May 14, 2012
Toronto FC shakes up staff, Jim Brennan promoted to assistant coach
(Daniel Girard, Toronto Star) - Jim Brennan, Toronto FC’s first player and captain, has now become its assistant coach, replacing Dutchman Bob de Klerk in a shake-up at the club, which remains the only winless outfit in Major League Soccer this season. In addition to those changes, Paul Mariner, TFC’s director of player development, will take a more active role on the pitch, occasionally coaching strikers, a position he starred at in the English Premiership. “We believe these decisions will benefit our club from top to bottom,” Aron Winter, the club’s head coach and technical director said in a news release. Brennan, a 35-year-old Toronto native who retired in 2010, was promoted Monday from his position as coach of TFC’s U17 junior academy team. >>> |
May 14, 2012
Canada Suffers Close loss to U.S. in CONCACAF Women's U17 Final
(CP) - Canada fell 1-0 to the United States in the final of the CONCACAF Women's Under-17 World Cup on Saturday despite carrying the bulk of the play in the second half. Amber Munerlyn's goal in the 21st minute proved to be the difference as the Americans edged defending champion Canada. Both teams had already qualified for the 2012 Women's Under-17 World Cup, which starts in Azerbaijan in September. "Especially in the second half, we were the far more dominant team," said Canadian coach Bryan Rosenfeld. "We had plenty of chances and they were hanging on with desperate defending." Rosenfeld believes the team can make a run at the World Cup after its performance in the qualifier. >>> |
May 14, 2012
Canada's Hart sets point target for World Cup qualifying
(MLSsoccer.com) - Canadian national team manager Stephen Hart isn’t pulling any punches when talking about what it’s going to take to advance to the next round of CONCACAF 2014 World Cup qualifying. In a Thursday press conference at BMO Field revealing the events surrounding the Canadian Soccer Association’s centennial celebrations, Hart was asked how many points Canada will need from six upcoming matches against Cuba, Honduras and Panama to move on. “Eighteen,” he answered with a laugh before elaborating. “The last qualifying campaign, we said 10 points should qualify us and Jamaica got 10 points and got knocked out. Realistically, you have to get 12 points and be safe, but we’re going for 18.” >>> |
