Pedersen’s name not on list of 40 “potential candidates” for 2015 WWC ref assignments 15 May 2013 Canadian referee Carol Anne Chenard’s name is on the list. Norwegian official Christina Pedersen’s name is not.
Herdman still searching for young female players who fit his team’s changing philosophy 27 Mar 2013 But, despite what he’s seen from Buchanan and Lawrence, Herdman is concerned that there simply aren’t enough Canadian youngsters who will be technically able to keep up with the improving standards of play in the international game.
Canada prepares the “building blocks” for World Cup 2026 24 Mar 2013 But, if even a 2026 bid launch is going to become a reality, we’ll need to have a good look at ourselves. On Thursday, when the Women’s World Cup schedule was unveiled, all the plums went to Edmonton and Vancouver.
Edmonton and Vancouver the big winners out of Women’s World Cup announcement 21 Mar 2013 National team coach John Herdman said he has visions of 60,000 fans, all decked in red, packing Commonwealth for the first two Canada matches. “In 2002, at that special tournament, you saw them as babies. Now, you will see them again as women.”
Toronto confirmed for rematch with USA, as time runs out to get pre-WWC friendlies into host cities 19 Feb 2013 But, there’s also a real need to look at the prep for the Women’s World Cup. As Toronto isn’t a host city, this game against the Americans isn’t fulfilling a promise that the CSA has made to Canadians.
Canadian national teamers look forward to the day NWSL expands north of the border 5 Feb 2013 While the four members of the Canadian women’s national team who were in Edmonton Monday will all soon head Stateside to report to their NWSL teams, they still dream of playing pro soccer in their home and native land.
LeBlanc: Canadian women drawing their NWSL battle lines 23 Jan 2013 “We were in China (for the Yongchuan Cup), so we didn’t find out live,” said LeBlanc, who was on a media conference call Tuesday promoting her upcoming visit to Edmonton with national teammates Christine Sinclair, Rhian Wilkinson and Diana Matheson. “But we all looked at our e-mail to find out where we were going, and then the trash talking started right away.”
Women’s World Cup 2015 logo unveiled 14 Dec 2012 “The emblem of a competition is an important step on the road to the first game,” said FIFA President Sepp Blatter in a message that was recorded for the launch event.
Former Aviators coach Helland is the lone woman named to WWC committee 7 Dec 2012 And, in Janine Helland, not only are the women’s national teams of years past recognized, but also the Edmonton Aviators.
Whitecaps’ decision to drop W-League program comes at a bad time for Canadian Soccer 7 Dec 2012 Not only is the Vancouver Whitecaps’ announcement that it won’t field a W-League team in 2013 disappointing for women’s soccer followers, it comes at a very uncomfortable time for the Canadian Soccer Association.