John Kerr Sr., One Of North America’s Soccer Pioneers Dead At 67

John Kerr Sr. died at his home in North Carolina on Sunday night, friends and colleagues said. He was 67. The cause of death wasn’t immediately known. A Scottish-born Canadian, Kerr played ten times for Canada and for the Hamilton Steelers (1964) and Hamilton Primos (1965 and 1966) in the old Eastern Canada Professional Soccer. more »

Canada U17 Men Lose 0-3 To Uruguay In FIFA World Cup Opener

PACHUCA, Mexico – Canada gave up three second-half goals in an 0:3 loss to Uruguay in its opening match of the FIFA U-17 World Cup Mexico 2011. Juan Cruz Mascia got things rolling in the 52nd minute before Guillermo Méndez and Elbio Alvarez added to the Uruguayan lead. "I don’t think it was a 3-0 more »

Canada Para Team Opens World Championship With Win

DRENTHE, Netherlands — Canada got off to a good start with a 6:0 victory over Finland at the 2011 CP-ISRA Football 7-a-side World Championship. Canada got a hat trick from Jamie Ackinclose with additional goals scored by Matthew Brown, Brendon McAdam and Dustin Hodgson. Canada took a quick lead with a pair of goals inside more »

Canada U17 Men To Meet Uruguay In FIFA World Cup Opener

PACHUCA, Mexico — Canada will kick off its 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup campaign on 19 June with a match against Uruguay (local kick-off 18.00) at the Estadio Hidalgo in Pachuca, Mexico. The match will be televised in Canada on CBC Bold (19.00 ET / 16.00 PT), as well as streamed online at www.cbcsports.ca. In-match more »

Ontario Cup Tournament Rounds Continue This Weekend

VAUGHAN, June 17, 2011 — The Under 15 Boys Tier 1 and Under 15 Girls divisions will settle their tournament rounds this weekend, creating their quarter-final match-ups for August.  All this weekend’s group locations are listed below.  Click here to view each group schedule and field location. Under 15 Boys Tier 1 Group 1 – more »

Canada Women’s Roster Announced For Germany 2011

OTTAWA, ON — Canada has announced its official roster for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Germany 2011. Coach Carolina Morace has selected 21 players eligible to play in the world’s biggest women’s sporting event, which runs this 26 June to 17 July in nine German cities. All 16 national rosters will be officially posted this more »

OSA at the Ottawa Community Cup on June 26th

The Community Cup is a yearly event in Brewer Park, Ottawa and this year The Ontario Soccer Association will be there to share in the days celebrations. Javier Clavelo and Audra Sherman, The OSA’s newest recruits will be on hand at the Community Tent to speak with visitors about the exciting project that The OSA, more »

Canada Women Win 2-0 Over Korea DPR

ROMA, Italy — Canada won 2:0 over Korea DPR in a Women’s International Friendly match on Tuesday 14 June. The match was played at Mancini Park in Roma, Italy, Canada’s last international test before the start of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Germany 2011. Youngsters Kaylyn Kyle and Jonelle Filigno both scored for Canada. Both more »

Canada Men Eliminated From Gold Cup

KANSAS CITY, U.S.A. — A goal by Luis Tejada in second half added time helped Panama salvage a 1:1 draw with Canada in Group C action on Tuesday 14 June. The draw ultimately eliminated Canada from the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, as the Canucks finished ninth overall (third in its group) with an even record more »

OSA & TSA Technical Experts To Discuss LTPD On CBC Radio’s ‘Ontario Today’

TORONTO, ON — OSA and TSA technical experts will be discussing Long Term Player Development (LTPD) on CBC Radio’s “Ontario Today” this Wednesday June 15th. Martin Harvey, Technical Director at Etobicoke Youth Soccer Club and Alex Chiet, the Ontario Soccer Association’s Chief Technical Officer will be on CBC Radio’s Ontario Today show from noon  to more »