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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.
The Canadian Soccer Association announced today that the kick off time for the Saturday 4 September Canada-Peru men’s international friendly has been changed to 17.30 ET from 19.30 ET. Tickets for the match went on sale to the public today at 10.00 ET through Ticketmaster (Ticketmaster.ca or 416.872.5000). Tickets for the Canada-Peru match, presented by Sony, start at $26 each.
With the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ nearing its completion, the Canadian Soccer Association reported the results of an Ipsos Reid study that found 78% of Canadians agree that it is important for Canada to have a team at the 2014 FIFA World Cup™. Further to this, if Canada had a team in the FIFA World Cup™ 86% would cheer for their country first.
International soccer returns to Toronto as Canada hosts four-time World Cup™ participants Peru in an international men’s match on 4 September at BMO Field. Tickets to the upcoming Canada-Peru soccer friendly will go on sale to the public Monday 12 July at 10:00 a.m. EST through Ticketmaster (Ticketmaster.ca or 416.872.5000). The match, presented by Sony, will kick off at 17.30.
Canadian Soccer Association General Secretary Peter Montopoli visited the SOS Children’s village in Rustenburg, South Africa on Wednesday, June 16 where he is currently serving as a FIFA General Coordinator for Rustenburg’s World Cup venue. The Rustenburg village holds a particularly strong connection for the Canadian Soccer Association. In 2006 the Association, along with its membership, contributed nearly $100,000 to build CSA House in the village as part of the worldwide “6 villages for 2006” charity campaign for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The SOS “Let’s Play, Let’s Build” campaign was the official charity of the FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 and during this event over $400,000 was raised for an outreach program run by SOS Children’s village Rustenburg (called the Family Strengthening Program). Montopoli, who served as the tournament director for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007, is in South Africa in his role as a FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 General Coordinator for Rustenburg’s Royal Bafokeng Stadium.
