The Footie Fool

Dwayne DeRosario scored 25 minutes in to give Canada a 1-0 win over Martinique yesterday. There is the official CSA version of the game, and then there is a version of the game given to us by Sean Keay at The Score. Very funny stuff.  I would love to see the disallowed throw in goal [...]

According to breaking transfer news on the BBC website, Paul Stalteri will leaving Spurs for Fulham. More details as the become finalized.

Hmmm, not sure what happened here, but just weeks before Canada was supposed to play St. Lucia in a Friendly in February, the game has been canceled. Instead, Canada will now take on Martinique in a Friendly in Martinique next week. Like Guadeloupe, Martinique is part of France and is not a member of FIFA [...]

It was a close one, but Dwayne De Rosario (Houston Dynamo MLS) has squeezed out Julian de Guzman (Deportivo de La Coruña La Liga) and been named by the CSA as the men’s 2007 Adidas Canadian Players of the Year for the third straight year. I would have been happy with either of them winning. [...]

The CSA has set a date for our first WC qualifying tie with St. Vincent. June 15th in Saint Vincent, with the return leg a week later here in Canada. Inside Soccer has full details.

A report in the Daily Mail has linked Canadian defender Paul Stalteri (currently out of favour at Spurs with new boss Juande Ramos) to Portsmouth. The deal would see Stalteri go to Pompey on loan from Tottenham. Whatever happens, two things seem clear to me. One is that Stalteri is on the move. There has [...]

It’s a pain that you have to send an email to vote in this, but the CSA has opened voting for the 2007 Fan’s Choice award. Canadian footie fans can vote for their favorite male and female soccer player by email their choice to the CSA. You have until January 20th, 2008 to vote. Email [...]