Corea may have big roles to play for FC Edmonton and El Salvador in 2016 10 Feb 2016 “Down here in Edmonton, I can’t really say much about it!” laughed Corea after the Eddies’ training-camp session Wednesday at Commonwealth Fieldhouse. “I might get my head chopped off by the gaffer and some of the guys here. But I want my team to qualify.”
The elder statesmen 11 Jan 2016 With the likes of Cyle Larin and Junior Hoilett in the ranks, the Canadian men’s national team has received an injection of new blood. But, really, this team will likely only go as far as Atiba Hutchinson, Julian de Guzman and Will Johnson can take it...
Hutchinson: National-team success will spur more opportunities for Canadian players 18 Dec 2015 Atiba Hutchinson is anchoring the midfield for Besiktas, currently in first place in the Turkey’s top division. Before that, he spent years as the linchpin for PSV Eindhoven. Hutchinson, who was announced as Canada’s male soccer player of the year Friday, understands that he’s kind of gone where no Canadian has gone before. And, looking at rosters across Europe, we …
FC Edmonton’s Corea says facing Canada will feel like “playing any other team” 4 Nov 2015 Corea will join the El Salvador national side that’s in the midst of turmoil.
Larin speaks about the pros (and pros) of playing WCQ on artificial turf 30 Oct 2015 But, he scored many of his 17 goals this season for Orlando City on turf. And he thinks that Canada will have an advantage over Honduras in the Nov. 13 World Cup qualifier at BC Place because of the artificial surface.
Mexico and ? 21 Sep 2015 Canada will begin the next stage of World Cup qualifying in November. To make it to CONCACAF’s infamous “Hex,” Canada will need to finish first or second in a group that includes Mexico, El Salvador and Honduras. Coach Benito Floro thinks that Mexico is guaranteed a spot — so it’ll be between Canada and the two Central American nations for that second slot...
World Cup qualifiers: Angry Will Johnson slays Jaguars with his mean cannon shot 8 Sep 2015 But the best part of it was the colour commentary from the Maestro and the play-by-play work from his partner. Mad Bull, two man who never met a metaphor they didn’t like. And, even though Canada started off sluggishly, Canadian fans could ignore the quality of the soccer, and make the surreal viewing experience the focus of their chat.
Ricketts now has a better strike rate than De Ro: Canada does the job against Belize 4 Sep 2015 With his brace on Friday night against Belize, Tosaint Ricketts now has 12 goal in 43 appearances for Canada. That puts him at 0.28 goals per appearance, slightly better than De Ro’s standard. But, more interestingly, Ricketts has seven career goals in World Cup qualifiers; De Rosario had nine in his career.
FCE roster depleted by call-ups, injuries ahead of key clash with Minnesota United FC 3 Sep 2015 “But we’ve created a monster here, in terms of players getting call-ups to their national teams. It’s a situation we’ve never had to deal with before this season, but it’s also an honour for the club.”
Floro: Osorio was a victim of the numbers game, Bekker “a very good player” 1 Sep 2015 Canadian national-team coach Benito Floro re-affirmed his belief in Kyle Bekker, but said that the return of veteran midfielders Atiba Hutchinson and Will Johnson meant that there was no room at the inn for Jonathan Osorio.