Join Now  | 
Home About Contact Us Privacy & Security Advertise
Soccer America Daily Special Edition Around The Net Soccer Business Insider College Soccer Reporter Youth Soccer Reporter Soccer on TV Soccer America Classifieds
Paul Gardner: SoccerTalk Soccer America Confidential Youth Soccer Insider World Cup Watch
RSS Feeds Archives Manage Subscriptions Subscribe
Order Current Issue Subscribe Manage My Subscription Renew My Subscription Gift Subscription
My Account Join Now
Tournament Calendar Camps & Academies Soccer Glossary Classifieds
Canadians reluctant to represent country
Toronto Globe & Mail, August 31st, 2010 2:32AM
Subscribe to Section 2 Around the Net


MOST READ
TAGS:  canada


Canada returns to Toronto's BMO Field for the first time in almost two years when it faces Peru Saturday and then heads to Montreal to play Honduras on Sept. 7. Paul Stalteri will break Randy Samuel's record of 82 caps if he plays in both games for Canada, but much of the attention is on players who won't be there.

Canada's chances of contending for a berth at Brazil 2014 may depend on its ability to convince three youngsters to play for the national team: David Hoilett (Blackburn Rovers), Teal Bunbury (Kansas City Wizards) and Jonathan de Guzman (Real Mallorca).

Hoilett is also eligible to play for Jamaica. Bunbury's father, Alex, played for Canada, but the 2009 College Player of the Year grew up in Minnesota and is eligible to play for the USA. De Guzman committed to play for the Netherlands, where he learned his soccer, but he's never played for the senior national team, making him eligible to join his brother Julian in playing for Canada.

Owen Hargreaves most famously shunned Canada to play for England after leaving Calgary as a youth.

Read the original story...


No comments yet.

Sign in to leave a comment. Don't have an account? Join Now


AUTHORS

ARCHIVES
FOLLOW SOCCERAMERICA

Recent Section 2 Around the Net
Arrest Made in Soccer Dribbler Death     
Scott Van Hiatt, of Neskowin, was arrested on Monday, charged with the criminally negligent homicide of ...
Ethiopia Admits Using Suspended Player    
Sahilu Gebremariam, President of Ethiopia's soccer federation, has admitted that his team used a suspended player ...
Koscielny to Bayern or Barca?    
Laurent Koscielny's agent Stephane Couris has told Eurosport that his client is a summer target for ...
Report: Barca Eyes Mata    
Barcelona has been alerted that Chelsea playmaker Juan Mata could be made available by the Stamford ...
AVB Wants Bale Assurance to Stay at Spurs    
Tottenham coach Andre Villas-Boas has pledged his future to Spurs provided the club can keep hold ...
Report: City Leads Isco Race     
Manchester City looks set to beat Real Madrid to the signing of coveted Malaga midfielder Isco ...
Chelsea Eyes Sevilla's Kondogbia    
Geoffrey Kondogbia, a 20-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Sevilla, has emerged as a key Chelsea ...
Report: Bale's 'Eleven of Hearts' to be Trademarked    
Tottenham Hotspur forward Gareth Bale could soon be awarded a trademark for a logo that contains ...
Liverpool: Suarez Must Hand in a Transfer Request    
The Mirror reports that Luis Suarez may have talked himself into a difficult position after making ...
Australia, South Korea, Iran Qualify for World Cup     
Australia, South Korea and Iran joined Japan in qualifying for next summer's World Cup finals in ...
>> Section 2 Around the Net Archives