Christine Sinclair and Dwayne De Rosario have been selected as the 2009 CanadaSoccer.com Fans’ Choices in an online vote which ran on the Canadian Soccer Association’s official website, www.CanadaSoccer.com.
In recognition of Canadian soccer fans’ support, two winners have been selected from those individuals who voted online. This year’s winners are Jennifer Christie and Scott Dickerson, both of whom will receive a Canada jersey personally signed by national team heroes Sinclair and De Rosario.
One-time Challenge Trophy winner John Breen will be inducted into the Sport Newfoundland Labrador Hall of Fame this April 2010. Mr. Breen will join softball players Bill Barron and Pat Kelly, curler Patricia Dyer, a hockey player Art Hamlyn at the Induction Gala next month.
The Sport Newfoundland and Labrador Hall of Fame is designed to “recognize, honour and pay tribute to all individuals, groups, associations, families or teams on the basis of playing ability, sportsmanship and character and who have achieved extra-ordinary distinction in any sport, whether that distinction be achieved in amateur and/or professional athletics.”
Canada’s women’s national team will face New Zealand in the 2010 Cyprus Women’s Cup final this Wednesday 3 March. Canada is making its third consecutive appearance in the Cyprus Women’s Cup final, having won the 2008 tournament and finishing runner up in 2009. The Canada-New Zealand final kicks off at 17.00 local (10.00 ET / 07.00 ET) at the GSP Stadium in Nicosia, Cyprus.
Canadian fans can follow the match via
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target=”blank”>www.twitter.com/CanadaSoccerEN. Fans can join the conversation by using the women’s national team hashtag, #canWNT. Please visit www.CanadaSoccer.com for more information on this match.
Have you visited our new Twitter feed at www.Twitter.com/CanadaSoccerEN? Be sure to follow our women’s national team this Wednesday morning when it takes part in the 2010 Cyprus Women’s Cup final. Canada will be taking on New Zealand in the final; the kickoff time is 10.00 ET / 7.00 PT.
You don’t need to have a Twitter account to follow our feed, but if you do have an account, then be sure to follow “CanadaSoccerEN”. You can also follow our women’s player Twitter List before or after the game at www.twitter.com/CanadaSoccerEN/canwnt-players.
Canada won the 2010 Cyprus Women’s Cup today with a 1:0 victory over New Zealand. Midfielder Diana Matheson scored the lone goal of the 3 March final at GSP Stadium in Nicosia, Cyprus.
For more information on this match, please visit the following fixture link.
L’équipe nationale féminine du Canada affrontera la Nouvelle-Zélande dans la finale de la Coupe de Chypre féminine 2010 le mercredi 3 mars. Le Canada participe à sa troisième édition consécutive de la Coupe de Chypre féminine, ayant gagné le tournoi en 2008 et ayant terminé deuxième en 2009. Le coup d’envoi de la finale opposant le Canada et la Nouvelle-Zélande sera à 17.00 à l’heure locale (10.00 ET/07.00 PT) au Stade GSP à Nicosie (Chypre).
Les amateurs canadiens francophones pourront suivre le match en direct via Twitter à www.twitter.com/CanadaSoccerFR. Les francophones peuvent suivre la conversation sur Twitter en servant de la balise française Twitter (« hashtag ») de l’équipe nationale féminine (#canENF). Un rapport complet sera également disponible à CanadaSoccer.com après la clôture du match.
Aviez-vous eu la chance de visiter notre nouvelle page Twitter à www.twitter.com/CanadaSoccerFR ? Pas encore? Eh bien, prenez le temps aujourd’hui afin de suivre notre équipe nationale féminine ce mercredi matin lorsqu’elle disputera la finale de la Coupe de Chypre féminine 2010. Le Canada affrontera la Nouvelle-Zélande pour le titre dès 10.00 ET/7.00 PT.
Le Canada a remporté l’édition 2010 de la Coupe de Chypre féminine. Le Canada a remporté le titre du championnat suivant une victoire de 1:0 imposée sur la Nouvelle-Zélande. Diana Matheson a marqué le but décisif du match le mercredi 3 mars au Stade GSP à Nicosie (Chypre).
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Canada’s men’s national team remains the fifth-ranked team amongst all CONCACAF nations on the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking. Canada has 508 points and is ranked 62ndth on the world ranking. Canada trails Mexico, USA, Honduras and Costa Rica within its own confederation.
The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings looks at each country’s international results from the last four years. The ranking takes into account the result, the importance of the match, the strength of the opponent, the regional strength, the time period, and the number of matches per year.