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Vancouver or Spain? Aleman close to making decision
August 16, 2011
Metro News has learned that Keven Aleman, a former member of the Toronto FC academy and whose rights were acquired by the Vancouver Whitecaps in the Terry Dunfield trade earlier this year, is close to making a decision on where he will playing for the foreseeable future.
Will a division two league work for Canada?
July 19, 2011
It took months of convincing those within the Canadian Soccer Association politically opposed to the idea of a national division two league, but it now appears the CSA is finally ready to commence its D2 feasibility study.
Where to put the blame for another dismal World Cup finish
July 07, 2011
The Canadian Women’s National Team, previously ranked sixth in the world by FIFA, has officially finished dead last at the Women’s World Cup.
So about those Ottawa rumours
June 15, 2011
Canada's worst kept soccer secret will be made public very soon. Metro News has learned that Monday the NASL will announce the addition of another Canadian team to its ranks.
Time for the clubs to get onboard the movement
June 10, 2011
I wanted to wait a while before I wrote a post-mortem on the Canada v Ecuador game.
CSL teams named in widening match-fixing net
May 08, 2011
Two Canadian Soccer League teams have been named during an ever widening match fixing trial centering around Croatian ringleader Ante Sapina.
DeRosario skipping Gold Cup is 'news to me': Hart
May 03, 2011
Responding to reports this morning that the New York Red Bulls management were expecting Canadian international Dwayne DeRosario to skip this summer's Gold Cup, Canadian national team head coach Stephen Hart told a teleconference that it "was news to me."
Canadian soccer deserves genuine home games
April 19, 2011
Public tickets will go on sale for the Canada v Ecuador game in Toronto Wednesday morning.
TFC vs. Galaxy: Five things to watch
April 13, 2011
While I'm going to guess a good 40 per cent of the crowd will be watching only one player this evening, there are five things to watch for in the game tonight and shockingly, one of them is actually Chad Barrett.
A wide divide remains
April 11, 2011
Last week, outlets across the country reported that the Canadian Soccer Association had sent a proposal to the Women's Head Coach Carolina Morace in hopes she would remain with the team until at least the London Olympics in 2012.
Garber quietly makes waves
April 06, 2011
The Don Garber hype machine rolled into Montreal yesterday and did what he does best – got the local press talking.
Canadian soccer prepares for its big day
March 25, 2011
Canadian soccer is looking to give itself one hell of a birthday present next year – whether that's what is best for the Canadian game is yet to be determined.
The TSN Effect
March 22, 2011
TSN announced yesterday that Saturday's Toronto FC v Vancouver Whitecaps game had drawn the largest television audience in Canadian history.
Support the players who want to suit up for Canada
March 04, 2011
Never have words been spoken that more accurately reflect the state of Canadian soccer today.
TSN should look to Score on soccer coverage
February 07, 2011
A straight-laced national broadcaster won’t be the death of football culture in Canada, but it won’t mean the growth of it either.
Umbro should kick off real change for Canadian soccer
January 25, 2011
Change is coming to Canadian soccer – and here’s hoping it will extend beyond announcing a new shirt sponsor.
DeRosario’s move raises questions
September 27, 2010
Leaving the stadium Saturday, I overheard someone say, “If Toronto FC were a soap opera, it would be a prime-time hit.”
TFC turfs Preki and Johnston after disappointing season
September 15, 2010
In the end, the decision came swiftly - but not nearly quick enough.
Banner boasts Mission 2014 for Canadian soccer
September 03, 2010
I wasn’t in Montreal in 2008 when the 5,000 Honduran fans descended on Saputo Stadium for what has become known as the biggest debacle in recent Canadian memory.
TFC must pick its battles
August 19, 2010
I don’t want to brush any pixie dust off the shoulders of Toronto FC’s historic win, but some hard realities need to be spoken for.
Growth good, but plan first
July 30, 2010
Canada’s soccer landscape is going to look drastically different in just a few years time — whether it’s a smouldering mess of a crater or a solid foundation for the future will depend on how the changes to come are managed.
Both World Cup finalists have yet to play their best
July 09, 2010
By 5 p.m. Sunday, one country’s people will flood their streets in celebration. They’ll dance, they’ll sing, they’ll cry and they’ll kiss strangers.
The guide to Toronto's best World Cup bars
June 10, 2010
With less than 24 hours to go before the biggest sporting event on the planet kicks off, there isn’t much time left to prepare.
Montreal Impact to officially announce MLS expansion Friday
May 06, 2010
This is the time when a columnist is supposed to coyly remind the reader he had it first.
Canadian soccer should learn from Begovic
April 19, 2010
Canada needs to do more to ensure other nations aren’t scooping its national team players.
MLS rule change unlikely to improve quality of play
April 05, 2010
Depending on who you talk to, it was either a relaxing of the rules that enforce parity or another laughing-stock example of why the league remains the subject of parody.
NASL planning aggressive expansion into Canada
March 15, 2010
As the eyes of the North American soccer world have been fixated on the MLS labour dispute for the last few months, the NASL, a newly formed second division, has been quietly laying the ground work for the years ahead.
Games shouldn’t go unseen
February 01, 2010
There was a time when I would tell anyone who would listen that soccer would soon eclipse every major sport in this country — including hockey.
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