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NEW YORK (Thursday, 30 November 2006) – CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) today unveiled the six stadiums that will host matches in the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup™ , the 12-nation tournament taking place from 6-24 June in the USA. The ninth edition of the Gold Cup, the tournament that crowns the region’ s top national team, will feature five venues that have hosted Gold Cup games before and one that is new to the event.
The 2007 edition of the CONCACAF event kicks off with the first round consisting of three groups of four teams competing on a round-robin basis. The three opening venues of the 2007 tournament will be; Orange Bowl in Miami (Florida) (three match dates); Home Depot Center near Los Angeles in Carson (California) (two match dates), and; Giants Stadium close to New York City in East Rutherford (New Jersey) (two match dates).
Ottawa, Ontario – Canada Will Play Jamaica in the 2006 CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup™ Semi-final on Wednesday after Jamaica defeated Panama 2:0 in the first round held at the Tropical Park Stadium in Miami, Florida USA on Sunday.
The victory for Jamaica also secured a Caribbean berth to the women’s tournament at the 2007 Pan American Games in Brazil.
The semi-final between Canada and Jamaica of the 2006 CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup™ at The Home Depot Center on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills (Carson, California) will be televised in Canada live on Rogers Sportsnet beginning at 7:30 pm ET.
Ottawa, Ontario – C’est finalement la Jamaïque qu’affrontera le Canada, mercredi prochain, en demi-finales de la Gold Cup féminine 2006 de la CONCACAF. La Jamaïque a battu le Panama 2-0 au premier tour du tournoi qui s’est tenu au stade Tropical Park de Miami, en Floride, dimanche dernier.
Grâce à cette victoire, la Jamaïque a aussi décroché le billet des Caraïbes pour le tournoi féminin des Jeux Panaméricains qui auront lieu au Brésil en 2007.
La demi-finale opposant le Canada à la Jamaïque se tiendra au Home Depot Center sur le campus de l’Université California State à Dominguez Hills (à Carson, en Californie). Le match sera retransmis en direct au Canada, à partir de 19h 30 (Heure normale de l’Est) sur les ondes de Rogers Sportsnet.
OTTAWA, ONTARIO – L’entraîneur-chef de l’équipe canadienne féminine senior, Even Pellerud, a annoncé les noms des 22 joueuses qui participeront à l’édition 2006 de la Gold Cup féminine de la CONCACAF, qui se tiendra du 22 au 26 novembre prochain au Home Depot Center, à Carson, en Californie.
Le Canada y affrontera le Panama ou la Jamaïque au cours de la demi-finale du 22 novembre prochain, à 19 h 30 (heure normale de l’Est). Les enjeux du match sont élevés, car les équipes qui remporteront les deux demi-finales se qualifieront non seulement pour la finale du tournoi, mais également pour la Coupe du monde féminine 2007 de la FIFA.
OTTAWA, ONTARIO – Head coach Stephen Hart announced over the weekend that Ipswich Town FC midfielder Jaime Peters will join the Canadian team for the upcoming international friendly between Canada and Hungary in Székesfehérvár (just outside of Budapest) on November 15th. The game kicks off at 8:00pm local time (2:00 pm ET).
It’s been a year since Peters last played for the men’s national team. His last appearance was on November 15th, 2005 when Canada defeated Luxemburg 1:0.
The Pickering, Ontario native is a well known veteran on Canada’s U-20 World Cup team. In fact, Peters is coming off a recent scoring performance where he earned his second career goal for the U-20 squad on October 6th 2006 when Canada defeated the Czech Republic 2:1.
21-year-old midfielder Andrzej Ornoch will also be making his debut for Canada. The Scarborough-native is enjoying a good season with Hungarian club Papa Lombard FC and will look to make a lasting first impression on the Canadian head coach.
OTTAWA, ONTARIO – The Canadian Men’s National Team is once again in action during the international break. They are currently playing under Interim Head Coach Stephen Hart, and look to continue a recent stretch of positive results in international friendly competition.
Canada’s friendly against Hungary in Budapest on Wednesday, November 15th will be broadcast live nationally at 2:00 pm ET/ 12:00 pm MT/ 11:00 am PT on GOLTV.
OTTAWA, ONTARIO – Canada’s men’s national team interim head coach Stephen Hart announced his 17-player roster for the upcoming international friendly match-up against Hungary. The game will take place on November 15th at 8:00 pm local time (2:00 pm ET) in Székesfehérvár (just outside of Budapest), Hungary.
Canada’s last match up against Hungary dates back 20 years when both teams met in the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. Hungary won that game 2:0 played in Iraputo, Mexico.
Hungary (ranked 76th) has lost their last two international matches; one to Malta (1:2) and the other against Turkey (0:1), both in UEFA EURO 2008 Preliminary Competition.
OTTAWA, ONTARIO – FIFA Referee Carol Anne Chenard has been honoured at the “21ième Soirée des Lauréats Montréalais” which recognizes athletes, sports administrators, officials and organisations that distinguish themselves in the area of sports. The event took place on November 3rd at the Chalet du Mont-Royal in Montreal.
The co-honorary presidents were Yvan Delorme (Montreal police chief) and Sylvie Frechette (gold medalist from the 1992 Olympics in synchronized swimming). Over 70 nominations were received with 40 finalists representing 17 different sports.
The Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) announced earlier today that the Executive Committee has determined that a new course is necessary for the development of soccer in Canada.
In keeping with this resolution, the CSA Executive has decided to install new direction, and accordingly, Chief Operating Officer Kevan Pipe will be leaving the organization effective today.
“Canadian soccer is entering a new era and we felt, as an executive, it was time that the CSA embark under new leadership,” said CSA President Colin Linford. “This decision was extremely difficult and not taken lightly.”
The CSA would like to extend its highest appreciation to Mr. Pipe for his loyalty and devotion to the development of Soccer in Canada for the past quarter century.
