[GOLD CUP 2011 COUNTDOWN] Eleven of the 12 Gold Cup finalists — every team except Guadeloupe — will play at least one friendly during FIFA’s double fixturedates. Panama, which the USA will face at the Gold Cup, will host Bolivia on Friday and then travel to Cuba on Tuesday. Canada, against which the USA opens […]
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Vancouver-Toronto game draws record audience
[TELEVISION WATCH] How big is MLS’s newest rivalry in Canada? The first all-Canada game between the Vancouver Whitecaps and Toronto FC drew an average of289,000 viewers on TSN, making its the most-watched MLS game in Canadian television history. The first game of TSN’s six-year deal drew 1.4 million viewers who tuned in at one point […]
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Best yet to come in Vancouver thanks to Kerfoot
NBA star Steve Nash, a Vancouver Whitecaps minority owner, is a household name in Vancouver. Another co-owner, JeffMallett, is well known as a founder of internet giant Yahoo!. But Greg Kerfoot, the Whitecaps’ majority owner, is an unknown to all but Vancouver’shard-core soccer fans. Kerfoot, who isn’t listed on the Whitecaps’ website and doesn’t even […]
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Canada will get chance for revenge
[SCOUTING REPORT] It will be short hop across the border for Canadian fans when the USA and Canada meet June 7 at Detroit’s Ford Field in their Gold Cup opener.It’s been more than 25 years since Canada has beaten the USA and more than 30 years since it’s won in an official match, but Canada […]
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2011 Concacaf Gold Cup schedule
[DATEBOOK] The USA will face Canada, Panama and Guadeloupe in the 2011 Concacaf Gold Cup. The Americans open against Canada at Detroit’s Ford Field on June 7.The regional championship opens June 5 at Cowboys Stadium, where Mexico faces El Salvador in the second game of a doubleheader. The 2011 Gold Cup champion and CONCACAF representative […]
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Canada to likely host without Toronto
[2015 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP] FIFA awarded the 2015 Women’s World Cup by default when Zimbabwe withdrew its bid, but don’t expect to go to any games in Toronto,Canada’s largest soccer market. Toronto, host of the final of the 2007 Under-20 World Cup, will also host the 2015 Pan-American Games, and local officials apparently don’t want […]
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Overtime blitz gives USA regional crown
[CONCACAF UNDER-17 CHAMPIONSHIP] The USA got overtime goals from Nathan Smith on a blast from almost 40 yards andAndrew Oliver and Alfred Koroma on breakaways to beat Canada, 3-0, and win the Concacaf under-17 championship for thefirst time since 1992. With one its best youth teams in recent history, Canada had high hopes of winning […]
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Canada and Jamaica end droughts
[CONCACAF UNDER-17 CHAMPIONSHIP] Canada qualified for the Under-17 World Cup for the first time since 1995 and host Jamaica advanced for only the second timeand first since 1999 with quarterfinal wins Wednesday at the Concacaf Under-17 Championship in Montego Bay. Christopher Nanco and Keven Aleman gave Canada an early and it cruised to a 2-0 […]
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Onstad pressed into service at age 43
D.C. United’s goalkeeping crisis has forced 43-year-old Pat Onstad out of retirement. The Canadian was pressed into service following the injury suffered bySteve Cronin in preseason training. D.C. hired Onstad as a goalkeeping coach after he became a free agent and retired following the 2010 season. Hewas MLS Goalkeeper of the Year with San Jose […]
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2011 PDL schedule
[DATEBOOK] The Premier Development League will have 64 teams when it kicks off its 2011 season the weekend of April 30-May 1. Eight first-yearteams have joined the PDL: — Akron Metro FC Summit Assault — Fredericksburg (Va.) Hotspur — Hamilton (Ont.) FC Rage — FC Jax Destroyers (Fla.) — North SoundSeaWolves (Wash.) — RGV Grandes […]