Whitecaps have done their homework on FC Edmonton 2 May 2012While Wednesday’s first leg of the Amway Canadian Championship semifinal marks the first time that FC Edmonton and the Whitecaps will face each other competitively, Vancouver coach Martin Rennie is all too familiar with the Eddies.
FCE focused on not allowing Whitecaps to get an away goal 1 May 2012Keep it clean.That’s the prevailing message from FC Edmonton’s final training session before Wednesday’s Amway Canadian Championship semifinal first leg against the Vancouver Whitecaps.
Whitecaps steal three points at Crew Stadium 29 Apr 2012Call it a smash-and-grab. Call it larceny. But there was definitely a sense that the Vancouver Whitecaps left the Ohio capital Saturday night with three points that they had simply stolen from the Columbus Crew.
FC Edmonton boasts 55 per cent of the Can-con in the Canadian Championship 27 Apr 2012FC Edmonton accounts for 55 per cent of the domestic content in the upcoming Amway Canadian Championship.
Hello, Newman: Four Canadian pro teams endorse their CSA candidate 26 Apr 2012Make no mistake. This is unprecedented stuff. In North America, sports teams’ front offices usually work behind the scenes when it comes to political issues and don’t make public pronouncements on their positions. Too many risks, too many bridges that can be burned. But this times is different.
FC Edmonton has week and a half to prepare for Whitecaps clash 25 Apr 2012If a looming Amway Canadian Championship semifinal against the Vancouver Whitecaps wasn’t enough to get the minds of FC Edmonton’s players off of Sunday’s crushing 4-3 defeat to Minnesota, two training sessions on the same day in blustery 4C temperatures did the trick.
Q&A with Orebro SK’s Canadian keeper, Tomer Chencinski 24 Apr 2012The 11 caught up with Canadian goalkeeper Tomer Chencinski, who has started the last four matches for Swedish Allensvenskan side Orebro SK. The Thornhill, Ont. native has given up four goals in four matches, but enjoyed a 225-minute-plus shutout streak after he replaced Swedish veteran Jonas Sandqvist as the starter, just one game into the season.
Vancouver earns a gritty victory over FC Dallas 22 Apr 2012“I think they’re a much better team, but I don’t like the way they play,” Hyndman told reporters after the match. “I think they’re still very physical.”
Canadian loyalties aside, let’s all hope Lensky has beaten his demons 19 Apr 2012The case with Lensky won’t be the paperwork or a question of loyalty. Over the next few weeks, we will see if he has managed to rediscover his passion for the game, and if he has truly shed the demons of his past.
Undefeated Sporting KC extends Whitecaps winless streak to four 19 Apr 2012After starting unbeaten in four, the Vancouver Whitecaps are now winless in just as many after a 3-1 loss to Sporting KC at BC Place Wednesday evening.
