 2012 The on again, off again relationship between striker Sadi Jalali and FC Edmonton is back on again.
