[OLYMPICS COUNTDOWN] Nana Attakora and MarcusHaber, who have played for Canada in World Cup qualifying, head the Canadian under-23 squad Coach Tony Fonseca has taken to Sunrise, Fla., to prepare forthe Concacaf Olympic qualifying tournament. Canada’s 23-player squad includes nine players from MLS, four from the NASL and two from the U.S. college ranks. El […]
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Vancouver-Montreal game draws record audience
[TELEVISION WATCH] Saturday’s Vancouver-Montreal game was the most-watched MLS game ever in Canada, drawing an average audience of 541,000 viewers for theImpact’s debut game on TSN (288,000) and RDS (253,000), according to BBM Canada. By comparison, the NHL averaged 707,000 on TSN last season; the CFL averaged 637,000. TSN(the Sports Network) and French-language RDS (available […]
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France's Bleues serve notice
[CYPRUS CUP] France served notice that it will be a serious contender at the London Olympic women’s soccer competition with a 2-0 win over Canada in the finalof the Cyprus Cup. Marie-Laure Delie and Louisa Necib scored on the half hour and hour to give the Bleues the title. France finished fourth at the 2011 […]
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Concacaf Women's Olympic Qualifying this week …
[SCOREBOARD] Mexico’s loss to the USA moved the Tri into Friday’s all-important semifinals against host Canada at the Concacaf Olympic women’s qualifyingtournament. For the complete schedule and viewing information … Note: CONCACAF.com will web-stream all the matches live. FINAL Jan. 29 in Vancouver Semifinal winners, 8 p.m. ET (TV: NBC Sports Network)
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Concacaf Women's Olympic Qualifying this week …
[SCOREBOARD] Canada won Group A at the Concacaf Olympic women’s qualifying tournament with a 5-1 win over Costa Rica on Monday. The win means the USA will faceCosta Rica and avoid Canada in Friday’s semifinals if it beats or ties Mexico on Tuesday. Christine Sinclair led Canada with two goals to give her 127 in […]
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'No margin for error' for USA
[CONCACAF WOMEN’S OLYMPIC QUALIFYING] Abby Wambach doesn’t fear the soccer gods, yet neither does she trustthem. (Click here for qualifying schedule and viewing information.) She and her U.S. teammates remember what happened the last time they played the host team in a Concacaf qualifying tournament. A 2-1 semifinal loss to Mexico in Cancun 14 months […]
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Concacaf Women's Olympic Qualifying this week …
[SCOREBOARD] Christine Sinclair, Canada’s all-time leading scorer, had four goals and an assist to lead host Canada to a6-0 win over Haiti in front of a crowd of 7,067 at Vancouver’s BC Place Thursday night in the Concacaf Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Costa Rica, a potential opponent of the USA inthe all-important semifinals, won the […]
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What They're Saying
“I think all of us were a bit scared, I think that’s the reality of the situation. We all travel all around the world, big cities, small cities and, you know, I think it’s a normal thing that crimehappens.” — U.S. star goalkeeper Hope Solo after Vancouver druglord Sandip Duhre was gunned down whilesitting inside […]
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Man shot dead at USA women's hotel in Vancouver
USA women’s team players and staff are safe following a fatal shooting at their hotel In Vancouver, where Concacaf is staging its Olympic qualifying tournament. Vancouver police confirmed a fatalshooting at 8:45 p.m. Tuesday at the Bar One restaurant of the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Center. “The entire U.S. delegation is fine and no players or […]
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Sinclair heads Canada squad for qualifying
[OLYMPIC COUNTDOWN] Five players each from WPS — including Christine Sinclair of the champion Western New York Flash –the W-League and Scandinavian clubs were among the 20 players reigning Concacaf champion Canada called up for the 2012 Concacaf Olympic women’s soccer qualifying tournament at Vancouver’s BC Place inJanuary. Sinclair is Canada’s all-time leader in both […]