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Ottawa, Ontario – L’Association canadienne de soccer vous invite à aller visionner un documentaire préparé par Robbie Hart sur l’équipe canadienne féminine de Coupe du monde. Ce film en version originale anglaise intitulé « It’s a Great Game » (C’est un sport superbe), prendra l’affiche au cinéma Vogue de Vancouver, lundi le 21 février à 21 h 00 ainsi qu’à la Maison Théâtre de Montréal, vendredi le 25 février à 19 h 00.
Synopsis – “IT’S A GREAT GAME” un documentaire de Robbie Hart
L’ÉQUIPE CANADIENNE FÉMININE DE COUPE DU MONDE EST EN MISSION Â… pour remporter le plus important tournoi de soccer féminin de la planète – La Coupe du monde de soccer féminin de la FIFA. L’histoire joue toutefois contre elles. En 75 ans de soccer international, aucune équipe canadienne masculine ou féminine, n’a remporté de match en phase finale de la Coupe du monde. Filmé à travers le Canada et les États-Unis sur une période de six mois, « IT’S A GREAT GAME » suit l’équipe sur le terrain et hors du terrain en préparation pour le grand tournoi.
Canada’s Men’s National Team turned overcame playing a man down for nearly 70 minutes and terrible playing conditions as they battled to a memorable 1-0 win over Northern Ireland in an international friendly at Windsor Park in Belfast on Wednesday.
Playing in what felt like gale force winds at times and in a continuous swirlist mist, Canada found themselves down to 10 men after only 20 minutes when Gabriel Gervais was sent off for his second bookable offence when he was forced to foul in order to avoid a potential breakaway.
Minutes later, Jim Brennan delivered an inch perfect cross off a free kick to Olivier Occean who rose majestically and powered an unstoppable header past Northern Ireland goalkeeper Maik Tyalor.
Ottawa, Ontario – The Canadian Soccer Association today announced that it has struck a Discipline Committee in accordance with its By-laws, Rules and Regulations to investigate the action of registered members involved in the recent Legends of Soccer events which took place in Toronto and Calgary January 22 and 23 respectively.
CSA President, Andy Sharpe has appointed Mr. John Diamond, Past President of the PEI Soccer Association, a former member of the CSA Board of Directors and a lawyer by profession, to act in this capacity.
As this Committee has now commenced its work, the CSA will offer no further comment until their work is completed.
Ottawa, Ontario – Canada’s Men’s World Cup Team returns to Rogers Sportsnet on Wednesday, February 9th in international friendly play against Northern Ireland in Belfast. The game will be played at Windsor Park with an 8:00 p.m. local time kickoff.
Sportsnet, the home of Canadian Soccer, will broadcast the match live nationally at 3:00 p.m. (ET)/ 1:00 p.m. (MT)/ 12:00 p.m. (PT).
Gerry Dobson will call the action while former Canadian national team keeper Craig Forrest supplies the analysis.
For all the scores, highlights, breaking news and inside stories, tune in to Soccercentral and sportsnetnews and log on to sportsnet.ca. “Your home team. First.”
Canadian Men’s National Team head coach Frank Yallop extended praise today to the succesful Men’s Under-20 Youth team who last week qualified for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championships in Holland, June 10-July 2.
Under head coach Dale Mitchell, the Canadians won all three of their qualifying games to win the group. Canada opened the tournament with a 2-1 win over Mexico and followed up with consecutive 1-0 wins over host Honduras and Jamaica.
Canada has now qualified for three consecutive World Youth Championships and have not been beaten in their last nine qualifying games.
Ottawa, Ontario – Canadian Men’s National Team head coach Frank Yallop today named his 16-player roster for the upcoming international friendly against Northern Ireland in Belfast on February 9. The game will be played at Windsor Park with an 8:00 p.m. local time kickoff.
“This is our first international friendly since the Wales game last year and it will be good to get a quality game under our belts,” said Yallop. “The Gold Cup this summer is an important event for us and this is part of the preparation process as we gear up for the tournament.”
Eleven of the players selected played in Canada’s 1-0 win over Guatemala on November 17, 2004. Yallop has also chosen defender Marco Reda, who is now playing with Aalborg in Denmark, along with midfielder Mike Klukowski who recently signed with FC Brugge in Belgium.
NEW YORK (Wednesday, 26 January 2005) – CONCACAF (The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) today unveiled the stadiums that will host matches in the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cupâ„¢, the eighth edition of the tournament that crowns the region’s top national team. The 2005 event will feature more games in more cities than ever before, as a record seven stadiums in six US cities will host 25 matches from 6-24 July. Previous editions of the CONCACAF Gold Cup have been held in up to three different venues.
The 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cupâ„¢ venues include four stadiums new to the event; Qwest Field in Seattle (Washington); the Home Depot Center near Los Angeles in Carson (California); Reliant Stadium in Houston (Texas); and Giants Stadium close to New York City in East Rutherford (New Jersey). The other three venues are the Orange Bowl in Miami (Florida); Gillette Stadium close to Boston in Foxboro (Massachusetts), both of which were Gold Cup venues in 2003, and; the L.A. Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles (California) which last saw Gold Cup action in 2000.
Ottawa, Ontario – The Canadian Soccer Association (CSA), in partnership with SOS Children’s Villages Canada (SOS), are calling on soccer associations and clubs, nation-wide, to aid by sending soccer equipment to Sri Lanka’s tsunami children in March. [Background] [Benefits of Sport] [Fact Sheet]
The CSA is asking that soccer associations and clubs, across the country, help collect soccer boots, balls, shin pads, uniforms and other soccer apparel to be sent to Sri Lanka’s SOS children. This program, initiated by CSA Technical Programs Manager, David Benning, on behalf of the CSA National Coaching staff, is an attempt to add to the global tsunami relief efforts.
“Children gain so much from playing sports; sportsmanship, making new friends, learning to be a team player, physical exercise, but most importantly to set aside the immediate problems they face and perhaps, smile,” said Andy Sharpe, President of the Canadian Soccer Association.
Ottawa, Ontario – The Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) has received 11 letters of intent, from 11 cities across Canada, to bid to host a venue for the FIFA World Youth Championship 2007. Including Edmonton and Toronto, which have already been pre-determined as the two major venues, a total of 13 cities are interested in hosting the Championships. A total of six cities will co-host the FIFA World Youth Championship, including Edmonton and Toronto, as well as four additional cities to be selected on May 4, 2005. Letters of intent have been received from Calgary, Hamilton, Laval, London, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City, Sherbrooke, Vancouver, Victoria, and Winnipeg. “I am absolutely delighted with the response we have had to date from cities all across Canada to our call for letters of intent to host the FIFA World Youth Championships in 2007,” stated Andy Sharpe, President of The Canadian Soccer Association and Chair of the National Organizing Committee.
