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Canada remains the ninth ranked team within CONCACAF after the 11 August 2010 edition of the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking. There was little movement in the ranking, with just two international matches played since the conclusion of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™. Most movement was the result of older matches being devalued in the ranking.
Will you be wearing red this labour day weekend? In Toronto and Montréal, soccer fans are encouraged to wear their red when they come out to cheer on Canada’s national team when the international football world begins a new cycle towards the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™. Tickets are on sale for both Men’s International Friendly matches at BMO Field on Saturday 4 September and Stade Saputo on Tuesday 7 September.
Canada’s Carol Anne Chénard has been appointed to referee the final at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Germany 2010. Chénard will be the referee in the middle this Sunday 1 August for the final between Nigeria and host Germany.
Kelly Parker of the Buffalo Flash was named W-League Most Valuable Player for the 2010 season. Parker was one of five year-end award winners announced by the United Soccer Leagues on Friday 30 July. Parker is the league’s first repeat winner of the MVP award.
The Canadian Soccer Association announced today that its two September Men’s International Friendly matches in Toronto and Montréal will be broadcast live on Rogers Sportsnet. In the first of their two match home series, Canada faces Peru on Saturday 4 September at BMO Field in Toronto. Three days later Canada will travel to Montréal to take on CONCACAF rival and 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ participant Honduras at Stade Saputo on 7 September. Both matches will be carried live across the nation on all four Sportsnet channels.
Four Canadian national youth soccer teams will be in action over the next four weeks heading into a busy month of August. Canada’s national men’s U-20, men’s U-17, women’s U-17 and women’s U-15 teams will all hold camps in the coming weeks following the BMO National Championships Nutrilite All Stars.
Christine Sinclair has been named Women’s Professional Soccer Week 14 Player of the Week. Sinclair was recognized following a two-goal performance this past Saturday for her first-place club, FC Gold Pride. Sinclair is in her second professional season with FC Gold Pride of the seven-team football league.
Tickets for the Canada-Honduras Men’s International Friendly match will go on sale this Tuesday 20 July at 10.00 ET. Canada will host 2010 FIFA World Cup™ participant Honduras on Tuesday 7 September at Stade Saputo in Montréal, QC. The match, presented by BMO, will kick off at 19.30.
FIFA World Cup champion Spain is the top-ranked nation in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings. Spain moved into first after winning the world title with a 1:0 a.e.t victory over Netherlands at the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010. Runner-up Netherlands has moved up into second place while Brazil, Germany and Argentina round out the top-five nations.
