OSA President Makes Time To Meet Canadian Deaf Soccer Players

VAUGHAN, ON — March 26th and 27th will go down as one of the busier weekends in OSA history. Provincial teams were arriving back from tours to Italy, Spain and Switzerland, 50 women were present at a Women in Soccer Conference entitled ‘Strengthen Your Voice’ and 25 District Technical Staff were providing input into ‘The more »


Canada Men Defeat Belarus 1-0 In Turkey

  ANTALYA, Turkey — Canada won 1:0 over Belarus in a Men’s International Friendly match in Antalya, Turkey. It was a well deserved victory for the Canadian side who controlled much of the match. Centre back André Hainault scored the lone goal in the second half. "We opened the game brightly, created a number of more »


Canada U20 Men Take Early Lead In CONCACAF Group

  CIUDAD DE GUATEMALA, Guatemala — Canada won 2:1 over Guadeloupe in the opening match of the 2011 CONCACAF Men’s Under-20 Championship on Monday 28 March. The Canucks maintained greater possession throughout the match, but had to overcome an 0-1 deficit at half time to win three points and take an early lead in the more »


Canada U20 Men CONCACAF Roster Announced

  OTTAWA, ON — Canada has announced its roster for the upcoming CONCACAF Men’s Under-20 Championship in Ciudad Guatemala. With less than 48 hours before Canada’s opening match, coach Valerio Gazzola has selected his 20-player roster for the competition. This CONCACAF championship serves as the official qualification route for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Colombia more »


Canada To Announce U-20 Men Roster Sunday

  FT. LAUDERDALE, USA — Canada will announce its final roster this weekend for the 2011 CONCACAF Men’s Under-20 Championship. Coach Valerio Gazzola will make his final selection on Sunday before the team leaves its Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA camp for Ciudad Guatemala. Canada is taking part in the continental championship – the official qualifier more »


Ontario U14 & U15 Boys Split Genova Games

Click for players’ pre-tour comments GENOVA, Italy – The Ontario U14 & U15 Boys departed Tenero, Switzerland, for Genova at 9:00am under beautiful sunny skies all the way to the Mediterranean coast — 18 degrees with a light breeze. After a four-and-one-half-hour journey south through Northern Italy, the teams arrived at the facility in Genova more »


Ontario U15 Boys Tie, U14 Boys Win In Zurich

Click for players’ pre-tour comments ZURICH, Switzerland – The Ontario U14 & U15 Boys departed Tenero for Zurich at 9:00am under beautiful sunny skies all day — 17 degrees with a light breeze. The three-hour journey over the San Bernadino Pass wended along narrow roads with breath-taking scenery at each curve and it included a more »


Ontario U14 Girls Dominate Espanyol FC 7-1

Click for players’ pre-tour comments BARCELONA, Spain – The Ontario U14 Girls opened their 2011 March Break Training & Exhibition Game Tour with a solid 4-1 win over Tarragona FC. Starting Line Up 1st Half GK: Patricia Koutoulas DEF: Erika Van Wyck, Maggie Lyons, Cachet Lue, Isabella Jacot MF:  Maria Poveda, Leila Cardona-Trevino, Cassie Wheldon more »


Ontario U14 & U15 Boys Drop 2011 March Break Tour Openers

Click for players’ pre-tour comments TENERO, Switzerland — The Ontario U15 Boys played their first game of their 2011 March Break Tour in Brescia, Italy, a 2-hour drive from their base in Tenero. The venue was in a beautiful location with 4 turf fields, a pool, tennis courts, small dome and racket ball courts – more »


Ontario U16 Boys Finish Tour With 2-0 Win Over Espanyol FC

Click for players’ pre-tour comments BARCELONA, Spain — Team Ontario’s final match was an intense affair with Espanyol — FC Barcelona’s cross town rival — on a tight pitch on the north side of Barcelona’s downtown core. The Ontario Boys took an early lead in the 4th minute from a corner before either team had more »