Toronto FC remains in the driver’s seat of the 2010 Nutrilite Canadian Championship following Wednesday night’s 0:0 draw with Vancouver Whitecaps FC. The draw keeps Toronto FC in first place with seven points, but more importantly means it needs but a draw to clinch the championship on Match Day 6 at BMO Field on 2 June.
Canada’s men’s national team was in training on Saturday, the first session with the full squad after the last of the incoming players arrived in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The players have arrived from their professional clubs in advance of this Monday’s international friendly match against two-time FIFA World Cup™ champion Argentina.
It will be a big weekend for Canada’s national soccer teams, leading up to the televised Canada-Argentina match this Monday 24 May on Rogers Sportsnet. Four national teams are in action this weekend – both national men’s and national women’s teams plus the men’s U-20 and men’s U-17 teams.
Canada’s women’s national team was welcomed to USA at the Embassy of Canada in Washington, DC. National head coach Carolina Morace, along with Canadians Erin McLeod, Karina LeBlanc and Christine Sinclair, took part in a press conference with the Washington Freedom at the Embassy of Canada.
L’équipe nationale féminine du Canada a été accueillie aux États-Unis à l’Ambassade du Canada à Washington, DC. L’entraîneure-chef nationale Carolina Morace du Canada ainsi que les Canadiennes Erin McLeod, Karina LeBlanc et Christine Sinclair ont pris part à une conférence de presse avec l’équipe de Washington Freedom à l’Ambassade du Canada.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC earned a single point on Match Day Four of the 2010 Nutrilite Canadian Championship, playing visiting Toronto FC to a 0:0 draw at Swangard Stadium. The draw keeps Vancouver alive in the race for the Voyageurs Cup and a spot in 2009-10 CONCACAF Champions League.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0:0 Toronto FC
The Canadian Soccer Association is pleased to announce that its grassroots soccer program has a new name – Nutrilite Active Start Soccer Fests presented by BMO!
Vancouver Whitecaps FC need points to climb the standings of the 2010 Nutrilite Canadian Championship. With the championship returning to Vancouver, there is no better place to claim three points and close the gap on leader Toronto FC.