Academies vs Clubs Round Table On THE FAN590

Click for Academy v Club Round Table Audio (March 26, 2011) TORONTO, ON — OSATv TouchLine host and FAN590 grassroots sports supporter, Anthony Totera, hosted a call-in round table discussion on the pros and cons of soccer club and academy environments in Ontario and their impact on coaching, player development, family budgets and the sense more »

6th Annual ‘Kick 4 The Cure’ Women’s Indoor Tournament For Breast Cancer Research

SCARBOROUGH, ON — The 6th Annual ‘Kick 4 The Cure’ Women’s Indoor Soccer Tournament for Breast Cancer research takes place this Sunday, April 17, at the Scarborough Soccer Centre featuring teams from Etobicoke, Leaside, Markham, Ajax and of course, Scarborough.  Also returning for their fifth appearance at ‘Kick 4 The Cure’ is the ‘Stooleys’ squad more »

OSATv TouchLine With Ontario U16 Girls Team’s Lombardi, Medeiros, Adamek, Bosco & Hellstrom

VAUGHAN, ON – This week’s guests on OSATv TouchLine with host Anthony Totera include: Joey Lombardi & Sam Medeiros – Ontario U16 Girls Team Head Coach and Assistant Coach respectively – on the Team’s 2011 March Break Tour to Spain; the experience of playing teams from a football “culture” which is home to the European more »

Canada Men vs. Ecuador At BMO Field June 1st

  OTTAWA, ON — The Canadian Soccer Association has announced that BMO Field will be the venue for a Canadian send-off match before the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup in June. Canada will face Ecuador in a Men’s International Friendly match Wednesday 1 June in Toronto, ON. Ticket sales for the general public will begin on more »

Canada U20 Men Fall In CONCACAF Quarters

  CIUDAD DE GUATEMALA, Guatemala — Canada fell 0:3 to Mexico in the quarter-final stage of the 2011 CONCACAF Men’s Under-20 Championship. Mexican right back Kristian Alvarez caught the Canadian side off guard with a long-distance shot from his own end that caught goalkeeper Julien Latendresse-Lévesque off his line. The ball appeared to be heading more »

OSATv TouchLine With Camacho, Kohl & Lobo

VAUGHAN, ON – This week’s guests on OSATv TouchLine with host Anthony Totera include: Tony Camacho – OSA Referee Instructor and former FIFA Referee, together with Ed Kohl, OYSL Director of Refereeing, as well as Mitchell Camacho, OSA Referee — on some of the challenges facing referees today such as fitness, training, certification, assignment, assessment and more »

Canada U20 Men Fall To Costa Rica At CONCACAF

  CIUDAD DE GUATEMALA, Guatemala — Canada completed Group C play at the 2011 CONCACAF Men’s Under-20 Championship with a 0:3 loss to Costa Rica on Friday 1 April in Guatemala. Costa Rica’s Globio opened the scoring in the first half before Joel Campbell scored a wonderful free kick and set-up a third goal to more »

BMO Kicks Off Nationwide Youth Soccer Contest

TORONTO, ON — BMO Financial Group has launched a major national soccer program called BMO Team of the Week — a contest open to young soccer players across the country — that will award 15 youth teams and give them the chance to win the grand prize which includes $125,000 to refurbish their community soccer more »