Impact Montréal announced its 2011 award winners on Tuesday 4 October, with newcomer Hassoun Camara winning the Giuseppe Saputo Trophy as the team’s most valuable player.
The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) introduced footballer Christine Sinclair as Canada’s flag bearer for the Opening Ceremonies of the XVI Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. The names of the entire 2011 Canadian Pan American Team were released at an event in Toronto, ON.
Canada welcomed two new players into its fold this week at the men’s national camp in Sunrise, FL, USA. Joseph Di Chiara and Ashton Morgan both received their first call up from national head coach Stephen Hart, a call up that included an upcoming trip to St. Lucia and Toronto for the present cycle of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers™.
Men’s National Team Head Coach Stephen Hart has announced Canada’s roster for the upcoming matches against St. Lucia (in St. Lucia on 7 October) and Puerto Rico (in Toronto, ON on 11 October) in CONCACAF Round 2 of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ Qualifiers.
Sylvie Béliveau, Canadian Soccer Association Long Term Player Development Manager and former Women’s National Team head coach, will receive a Women of Distinction Award this Monday 26 September. She is one of 11 laureates that will be honoured by the Montréal Women’s Y Foundation for her work in the Sports and Wellness field.
The Canadian Soccer Association has nominated its women’s football roster to the Canadian Olympic Committee for the Pan American Games Guadalajara 2011. Newly-hired football coach John Herdman will have 17 players in red and white for the Women’s Football Tournament which runs 18-27 October.
L’Association canadienne de soccer a nommé son alignement de soccer féminin au Comité olympique canadien pour les Jeux panaméricains 2011 à Guadalajara. John Herdman, le nouvel entraîneur-chef de l’équipe nationale féminine récemment embauché par l’Association canadienne de soccer, a fait appel à dix-sept joueuses pour représenter le Canada au tournoi de soccer féminin qui aura lieu le mois prochain du 18 au 27 octobre.
Canada has gained 11 points in the most recent FIFA/Coca-Cola Women’s World Ranking, however it has slipped back one place to ninth overall on the global list. Canada had the second-biggest gain of all top-10 nations, but it was not enough to pace Korea DPR who had the advantage of three wins in Asian Olympic Qualifying.
Canada has wrapped up a two-match away Women’s International Friendly series against USA. The two sides played matches in Kansas, KS and Portland, OR as part of their early preparations for 2012 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying in Vancouver.