This Sunday we will have Neil Davidson of Canadian Press in studio. Neil has his ear close to the ground on all things Canadian soccer, so we will certainly be delving into the sordid world of the Canadian Soccer Association, and just what the future holds for coach Dale Mitchell. Let us know your thoughts...
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on 11-21-2008
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Depor Owes De Guzman Cash According to Peter Mallett of globesports.com , Julian De Guzman is owed $1.2M by his club Deportivo La Coruna. The Canadian international says it's something he'd like to get sorted before contract extension talks begin. "As for my future, I met with my lawyer...
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on 11-19-2008
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Canada announces roster for Jamaica match Canada’s men’s national team has announced its roster for next week’s FIFA World Cup™ Qualifiers match in Kingston, Jamaica. Coach Dale Mitchell has called 18 players for match-day six of CONCACAF Stage III in the 2010 FIFA World Cup South...
Canada and Borussia Monchengladbach striker Rob Friend has contacted BC Soccer Web (well, national team manager Morgan Quarry contacted them on Friend's behalf) trying to set the record straight about that article in Bild we linked you to on Tuesday. Apparently he's been mistranslated and he's...
Report: Friend will not play under Mitchell Hat tip to SCF08 at the Voyaguers for digging up an article in Bild that has Rob Friend quoted as saying he won't play for the Kanadischer National Mannschaft under Dale Mitchell. The translated quotation : '' I've been travelling all around...
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Joe Ross
on 10-28-2008
Filed under: Canada, Dale Mitchell, Rob Friend, Harry Redknapp, Juande Ramos, Freddie Ljungberg, Tottenham Hotspur, Seattle Sounders, Tony Adams, Portsmouth
L'Impact Advance (Photo Courtesy of montrealimpact.com . Click the link for a full gallery) The Montreal Impact tied Olimpia 1-1 at Stade Saputo last night to become the first team to advance to the quarterfinals in the CONCACAF Champions League. Fellow Group C combatants Atlante also secured a passage...
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Joe Ross
on 10-22-2008
Filed under: Canada, Montreal Impact, Dale Mitchell, Pat Onstad, Will Johnson
Where to begin? It was earlier this year that I began to contemplate what a World Cup appearance would mean for Canadian soccer. New fans, more fans, main-stream exposure, and most importantly, money! I, along with the majority of Canadian soccer fans were allowed to dream. The dream is dead. The feeling...
Some Neil Davidson nuggets to get your day started from his latest Canadian report : Dwayne De Rosario will no play vs Mexico after criticizing Dale Mitchell in the media last week. Mitchell will not resign, and his contract runs until 2010 Atiba Hutchinson and Rob Friend have been released from national...
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Joe Ross
on 10-14-2008
Filed under: Canada, Dale Mitchell, Dwayne De Rosario, Charles Gbeke, Rob Friend, Atiba Hutchinson
Some more Canadian in-fighting juice from today's Globe and Mail : "'I don't know how someone who coached the under-20s to not score a goal in the World Cup was put in charge of the national team,' said [Dwayne] De Rosario, the Houston Dynamo playmaker." And there's more...
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Joe Ross
on 10-11-2008
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Mitchell Responds to Brennan Criticism Credit to our friend Neil Davidson from the Canadian Press for reporting on this story. I've noticed a few of the newspapers I've been surfing have edited the story's length, so be sure to read the full piece at CP's website because there's some...
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Joe Ross
on 10-09-2008
Filed under: Julian De Guzman, Canada, Montreal Impact, Dale Mitchell, Jim Brennan, Joe Public FC, Eating Crow
Brennan Calls Out the CSA Jim Brennan has launched a scathing attack on the Canadian Soccer Association and national team coach Dale Mitchell. It seems Jimmy B is a little peeved that he didn't get a phone call to tell him he wasn't part of the upcoming squad to face Honduras and Mexico. John...
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on 10-08-2008
Filed under: Julian De Guzman, Canada, Dale Mitchell, CSA, Jim Brennan, Feyenoord, Jonathan De Guzman, Deportivo La Coruna