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Ottawa, Ontario – Canadian Men’s National Team head coach Frank Yallop today named his 18-player roster for the upcoming international friendly against Spain on Saturday, September 3. The game will be played in Santander with a 9:45 p.m. kickoff (local time).
“This is another big game for us,” said Yallop. “You want to measure yourself against the top teams in the World and obviously Spain are a soccer power. It will be good to get together again so soon after the Gold Cup and to have a few days to prepare for what will be a real challenge for us but one we are eagerly looking forward to.”
Yallop continues to use friendlies as an opportunity to see different players and the Spain game is no exception with midfielder Rocco Placentino earning his first senior call-up. A member of Canada’s last Olympic team, Placentino moved in the off-season from Italian Serie C side Cavese to Serie B’s Arezzo, who subsequently sent him on loan to Gualdo in Serie C.
Ottawa, Ontario – Canadian Women’s Senior Team head coach Even Pellerud has named his 17-player roster for the upcoming two-game series against the reigning World Champions, Germany. The Canadians will play the first international friendly against the Germans on Thursday, September 1 at 7pm at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby, BC (presented by TELUS) before travelling to Edmonton to conclude the series on Sunday, September 4 at 2pm at Commonwealth Stadium (presented by CIBC). All times listed are local.
“We are very excited about returning home to play these games,” said Canadian Head Coach Even Pellerud. “It has been awhile since the team has had a chance to play in front of our home fans and they are really looking forward to the challenge of playing the World Champions.”
“Germany always fields their top team and this German squad will be no different. The fans will also get to see, in my opinion, some wonderful match-ups – (Randee) Hermus and (Sasha) Andrews versus Birgit Prinz; and (Diana) Matheson against the world-class German midfield.”
Ottawa, Ontario – Even Pellerud, entraîneur-chef de l’équipe féminine de Coupe du monde, a dévoilé son alignement des 17 joueuses retenues pour la série de deux matchs opposant son équipe aux Championnes du monde en titre, l’Allemagne. L’équipe canadienne disputera le premier des deux matchs internationaux amicaux contre la sélection allemande au stade Swangard de Burnaby, en Colombie-Britannique, à 19 heures, jeudi 1er septembre. Ce match est parrainé par TELUS. Le deuxième match de la série, parrainé par CIBC, aura lieu au stade Commonwealth d’Edmonton (Alberta) à 14 heures, dimanche 4 septembre. (Veuillez noter que l’heure indiquée est l’heure locale et ce, dans tous les cas.)
« Nous sommes très heureux de rentrer chez nous pour disputer ces deux matchs » a dit l’entraîneur-chef de la sélection, Even Pellerud. « En effet, ça fait longtemps que l’équipe n’a pu disputer un match devant nos supporteurs et les joueuses sont impatientes d’affronter les Championnes du monde en titre. »
« L’Allemagne aligne toujours ses meilleures joueuses – et il n’en sera pas autrement cette fois-ci. A mon avis, les supporters seront témoins de batailles acharnées entre certaines joueuses, par exemple (Randee) Hermus et (Sasha) Andrews contre Birgit Prinz, et (Diana) Matheson contre les excellentes joueuses du milieu de terrain allemand. »
Ottawa, Ontario – The Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) will make a special presentation to Women’s World Cup Team player Andrea Neil at the international friendly against Germany presented by TELUS on Thursday, September 1st at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby, British Columbia. Kickoff for the match is 7:00 p.m.
On March 5, 2004, Neil earned her 100th cap against Costa Rica at the 2004 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament. In recognition of this remarkable achievement, CSA President Andy Sharpe along with CSA Vice President Victor Montagliani will make a special presentation to Neil during halftime of the Germany match in front of her family, friends and hometown fans in Vancouver.
Neil will now join long-time teammate Charmaine Hooper in this exclusive club and is only the second Canadian player ever (male and female) to reach the century mark in international soccer appearances at the senior level.
L’Association canadienne de soccer (ACS) fera une présentation spéciale pour honorer Andrea Neil, joueuse de l’équipe canadienne féminine de Coupe du monde à l’occasion du match international amical contre l’Allemagne, présenté par Telus, le jeudi 1er septembre au stade Swangard de Burnaby, en Colombie-Britannique. Le coup d’envoi est prévu à 19 h.
Ottawa, Ontario – The Canadian Soccer Association today announced the hiring of its new Director of Communications. Earl Cochrane, currently the National Teams Administrative Manager, will take over the CSA Communications Department as of September 1st, 2005. The search for Cochrane’s replacement will commence immediately.
Cochrane, 36, has been the National Teams Administrative Manager for five years. During his tenure with the National Teams program, the Toronto native managed all of Canada’s Youth teams (male and female) as well as the Olympic, Pan-American, and Francophone Games teams.
In addition to his managerial duties, Cochrane also acted as the Press Officer during the FIFA World Championships in Argentina 2001, Edmonton 2002, UAE 2003, Thailand 2004, and has handled the media responsibilities for all of the U17 and U20 CONCACAF Qualifiers since 2001. Most recently, he served as the Press Officer for the Men’s National Team during the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Ottawa, Ontario – The Canadian Soccer Association announced today its Men’s World Cup Team will play friendlies against Spain and Luxembourg this fall. The Canadians will travel to Spain to take on the Spanish (currently No. 9 in the FIFA rankings) on Saturday, September 3. Canada will also head back to Europe to play Luxembourg on November 16. Both games are to be played on international dates.
“Obviously Spain represents another very difficult opponent,” said Canadian head coach Frank Yallop who yesterday returned from the Gold Cup where Canada finished with a 1-2 record after posting a 2-1 win over Cuba on Tuesday. “Playing against these strong teams will help us as we look to the future of the program. We are trying to get a balance between playing in Europe which is easier for our players and the need to play more games at home in our region.”
“I was pleased overall with our performances at the Gold Cup and I feel we were unlucky to not get through to the quarter-finals. If we had finished off a few more of the chances that we created then we would be in Houston right now preparing to play Mexico. The Spain game will allow us the opportunity to keep looking at potential players and see if they can handle stepping up another level.”
Foxboro, MA – Canada’s Men’s National Team will conclude Group B action of the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup™ today at Gillette in Foxboro, MA when they entertain Cuba at 9pm ET.
If the Canadians hope to advance beyond the opening round, they must win tonight and hope that results in Miami fall their way (see below). In fact, since the Colombia vs. Trinidad match in South Florida will have concluded by the time the Canadians kickoff this evening, the young Canucks will know just what they need to do in order to stay alive and book their passage to Houston, TX for the Quarter-finals.
Seattle, WA, USA – It always seems that when a Canadian and an American team play each other, regardless of the gender, sport, or age, the atmosphere is a tad more electric.
That should be the feeling this afternoon in Seattle’s Qwest Field when Canada and the USA meet in the second match of their 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup campaign.
The meeting will be the twenty-eighth time (more than any other opponent – Mexico is second with 23) these cross-border rivals have met with the Americans holding the slight edge in the series. Canada’s all-time record vs. the USA is 9 wins, 7 draws, and 11 losses.
