L’équipe nationale canadienne féminine senior a participé à une semaine d’entraînement chargée à Rome, en Italie, lors de son deuxième camp d’entraînement dirigé par sa nouvelle entraîneure-chef Carolina Morace. L’équipe se prépare en vue de participer à l’édition 2009 de la Coupe de Chypre féminine, qui débutera la semaine prochaine.
Canada’s national head coach Carolina Morace is heading to Vancouver this May for the 2009 BC Soccer Annual Soccer Conference. Morace will be the keynote speaker at the popular soccer conference.
The Canadian Soccer Association and its three top professional clubs – Montréal Impact, Toronto FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC – announced the schedule today for the 2009 Nutrilite Canadian Championship. The three-team, six-match tournament runs this 6 May to 17 June. The 2009 winner will advance to represent Canada in 2009-10 CONCACAF Champions League season.
The Canadian Soccer Association and Amway Global are pleased to announce a new three-year commitment for the Nutrilite brand to remain the title partner of the Nutrilite Canadian Championship. Building on the successful partnership which began in 2008, both parties are looking forward to an exciting 2009 Nutrilite Canadian Championship.
“The Canadian Soccer Association is extremely pleased to renew its partnership with Amway Global,” said Peter Montopoli, Association General Secretary. “The success of the Nutrilite Canadian Championship is a symbol of the growing popularity of the sport of soccer in Canada. This partnership ensures future editions of the Nutrilite Canadian Championship will continue to be of the highest quality both on the field and off.”
L’équipe nationale canadienne féminine senior a présenté aujourd’hui les noms des 23 joueuses qui participeront au prochain camp d’entraînement à Rome, en Italie. La sélection nationale se réunira ce dimanche, 22 février, et restera à Rome jusqu’au 2 mars, date à laquelle elle se rendra à Lanarca, à Chypre, pour participer à l’édition 2009 de la Coupe de Chypre féminine.
The first phase of ticket sales for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ is underway at FIFA.com. Fans can purchase tickets to the world’s biggest tournament in this first sales phase from 20 February to 31 March 2009.
All applicants who register correctly by the end of the first sales period will have an equal opportunity to obtain tickets, as this sales phase is not on a first come, first served basis. A random draw will be conducted on 15 April to determine which applicants receive tickets for oversubscribed matches.
Melissa Tancredi and Julian de Guzman may very well be the 2008 CanadaSoccer.com Fans’ Choices, but this year the real winners are fans Tara Jovaisas and Lucas D’Allessandro. Just this week, the Canadian Soccer Association shipped red Canada jerseys to both Tancredi and de Guzman which will be personally signed and then returned to the lucky fans.
Tancredi and de Guzman were recognized as the 2008 CanadaSoccer.com Fans’ Choices in an online vote which ran in December and January.
Canada’s women’s national team announced today its 23-player roster for the upcoming camp in Rome, Italy. The team meets this Sunday 22 February and will stay in Rome until 2 March before heading to Lacarna, Cyprus for the 2009 Cyprus Women’s Cup.
Canada’s 23-player lineup includes a few new faces, most notably U-20 players Alyssa Lagonia and Shannon Woeller. New players continuing in their second camp under Morace are Sasha Andrew, Christina Julien, Erin McNulty, Marie-Eve Nault, Kelly Parker and Leah Robinson.
Canada’s women’s national team has returned from a first successful camp under the direction of new head coach Carolina Morace. The camp ran from 8-18 February in Los Angeles, CA.
“The camp was a tremendous success,” said head coach Carolina Morace. “It was a great opportunity for me to get to know the players.”