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Ottawa, Ontario – Canadian Women’s World Cup Team Head Coach Even Pellerud today announced his 19-player roster for the England series which take place on Monday, May 19th in Montreal and Thursday, May 22nd in Ottawa.
The roster includes five Women’s United Soccer Association (WUSA) players; Breanna Boyd (Carolina Courage), Charmaine Hooper (Atlanta Beat) Christine Latham (San Diego Spirit), Karina LeBlanc (Boston Breakers), and Sharolta Nonen (Atlanta Beat).
Hooper is an Ottawa native who played for the Nepean Hotspurs who has earned 94 caps and 56 goals with the national team. Kristina Kiss who plays for Floya of the Norwegian Premier League is another Ottawa native included on the roster. Kiss spent several seasons with the Ottawa Fury of the W-League.
Ottawa, Ontario – L’entraîneur-chef Even Pellerud de l’équipe canadienne féminine de Coupe du monde a fait connaître son alignement de 19 joueuses qui prendront part à la série de deux matchs amicaux contre l’Angleterre, lundi le 19 juin à Montréal et jeudi le 22 juin à Ottawa.
Cinq joueuses proviennent de la WUSA (D1-États-Unis) soit Breanna Boyd (Caroline), Charmaine Hooper (Atlanta) Christine Latham (San Diego), Karina LeBlanc (Boston) et Sharolta Nonen (Atlanta).
Hooper est originaire d’Ottawa et a joué pour les Hotspurs de Nepean il y a plusieurs années. Elle compte 56 buts en 94 matchs internationaux à son actif. Kristina Kiss du club Floya de la première division norvégienne est une autre joueuse d’Ottawa qui est au sein de l’alignement. Kiss a disputé quelques saisons avec le Fury d’Ottawa de la W-League.
Two former Canadian internationals and veteran Whitecaps players Bob Lenarduzzi and Bruce Wilson are to be inducted to the National Soccer Hall of Fame in the United States.
Lenarduzzi, a Canadian defender-midfielder played more games in the North American Soccer League than any other man, 312, including 288 in the regular season and 24 in the playoffs. In the course of this achievement, playing in a league dominated by United States-based teams, he probably had more influence on American soccer than any other player ever who wasn’t an American citizen and never played for an outdoor American club.
Ottawa, Ontario – The Canadian Soccer Association today announced it has officially informed FIFA and the United States Soccer Federation of its interest in having Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium act as one of the venues for the 2003 Women’s World Cup and for one of the groups of four (including Canada) to be based in Edmonton.
The bid is contingent upon the 2003 FIFA Women’s World Cup being awarded to the USSF, following the decision taken by the FIFA Executive Committee on May 3 to move the tournament from China due to concerns over SARS.
Zurich, May 3rd 2003 -The 4th FIFA Women’s World Cup 2003, due to be staged in PR China from 23 September to 11 October, will be transferred to another country in view of the current health threat in China, which is greatly affected by the SARS epidemic.
The FIFA Executive Committee, chaired by President Joseph S. Blatter, passed this decision at its meeting today, in compliance with a unanimous recommendation from the Sports Medical Committee of football’s world governing body (chairman: Dr Michel D’Hooghe, Belgium). The FIFA Sports Medical Committee had advised against holding the world championship in China after consulting experts at the World Health Organisation (WHO) and specialists in epidemiology and travel medicine in universities throughout Europe.
Ottawa, Ontario – The Canadian Soccer Association today reacted to the news that FIFA has decided to move the 2003 Women’s World Cup from PR China and has awarded the 2007 Women’s World Cup to PR China. The decisions were announced in a media statement issued Saturday, following a meeting of the FIFA Executive Committee in Zurich.
“We support the decision by FIFA to move the tournament which was obviously a very difficult one,” said CSA President Andy Sharpe. “We had anticipated this decision and the possibility of the 2007 World Cup going to China as a result and while we are disappointed we will now turn all of our efforts and attention to hosting the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada.”
Ottawa, Ontario – The Canadian Soccer Association regretfully announced today that its two game series against the senior women’s team of Korea, scheduled for June 18 and 20 in Toronto and Montreal, has been cancelled.
The Korea Football Association advised the CSA today that it is unable to fulfill its commitment to Canada of the Asian Football Confederation’s Women’s Championships being rescheduled for June 10-22 in Thailand.
Ottawa, Ontario – The Canadian Soccer Association today announced its scheduled women’s international against England in Hamilton, Ontario on May 19 has been moved to Montreal. The Football Association contacted the CSA over concerns associated with SARS and requested the change of venue.
“We regret that we have had to move the game from Hamilton but the FA were adamant about not traveling to Toronto and requested the change. While the CSA was willing to host a game in Hamilton and strenuously argued the situation in the Toronto area is under control, we regretfully had to accept the decision taken by the FA,” said CSA Chief Operating Officer Kevan Pipe.
Ottawa, Ontario – L’Association canadienne de soccer a annoncé aujourd’hui avec regret que la série de deux matchs amicaux opposant son équipe féminine de Coupe du monde à celle de la Corée du Sud, les 18 et 20 juin à Toronto et à Montréal, a été annulée.
L’Association coréenne de soccer (KFA) a avisé l’ACS aujourd’hui qu’elle n’était pas en mesure de remplir son engagement envers le Canada en raison du championnat de la Confédération asiatique de soccer (AFC) du 10 au 22 juin en Thaïlande.
