Toronto FC collected three more points in the 2009 Nutrilite Canadian Championship with a 1:0 victory over the Impact de Montréal tonight. Toronto FC picked up its second-straight win in its “house”, this time over the very defending champions that stole last year’s trophy from TFC at BMO Field.
Chad Barrett, who entered the game as a substitution in the 16th minute, scored the lone goal on a terrific shot above the box. Toronto had plenty of chances, but could only manage one goal on the evening.
The Canadian Soccer Association announced today that its upcoming Canada-USA women’s match in Toronto will be broadcast live on Rogers Sportsnet. The match, which kicks off at 19.00 on Monday 25 May at BMO Field, will be shown on all four Sportsnet channels from coast to coast. The Canucks are hosting the number-one ranked Americans on home soil for the first time in eight years.
“Our fans from coast to coast will have the opportunity to watch our national team on Sportsnet,” said coach Carolina Morace. “It should be an excellent match and an excellent test for our players.”
L`association canadienne de soccer a annoncé aujourd`hui que leur match contre les États-Unis, qui aura lieu prochainement à Toronto, sera diffusé en directe sur Rogers Sportsnet. Le match sera télédiffusé sur les quatre chaînes de Sportsnet dans tout le pays et il aura lieu le lundi 25 mai à BMO Field à partir de 19 h. Les Canadiens seront hôtes aux Américains, les numéros un du classement, sur leur terre natale pour la première fois en huit ans.
« Nos amateurs de tout le pays auront l`occasion de suivre notre équipe nationale sur Sportsnet, » a déclaré Carolina Morace, entraineuse de l`équipe. « Ce sera un match excellent ainsi qu`une épreuve excellente pour nos joueuses. »
Defending champion Impact de Montréal will get its start tonight in Toronto in the 2009 Nutrilite Canadian Championship. The team arrived by bus on Tuesday afternoon before taking its official last training session at BMO Field. The Impact face Toronto FC on Wednesday 13 May at 20.00.
The match will be streamed live on torontofc.ca (English) and corussports.com (French).
This Wednesday’s Nutrilite Canadian Championship match between host Toronto FC and defending champion Impact de Montréal will be streamed live on torontofc.ca and corussports.com. The match, the second of six in the 2009 competition, can be watched live starting at 20.00 ET / 17.00 PT. The webcast will feature the same live video as shown on the in-stadium videoboard at BMO Field, but will also feature play-by-play commentary in either English or French.
Just last week, Toronto FC kicked off the 2009 Nutrilite Canadian Championship with a 1:0 victory over Vancouver Whitecaps FC at BMO Field. This week’s match is also at BMO Field, marking the Impact’s first return to Toronto since winning the championship last 22 July 2008. In that last meeting, the Impact played to a 1:1 draw with Toronto FC to finish first in the standings.
Canada’s next meeting with reigning Olympic champion USA is coming two months sooner than expected. Canada’s women’s national team announced today that it will face USA in an international friendly match this 25 May at BMO Field in Toronto, ON. Canada was originally scheduled to face Japan, but the AFC opponent has cancelled its May trip to USA and Canada. Japan was scheduled to play USA on 21 and 23 May and Canada on 25 May.
“It will be an honour to play the world’s number-one ranked country,” says women’s national head coach Carolina Morace.
Le Canada va maintenant faire face avec les États-Unis, champions olympiques, deux mois plus tôt que prévu. Aujourd`hui, l`équipe féminine du Canada a annoncé qu`elle rencontrera les États-Unis dans un match amical international qui aura lieu le 25 mai 2009 au BMO Field à Toronto. À l`origine, le Canada était censé disputer un match contre le Japon, mais ce dernier a finalement décidé d`annuler leur voyage prévu pour le mois de mai en Amérique du Nord. Selon l`horaire du départ, le Japon aura dû rencontrer les États-Unis lors de deux matchs prévus pour le 21 et 22 mai. L`équipe de la Fédération de football asiatique était par la suite censée de jouer contre le Canada le 25 mai prochain.
« C`est un honneur de pouvoir jouer contre le meilleur pays au monde, » affirme Carolina Morace, entraineuse-chef de l`équipe nationale féminine.
It has been brought to the Canadian Soccer Association’s attention that its official Referee Badge has been reproduced illegally and is being distributed for profit. These counterfeit badges do not comply with the Association’s 2009 Branding Guidelines and are not permitted to be worn by registered referees.
To determine if your badge is authentic, judge your badge against the correct Canadian Soccer Association logo. If the font is noticeably incorrect, the bottom portion of the ‘ball’ is stitched differently and has a raised texture, then your badge is most likely a counterfeit.
Soccer superstar Brian Budd and 2001 national champions North Delta U-16 Selects have been inducted into the Delta Sports Hall of Fame. Both athlete (represented by his sister Barbara) and team (represented by coach Gary Wilson) were celebrated this week in Delta, BC along with pioneer True Haviland Oliver (Olympic trapshooter), coach Colleen Moffat (softball), builder Frank Tarling (gridiron football), and sponsors Shato Holdings Limited.
Mr. Budd grew up in Delta from the time he was seven and graduated from Delta Secondary School. He then attended the University of British Columbia. He played professional soccer for the Vancouver Whitecaps, Ayr United, Colorado Caribou, Toronto Blizzard and Houston Hurricane. He also represented Canada in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in 1976 and 1977. He scored two goals in seven games.