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Canadian Men’s World Cup team Head Coach Frank Yallop has selected Chris Pozniak to join the team in Guatemala for Wednesday’s World Cup Qualifier. Pozniak will replace midfielder Alfredo Valente. Yallop attended the MLS Cup Final in Los Angeles today and will join the team in Guatemala this evening. The team will train together at 4:00 p.m. in Guatemala City on Monday.
Ottawa, Ontario– Canadian Men’s World Cup Team head coach Frank Yallop today named his 16-player roster for the upcoming World Cup Qualifier against Guatemala on November 17 in Guatemala City, Guatemala (8:15 p.m. local time). The Canadians were eliminated from qualifying for the 2006 World Cup following a 3-1 loss to Costa Rica on October 13 and Yallop will use the upcoming game to begin the process of developing the team that will attempt to qualify for the 2010 World Cup. Guatemala has already qualified for the Final Round of CONCACAF Qualifying. “Obviously everyone is very disappointed that we have been eliminated from advancing but this game is by no means meaningless. It will provide a number of players with an opportunity to start a game against a CONCACAF country on the road,” said Yallop. “We have to start looking at players who can help us in qualifying in 2008 and that process starts now – several young players are going to get the chance to show me what they can do.”
TORONTO, October 18, 2004 – York University announced today that an agreement has been reached for the construction of a new 25,000-seat stadium on the York University Keele campus. The stadium will be the new home of the Toronto Argonauts and a world-class venue for Canadian soccer, and will host the FIFA Men’s Under-20 World Youth Championship in the summer of 2007.
The new stadium, which will become part of the regional athletic centre being created on York’s campus, will play a significant role in the Canadian Soccer Association’s (CSA) hosting of the 2007 FIFA World Youth Championship, which will be played in six Canadian cities. The Championship has a budget of approximately $30 million, almost half of which will be spent in Toronto.
“This $70 million project is an example of successful co-operation between governments, York University, amateur and professional sports,” said the Hon. Joe Volpe, federal Minister Responsible for the Greater Toronto Area, (GTA), who confirmed that the federal government will be contributing $27 million toward the cost of the new stadium.
OTTAWA – This Saturday, October 16, the Canadian Forces Personnel Support Agency (CFPSA) will celebrate the athletic achievement of CF members at the 16th Annual CF Sports Awards Ceremony. Themed Unsung Heroes – The Heart of CF Sports, this event honours athletes, coaches and officials in 10 categories. Sonia Denoncourt, the first female international Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) referee who was recently appointed as one of only 25 FIFA Instructors, will be the guest speaker. Ms. Denoncourt has a passion for soccer and has left her mark in the history books, refereeing men’s professional games in Brazil, El Salvador, USA and Canada. Although recently retired after 27 years, Ms. Denoncourt is currently a Referee Development Coordinator with The Canadian Soccer Association.
TORONTO, October 15, 2004 – York University, The Canadian Soccer Association and the Toronto Argonauts will hold a joint news conference: DATE: Monday, October 18th, 2004 TIME: 9 a.m. LOCATION: Main Gymnasium, Tait Mckenzie Centre, York University Keele Campus Federal minister responsible for the GTA, the Hon. Joe Volpe, York University President and Vice Chancellor, Dr. Lorna Marsden, Kevan Pipe of the Canadian Soccer Association, and representatives of the Toronto Argonauts will take part in the news conference and be available for media interviews. Following the news conference, an outdoor photo opportunity will take place adjacent to the Tait Mckenzie Centre.
Burnaby, BC – Canada’s Men’s World Cup Team were eliminated from the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany following a disappointing 3-1 loss to Costa Rica on Wednesday, October 13th in front of 4,728 spectators at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby, British Columbia. Canada began the match in good form as Sandro Grande blasted a 25-yard shot which was blocked over the crossbar by a diving Costa Rican goalkeeper Alvaro Mesen in the third minute. Dwayne de Rosario scored the first goal in the 12th minute with a right footed shot past a diving Mesen into the bottom right corner. Iain Hume almost earned Canada’s second in the 32nd minute after Julian de Guzman sent a long ball to Tomasz Radzinski at the top of the penalty area. Radzinski then headed the ball to Hume who then sent a shot flying over the cross-bar.
Zurich – The 14th FIFA World Player Gala in co-operation with FIFPro will be held at the Zurich Opera House on December 20, 2004. As the ceremony rounding off twelve months of FIFA Centennial festivities, this Gala will have a very distinctive flavour. The majestic backdrop of the Zurich Opera House will imbue the special occasion with a unique tone. But its singularity will not be limited to the elements of time and place. The voting procedure for this year’s player awards has also been revised. In future, the vote will be conducted on the basis of lists drawn up by international football experts. Twenty-one female players have thus been nominated by the Committee for Women’s Football and FIFA Women’s Competitions as well as by specialist members of other FIFA committees whereas a list of thirty-five male players has been drawn up by the Football Committee and the Technical and Development Committee.
CONCACAF Referees will be officiating during the FIFA Women’s Under-19 World Championships in Thailand. Charlene Douglas of Alberta has been chosen as an Assistant Referee for the competition. Douglas recently participated in the CONCACAF U19 Final Round Qualifiers held in Ottawa and Montreal from May 28- June 6. This is the first year that Douglas has been listed on FIFA’s International list of Assistant Referees.
Within the framework of its Centennial celebrations, FIFA has decided to confer the FIFA Centennial Order of Merit on two of the greatest personalities to grace the beautiful game, Pelé and Franz Beckenbauer. The award ceremony was originally scheduled to have taken place in May in Paris on the occasion of the FIFA Centennial Congress, but Pelé could unfortunately not attend for health reasons and had to accept the award in absentia. Both football legends will therefore officially receive together the FIFA Centennial Order of Merit at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich on Thursday, 23 September 2004 at 11.00, in presence of FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter, FIFA General Secretary Dr Urs Linsi and the members of the FIFA Football Committee, which gathers together former world-class male and female football players.
