The Saskatchewan Soccer Association announced its award winners at its Annual Banquet this Saturday night. The two big award winners were Senior Players of the Year Amy Vermeulen and Josh Northey.
Other award winners were Youth Players of the Year Brett Levis and Courtney Hilkewich, Senior Coach of the Year Tom Lapointe, Youth Coach of the Year Dale McFee, Referee of the Year Steven Pollock, Volunteer of the Year Blair Kardash and David Newsham Volunteer Award winner Bruce Cowan. The Senior Team of the Year was Yorkton United FC while the Youth Team of the Year was Celtic U-14 Boys.
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Canada lost its sixth and final match tonight in the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ Qualifiers. By a score of 0:3 against Jamaica, neither Canada nor Jamaica could climb the rankings within CONCACAF Group 2, otherwise dubbed as the “Group of Death”. Both teams were eliminated from the qualification phase.
“We are disappointed,” said coach Dale Mitchell. “We started off with the two home games. You start with the first two games at home and you have some pressure. Jamaica came to Canada and got a point from us. We were clearly under some pressure to win the second game and maybe we didn’t handle it as well as we should have, although we had the lead. I believe our team was competitive with all three teams in the group, we played them close, but haven’t had enough to get the wins. That has been the story of our campaign.”
Will Johnson’s superb blast on 18 October has been selected Major League Soccer’s Goal of the Year. The Real Salt Lake midfielder scored this illustrious goal in a 3:1 victory over FC Dallas. He is the second Canadian player to be honoured with scoring the MLS Goal of the Year.
Three-time Canadian Player of the Year Dwayne De Rosario scored the MLS Goal of the Year in 2004 and 2005. De Rosario was then a member of the San Jose Earthquakes.
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Canada will play Jamaica tonight on match-day six of CONCACAF Stage III in the the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ Qualifiers. It will Canada’s last game of the campaign after which it will be eliminated. Regardless of tonight’s outcome, Canada will finish fourth in the so-called “Group of Death” and will not proceed to the CONCACAF final group in 2009.
The match will kickoff at 20.00 ET at the National Soccer Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica. Jamaica still has an outside chance to catch second place in the group, although it will also need some good luck from the Mexico-Honduras match (which is being played simultaneously).
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Canada’s men’s national team had its final day of training for the 2008 season tonight at the National Soccer Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica. The one-hour training session was planned in advance of Wednesday’s 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ Qualifiers match against Jamaica. The 19 November match (20.00 kickoff) will mark the end of the 2008 season.
Wednesday will be the sixth and final day in CONCACAF Stage III of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ Qualifiers. Regardless of the Wednesday outcome, Canada will finish fourth in the so-called “Group of Death” and will not advance to the final round.
The Prince Edward Island Soccer Association announced its award winners at its annual awards banquet. Paul Craig and Kristina Weatherbie were the big winners as the male and female Senior Players of the Year.
Other award winners were Junior Players of the Year Davor Alisic and Katie O’Brien, Coach of the Year John Diamond, Senior Referee of the Year Enes Alisic, Junior Referee of the Year Cory Deagle, Administrator of the Year Bruce Matheson, Volunteer of the Year John Gallant, and Team of the Year Avondale Islanders.
Canada’s men’s national team has arrived in Kingston, Jamaica and has begun its final preparations for its 19 November FIFA World Cup™ Qualifiers match. The Wednesday-night match will be the sixth and last in CONCACAF Stage III from which Canada will not advance.
Jamaica still has a chance to advance with a win and some luck in the Mexico-Honduras match (to be played simultaneously). Canada, on the other hand, will be looking to close out its 2008 campaign with a win. Canada has called up a group of young players that has been mixed in with the veterans.
Soccer New Brunswick has announced its annual award winners. The two big winners were 2008 Players of the Year Galen Smith and Renelle Savoie.
Other award winners were Volunteer of the Year Danny Gallan, Manager of the Year Kim Boucher, Coach of the Year Mark Meihuizen, Referee of the Year Rolland Belliveau, and Teams of the Year (co-winners) Fundy U18 Girls and FC Chaleur U14 Girls.
Canada’s men’s national team has announced its roster for next week’s FIFA World Cup™ Qualifiers match in Kingston, Jamaica. Coach Dale Mitchell has called 18 players for match-day six of CONCACAF Stage III in the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ Qualifiers. The Canada-Jamaica match will be played at the National Stadium on Wednesday 19 November. Canada is facing Jamaica in FIFA World Cup™ Qualifiers for the sixth time. In five matches (including a recent 1:1 draw on 20 August 2008), Canada has one win, three draws and one loss. Canada’s all-time record against Jamaica is six wins, five draws and two losses.