Canada’s women’s national team had the opportunity to attend an AC Milan practice on Tuesday evening at RFK Memorial Stadium in Washington, DC. The team watched the session from pitch level and then met the players and coaching staff after the session.
L’équipe canadienne nationale féminine a eu l’occasion d’assister à une pratique de l’AC Milan mardi soir, au Stade RFK Memorial à Washington, DC. L’équipe a observé la session du niveau de jeu et a ensuite rencontré les joueurs et le personnel d’entraîneurs après la séance d’entraînement.
Canada’s men’s national team is traveling from Argentina to Venezuela for the second part of its South American trip. The Canadian team will have a couple of days of training together in Merida, Venezuela before facing Venezuela on Saturday 29 May.
Whitecaps FC has arrived in Montréal in advance of Match Day Five of the 2010 Nutrilite Canadian Championship. Vancouver is facing a must-win situation on Wednesday night, needing in fact back-to-back wins against Montréal and Toronto to win the 2010 championship.
Canada’s Pat Onstad has established a new national record for appearances by a goalkeeper. The 23-year veteran has made his 57th appearance with the national team today, breaking the record he shared with former national goalkeeper Craig Forrest.
There will be one more South American opponent on Canada’s 2010 schedule. The Canadian Soccer Association has announced today that it men’s national team will face Peru at home this 4 September in Toronto, ON. The home match will be played at BMO Field and is part of a two-match home series that features Peru in Toronto on 4 September and Honduras in Montréal on 7 September.
Canada’s men’s national team has completed the first part of its South American trip, falling 0:5 to two-time FIFA World Cup™ champion Argentina. The match was played in front of 66,000 fans at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The crowd gave a rousing ovation to the home side, who later this week will depart for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™.
The Impact Montréal is taking a bit of a break from its league play these two weeks at the end of May and beginning of June. The team’s schedule features matches against visiting European clubs Fiorentina on 23 May and AC Milan on 2 June – the first at Stade Saputo and the latter at Stade Olympique.
Canada’s men’s national team will face two-time FIFA World Cup™ champion Argentina on Monday 24 May. The match kicks off at 16.30 local time in Buenos Aires, Argentina at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti. Canadian fans can watch the match live on Rogers Sportsnet at 15.30 ET / 12.30 PT.