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Canada loses 2011 Women’s World Cup


Damn, 2 articles with the word “loses” in the title relating to soccer in this country. A bit depressing. Anyhoo, this post is about the 2011 Women’s World Cup, which will be held in Germany, not Canada. New chair for the Canadian Soccer Association Dominic Maestracci, mentioned 5 things that helped the German bid, including [...]

U-20 World Cup loses $2 million


Despite the fact that it broke attendance records, the CBC is reporting that this years U20 World Cup lost almost $2 million dollars, which seems astounding to me.
Unexpected costs, such as the reinstallation of new turf at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, extra security (especially in Toronto) and other unexpected upgrades (such as television lighting) were [...]

Beckham in Vancouver November 7th


Becks and the rest of the Galaxy were supposed to play in Vancouver against the Whitecaps on October 3rd, but that was postponed due to Beckham’s injury at the time. The game has now been rescheduled for November 7th. The game will happen at 7pm at BC Place stadium. Tickets start at $25 and [...]

Coming soon - the Canadian Cup?


Interesting news from Canada’s 3 biggest pro soccer clubs - Toronto FC, Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps. The 3 teams have formed a strategic alliance to develop the sport of soccer in Canada.
Take that, CSA!
Gerry Dobson at Sportsnet is already starting to push the idea of a Canadian Cup competition involving the 3 teams, and [...]

Breast is Best says Theo Walcott


Not what you think, folks. Arsenal’s future star Theo Walcott is lending his name to a new campaign to promote more enlightened attitudes to breastfeeding. Pretty remarkable stuff for an 18 year old. Let’s face it, most 18 year old guys don’t exactly discuss their true purpose when discussing breasts, so it’s real refreshing that [...]

What is your Brazilian football name?


You may have come across this site in your footie travels. Enter your real name and, voila, you instantly get your Brazil football name.
I plugged my name in and was hoping for something cool - maybe Fred, elegant in it’s classic simplicity. Unfortunately I got Clisco, which sounds too much like Crisco. Maybe I [...]

Would you call it a 1-2-2-2-1-3?


Just checking out the lineups for todays Chelsea - Valencia match on uefa.com and that new Chelsea boss Avram Grant has come up with a tactical doozy that I’ve never seen before. Jose never set up a lineup like this before.
Okay, so I’m having some fun at uefa.com’s expense, but the website graphic mess certainly [...]