Zinedine Zidane Coming To BMO Field

Toronto soccer fans keen to see top-flight exhibition games will have a chance to do just that this summer. Former French national and professional star Zinedine Zidane is the headliner of a group of 15 players scheduled to take on a team of Canadian all-stars in Toronto on June 25th. Cameroonian great Samuel Eto’o, the more »

Aurora Youth Soccer Club “Turns on the Tap”

May 14, 2009, Aurora, ON: The Aurora Youth Soccer Club (AYSC) announced at their coaches meetings this week that all single-use water bottles will be restricted from the fields in Aurora this summer. The unprecedented move arose from the research conducted by the Board last year that showed that single-use water bottles are not properly more »

CSL Takes Important Step In Expansion Plans

Stan Adamson, John Knox, Cary Kaplan, Willy Jong, Dino Rossi  TORONTO, Tuesday, May 12 – The Canadian Soccer League announced its expansion plans at BMO Field today. The press conference was MC’d by CSL Executive Director, Stan Adamson, and featured several speakers including John Knox, CSA Member-at-large, Cary Kaplan, CSL Commissioner, Willy Jong, Supervising Producer more »

Nutrilite Canadian Championship Match To Be Webcast

OTTAWA, ON — This Wednesday’s Nutrilite Canadian Championship match between host Toronto FC and defending champion Impact de Montréal will be streamed live on www.torontofc.ca and www.corussports.com . The match, the second of six in the 2009 competition, can be watched live starting at 20.00 ET / 17.00 PT. The webcast will feature the same more »

Canada Replaces 25th May Opponent With USA

OTTAWA, ON — Canada’s next meeting with reigning Olympic champion USA is coming two months sooner than expected. Canada’s women’s national team announced today that it will face USA in an international friendly match this 25 May at BMO Field in Toronto, ON. Canada was originally scheduled to face Japan, but the AFC opponent has more »

Bill Hoyle Bestowed CSA Life Membership

The Canadian Soccer Association recognised its award winners at its evening banquet in Banff, AB on May 2, 2009. The banquet was presented in conjunction with the Canadian Soccer Association’s Annual General Meeting, hosted this year by the Alberta Soccer Association. The banquet celebrated the 2009 recipients for the Canadian Soccer Association’s President’s Award, the more »

Players’ Comments On The OSA’s Regional Program

VAUGHAN, Saturday, May 2, 2009 — The U13 Girls and Boys Regional Teams competed at the Ontario Soccer Centre in Vaughan over the last two weekends. Play videos below for comments by players currently on Regional Teams who are participating in the OSA’s Player Development Program and trying out for the Ontario Provincial Team.

CSA Holds Annual General Meeting

OTTAWA, ON — The Canadian Soccer Association held its annual general meeting this Saturday in Banff, AB. The annual meeting brings together the Association’s membership, featuring delegates from all 12 provincial and territory members. Included on this year’s agenda were amendments to the constitution, elections of officers, application for new membership, and the Association’s Pathway more »

Under 13 Boys Regional Games This Weekend

Region 3 v Region 6-7 VAUGHAN, Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 — The U13 Boys Regional Teams are competing at the Ontario Soccer Centre in Vaughan this weekend. The series of friendly games give Ontario Regional Coaches an opportunity to compare player development program notes and evaluate the new players trying out for the Ontario Provincial more »