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The Canadian men’s national team will close out their 2009 schedule when they face Poland on Wednesday evening in Bydgoszcz, Poland. The match is set to kick off at 17.00 local time (11.00 ET / 08.00 PT) from the Stadiom Miejski im. Zdzisława Krzyszkowiaka in Bydgoszcz. The international friendly will conclude Canada’s European camp which began on 9 November in FYR Macedonia.
For more information on the match, please visit the following fixture link.
Canadian midfielder Dwayne De Rosario has been named to the annual Major League Soccer Best XI. This marks the fourth time that De Rosario has been named to the MLS Best XI, albeit the first time as a member of Toronto FC. De Rosario is the first player to be named to the MLS Best XI with three different teams (San Jose Earthquake, Houston Dynamo and Toronto FC).
De Rosario is also the first Toronto FC player to be named to the MLS Best XI. In his first season with his hometown club, De Rosario was also named Toronto FC Most Valuable Player and Golden Boot award winner.
Canada’s men’s national team opened the Poland stage of its European camp today in Bydgozscz. The team arrived Sunday afternoon on a charter direct from Macedonia. Canada is currently preparing for its match with Poland this coming Wednesday 18 November. The match will kick off at 17.00 local time (11.00 ET / 08.00 PT).
Canada trained hard on Monday as it looks to rebound from its disappointing 0:3 loss to FYR Macedonia on Saturday. Following training, the team signed autographs and posed for photographs with local youth players who had acted as ball boys for the team’s training session.
Canada’s women’s national team concluded its most recent camp in Sunrise, FL. The 11-day camp featured a pair of exhibition matches against local university teams. Coach Carolina Morace had 23 players in camp from 3-14 November.
“Considering we were playing university teams, we were able to evaluate our play when we were in possession, but very little during the defensive phase,” said Morace. “It was a positive point that we had less unforced errors during possession. We switched the ball well and usually in two touches. We were able to take advantage of our set plays on the offensive side.”
L’équipe nationale féminine du Canada a récemment terminé leur camp d’entraînement qui s’est déroulé à Sunrise en Floride. L’entraîneur Carolina Morace a fait appel à 23 joueuses pour le camp de 11 jours ayant lieu entre le 3 et le 13 novembre. Les efforts de l’équipe pendant le camp ont porté des fruits, car les Canadiennes ont également disputé deux matchs-exhibitions entre leurs séances d’entraînement contre des équipes universitaires de la région et le Canada a remporté la victoire chaque fois.
Soccer New Brunswick celebrated its 2009 award winners at its Annual General Meeting and Awards Luncheon. Alex Thériault and Dayle Colpitts were the big winners as the male and female Players of the Year.
Other award winners were Volunteer of the Year Robert Morimanno, Coach of the Year Victor Bourque, Manager of the Year Kim Boucher, Referee of the Year Dave MacDonald, and Team of the Year Fundy U12 Premier Boys.
Canada’s men’s national team fell 0:3 to FYR Macedonia on Saturday afternoon in the first of two international friendly matches during its European camp. Bulgarian referee Anton Genov awarded four penalty kicks in the match, two to each team. Macedonian star Goran Pandev converted both of his side’s spot kicks while Canada failed to score on either of their opportunities.
The Prince Edward Island Soccer Association announced its award winners at its annual awards banquet. Mozesh Gyorio and Tessa Roche were the big winners as the male and female Senior Players of the Year.
Other award winners were Junior Players of the Year Jared Murphy and Jill Edwards, Coaches of the Year Brian Allain and Lincoln Rix, Senior Referee of the Year Doug Smith, Junior Referee of the Year Josh Bowman, Administrator of the Year Lori Lund, Volunteer of the Year Kirk McAleer, Lowell Stewart Memorial Award winner Emma Kelly, and Team of the Year Avondale Islanders.
The Canadian men’s national team will go looking for its second consecutive win on European soil when they take on FYR Macedonia in an international friendly this Saturday, 14 November. The match will kick off at 13.00 local time (07.00 ET / 04.00 PT), from the Mladost Stadium in Strumica, Macedonia.
For full match information please visit the match link here.
