Alderson beats Aleman by wide margin for U-17 Player of the Year 12 Dec 2011 For the second year in a row, midfielder Bryce Alderson has been named Canada’s U-17 male player of the year.
Sinclair’s late goal allows Canadian women to edge the Swedes 22 Nov 2011 Christine Sinclair then gave Canada the win with a goal two minutes into stoppage time. After a hectic WPS and World Cup schedule, Canada’s reigning player of the year took a sabbatical and missed Canada’s last two friendlies against the United States. But, in a style to which Canadian fans have grown accustomed, Sinclair returned to score a key goal.
LeBlanc’s penalty saves give Canada Pan Am gold 28 Oct 2011 Christine Sinclair got the tying goal with three minutes left in regulation — and goalkeeper Karina LeBlanc made two key saves in the penalty shootout.
Gayle’s last-gasp goal puts Canada in Pan Am final 26 Oct 2011 The Canadian national women’s team got a late goal from Robin Gayle that ensured it a date in the Pan Am Games’ gold-medal game against Brazil.
Practice fields an issue for Canadian Women’s World Cup organizers 13 Oct 2011 “In essence, we need four very good training fields in each city,” said Montopoli. “They need to be at an international standard. There are many options, some can have grass or some can have artificial turf.”
FIFA head of women’s competition gives Edmonton stamp of approval for WWC 26 Sep 2011 A FIFA delegation that inspected Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium said Monday that it is delighted with the progress the city has made as it prepares to be one of the host cities of the 2015 Women’s World Cup. “It’s absolutely acceptable to us,” said Tatjana Haenni, FIFA’s head of women’s competitions, in a press conference held Monday in the Alberta capital.
Women’s teams to play high-profile friendlies at WWC venues; men’s qualifiers left up to Hart’s discretion 26 Sep 2011 The Canadian national women’s team will play a schedule of high-profile friendlies ahead of the World Cup, in the stadiums that will be selected to host games for the 2015 event.
Herdman off to good start as new boss of Canadian women’s team 18 Sep 2011 The new coach of the Canadian women’s program got a good result, a 1-1 draw with the World Cup runner-up United States in Kansas City.
NCAA commitments keep Fury stars off Canadian women’s team roster 13 Sep 2011 But, because so many of the Fury’s players, including Outerbridge, have NCAA commitments, only one member of the Ottawa team that lost the W-League championship game to Atlanta is part of the roster that new Canadian women’s coach John Herdman will utilize in friendlies Sept. 17 and 22 against the United States.
New women’s team coach will work “within the culture” of Canada 1 Sep 2011 John Herdman’s initial press conference as the new coach of the national women’s team must have been music to the ears of those in the Canadian Soccer Association.
