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And boom goes the dynamite – Canucks open GC with a win


Ahhhh, revenge is tasty. Canada opens the 2009 Gold Cup with a 1-0 win over Jamaica. The CONCACAF goal scoring machine Ali Gerba was the man who inflicted the damage at the 75th minute after being beautifully set up by Mike Klukowski.
Overall, a decent game from the boys, but not a commanding performance. Like many [...]

CONCACAF allows USA to call 7 more players to Gold Cup


Okay, I don’t know the machinations of international confederation soccer so maybe this type of thing happens all the time and I have never really noticed. But Tuesday’s CONCACAF ruling that allows the US to call 7 more players to their already established Gold Cup squad feels dodgy.
In a nutshell, CONCACAF changed the rules on [...]

Gold Cup Goal Pool


Quick note that J at Out of Touch is organizing a Gold Cup goal pool. Pick 2 players from each team and the person who picks with the most goals wins. Cost is $3.

There has to be some backlash (or, excuse me while I vent)


The roster is out, officially, and by the time you have read this the mainstream press will probably have plenty of quotes from Dwayne DeRosario as to why he won’t don the red and white kit for the Gold Cup. Heck, they may even have a quote or two from Adrian Serioux as why he [...]

Preliminary Canada Gold Cup Roster


The preliminary 30 man Gold Cup roster for Canada has been posted by CONCACAF. This roster will be trimmed before the actual tournament, so not all players listed will be making the (loooooong) trip to the Gold Cup.
Some names not on the list that I might have expected are Thomasz Radzinski and David Edgar. Radzinski [...]