June 3, 2013 MLSsoccer staff CONCACAF Champions League trophy Photo Credit:Mexsport CONCACAF announced the draw for the upcoming 2013-14 Champions League tournament Monday in Miami, but the initial result left observers scratching their heads. The initial draw — which was broadcast live on Univision Deportes — was immediately thrown out, and quickly redrawn in the span of an hour, owing to conflicts in the composition of two of the groups. At heart in the confusion was the composition of Groups 7 and 8 in the draw. Despite keeping the Mexican and American clubs apart in the group stage during the …
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Establishes groups for 24 clubs as search for new champion begins MIAMI – The Group Stage draw for the 2013-14 edition of the CONCACAF Champions League took place Monday evening in Miami, generating many intriguing match-ups as the confederation’s annual club competition will crown a new champion next year. The quest to become CONCACAF’s best will take place without Mexico’s Monterrey, which had won the previous three championships, but did not qualify for a fourth attempt. Despite the Rayados’ absence, 24 clubs discovered their opponents in a draw that sorted the qualifiers into eight groups consisting of three teams each. …
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31 May 2013 Canada’s Men’s National Team has announced its 35-man preliminary roster for the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup to take place 7-28 July in USA. Canada will have to trim its roster to 23 players before entering the tournament. The team will take part in a 10-day training camp in Oxnard, CA ahead of the tournament. Canada will kick-off the Gold Cup on 7 July against Martinique in Pasadena, CA; will then travel to Seattle, WA for an 11 July fixture against Mexico; and will then close-out the group stage with a match against Panama in Denver, CO on …
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April 12th, 2013 The USA will face Honduras Sunday live on FOX Soccer and Univision Deportes in the Concacaf Under-17 Championship quarterfinals. All remaining matches will air live on FOX Soccer and one of the Univision networks. Concacaf Under-17 Championship April 14 Quarterfinals: USA vs. Honduras 6 p.m. FOX Soccer, Univision Deportes Quarterfinals: Mexico vs. Guatemala 9 p.m. FOX Soccer, Univision Deportes April 17 Semifinals: Panama vs. Canada 6 p.m. FOX Soccer Semifinals: QF 3 Winner vs. QF 4 Winner 9 p.m. FOX Soccer April 19 Third-Place Game: SF 1 Loser vs. SF 2 Loser 6 p.m. FOX Soccer Third …
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Montreal Impact U16 defender Aron Mkungilwa has been recalled by the U17 Canadian men’s national team to take part in the final camp from March 30 to April 4 in Sunrise, Florida. The team is in preparation for the 2013 CONCACAF U17 Championships, to be held in Panama beginning April 6. Canada has been drawn into Group B at the CONCACAF Championship alongside Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago. The top two teams from the group will advance to the all-important quarter-final stage that will determine which four CONCACAF nations will qualify for the FIFA U-17 World Cup in United …
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Photo (Back Row, l-r): Luis Fernando Suarez (head coach, Honduras); Carlos Slusher (head coach, Belize); Tony Fonseca (technical director, Canada); Sam Stark (Executive Director, Chicago Sports Commission); Michael Kelly (Gen. Superintendent and CEO of Chicago Park District); Jorge Luis Pinto (head coach, Costa Rica); Agustin Castillo (head coach, El Salvador); Jurgen Klinsmann (head coach, USA) … (Front Row, l-r) Patrick Cavelan (head coach, Martinique); Jose Manuel De La Torre (head coach, Mexico); CONCACAF President, Jeffrey Webb; CONCACAF General Secretary, Enrique Sanz; Rolando Gonzalez (General Manager, Panama), Hutson Charles (co-head coach, Trinidad & Tobago) CHICAGO – CONCACAF announced on Wednesday the …
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The newest Eddies (L-R): Chris de Guise, Sadi Jalali, Ajeej Sarkaria, Mallan Roberts and Hanson Boakai BY STEVEN SANDOR– 02/20/2013 At just 16 years of age, Hanson Boakai has just become the youngest player signed to an NASL team. The midfielder was one of five reserve players who officially made the jump to the big club, as FC Edmonton announced the signings of Boakai, defenders Mallan Roberts and Chris de Guise, and forwards Sadi Jalali and Ajeej Sarkaria. (Jalali’s signing was public knowledge last month.) The announcements were made at a media event held at St. Joseph’s High School, which …
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BY STEVEN SANDOR– 02/21/2013 All Canada will need to do is get a draw with Nicaragua Friday to get into the quarter-finals of the CONCACAF U-20 Championship. On Wednesday night, Cuba got two goals from Daniel Luis Saez and a cherry-on-top marker from Maykel Reyes as it routed Nicaragua by a 3-0 count. That win establishes two things: a) That Cuba will win Group B, leaving Nicaragua and Canada to scrap it out for the second spot in the quarters and b) That Cuba is officially THE surprise team of tournament. Both Nicaragua and Canada enter Friday’s final Group B …
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By Paul Kennedy, February 6 For the first time in the history of the Hexagonal, the USA has lost its opener. Or its opening away game, for that matter. The 2-1 loss to Honduras also ended a string of three straight wins over the Catrachos in World Cup qualifying in San Pedro Sula dating back to 1965. The defeat was all the more painful because the USA led after 35 minutes thanks to Clint Dempsey‘s well-taken goal. But it was one of the few times the USA threatened the Honduras defense with any kind of buildup. The USA was let …
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