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Post by epjr on Jan 21, 2014 11:44:43 GMT -6
CanMNT: MLS youngsters Jordan Hamilton, Maxime Crépeau welcome Benito Floro's new styleA group of energetic teenagers under the watch of a man in his 60s with a reputation as a disciplinarian … it sounds like a recipe for disaster. Or perhaps like a disastrous Hollywood comedy. As it turns out, the combination describes Canada’s men’s national team during its first training camp of 2014, and by all accounts, it has the makings of a hit. Head coach Benito Floro brought a roster of mostly untested youngsters to the 10-day, Florida-based camp to evaluate some of the talent that will be available to him in the years ahead. The players – most of whom have little, if any, experience with the senior national team – also got the chance to evaluate Floro, the 61-year-old Spaniard who took over the job in August. With camp set to wrap up on Wednesday, the early reviews are positive. “He’s amazing,” recently signed Toronto FC striker Jordan Hamilton, 17, told MLSsoccer.com by phone from camp. “He’s taught me so many things in this past week that I’d been doing the past two years, flaws in my game, and he’s corrected them in just a week of watching me play. It says a lot about him.” www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/01/21/canmnt-mls-youngsters-jordan-hamilton-maxime-crepeau-welcome-benito-floros-n
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Post by epjr on Jun 27, 2014 21:11:53 GMT -6
Canada's winless run continues Canada arrived in Celje, Slovenia surprisingly confident despite having lost to the Czech Repbulic 2-0 on Friday. Much has been made of the National Team's current run of form, and most glaring throughout 2013 is that only one goal has been scored, by Marcus Haber against Japan back in March. Against the Czechs, Canada was surprisingly able to create some decent opportunities on goal, while at the other end, Lars Hirschfeld was on point and a big reason why the scoreline was kept in check. Slovenia are ranked 30th by FIFA, while Canada now sits 111, a massive disparity and cause for concern that if the Central European nation was on point, this game could get out of hand www.rednationonline.ca/MatchReports2012/Canadaswinlessruncontinues.aspx
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Post by epjr on Jul 4, 2014 11:11:12 GMT -6
Eleven men, long odds, one live rooster. Remembering Canada’s lone World Cup appearance In the summer of 1986, Canada’s men’s national soccer team played three games in Mexico for their first (and still only) World Cup appearance. Nearly 30 years later, the men who took the field in red and white remember it like it was yesterday. Leading up to the tournament, the team had talent and experience, but qualification out of CONCACAF was no given. For the Canadians, it all boiled down to a crucial home-and-away series with Honduras. www.reddit.com/tb/29u0f6
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Post by epjr on Jul 4, 2014 11:14:54 GMT -6
Eleven men, long odds, one live rooster. Remembering Canada’s lone World Cup appearance In the summer of 1986, Canada’s men’s national soccer team played three games in Mexico for their first (and still only) World Cup appearance. Nearly 30 years later, the men who took the field in red and white remember it like it was yesterday. Leading up to the tournament, the team had talent and experience, but qualification out of CONCACAF was no given. For the Canadians, it all boiled down to a crucial home-and-away series with Honduras. www.reddit.com/tb/29u0f6
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Post by epjr on Jul 11, 2014 12:51:28 GMT -6
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Post by epjr on Jul 17, 2014 10:49:09 GMT -6
Peter Montopoli: Canada has no plans to share World Cup 2026 bid with another nationThe General Secretary of the Canadian Soccer Association made it clear: When Canada bids for the World Cup, it won’t have a dance partner. Peter Montopoli was in Edmonton Wednesday, speaking to the Chamber of Commerce about the coming U-20 Women’s World Cup and the Women’s World Cup in 2015. But the Canadian Soccer Association’s bid for the 2026 World Cup, which is expected to go to FIFA some time in 2016, also came up. And, when he was asked about the possibility of submitting a shared bid, Montopoli said the answer is no. “It’s a single bid. ( imgur.com/a/5ZfCR) It’s Canada, at this moment. It’s Canada, the Canadian Soccer Association that will be bidding, and we will continue along that line. There really have been no discussions on joint bids, either Mexico or the United States. It’s not a position we’re taking. It is a straight bid from the Canadian Soccer Association.” www.reddit.com/tb/2ayce8
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Post by epjr on Aug 28, 2014 18:54:13 GMT -6
Canada MNT announces roster for Jamaica match As the build-up for next year’s CONCACAF Gold Cup begins, Benito Floro, Head Coach of Canada’s Men’s National Team, has named the 23-man squad that will host Jamaica in a Men’s International Friendly on Tuesday 9 September (kickoff 19.30 local time) at BMO Field in Toronto, ON. This will be the first time Canada will be playing at home in Floro’s tenure and it’s a squad that will provide a healthy mix of players that play at home and abroad. CANADA GK- Kenny Stamatopoulos | SWE / AIK GK- Milan Borjan | unattached / sans club GK- Quillan Roberts | CAN / Toronto FC D- Nik Ledgerwood | GER / Energie Cottbus D- Andre Hainault | GER / VfR Aalen D- Doneil Henry | CAN / Toronto FC D- Dejan Jakovic | JPN / Shimizu S-Pulse D- Adam Straith | unattached / sans club D- Karl W. Ouimette | CAN / Impact de Montréal D- Jeremy Gagnon-Laparé | CAN / Impact de Montréal D- David Edgar | ENG / Birmingham City FC M- Ashtone Morgan | CAN / Toronto FC M- Julian de Guzman | unattached / sans club M- Pedro Pacheco | POR / Santa Clara M- Kyle Bekker | CAN / Toronto FC M- Atiba Hutchinson | TUR / Besiktas M- Marcel de Jong | GER / Augsburg M- Issey Nakajima-Farran | CAN / Impact de Montréal M- Patrice Bernier | CAN / Impact de Montréal F-Tosaint Ricketts | ISR / Hapoel Haifa F- Simeon Jackson | ENG / Coventry City F- Marcus Haber | ENG / Crewe Alexandra F- Randy Edwini-Bonsu | GER / Stuttgarter Kickers F- Dwayne De Rosario | CAN / Toronto FC www.reddit.com/tb/2eujm3
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Post by epjr on Aug 29, 2014 12:06:02 GMT -6
Toronto FC @torontofc · ICYMI: Five Reds Called for Canadian National Duty. bit.ly/1osyNyA 4 #IMFC players selected to play in the international friendly vs Jamaica READ: ow.ly/APFt5
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