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MLS Power Rankings: Red Bulls rise to No. 2 by downing Galaxy

Published on May 20, 2013
Category: MLS Canada, MLS United States

May 20, 2013 By Ridge Mahoney, Soccer America Two test cases of teams vying to tie their way into the playoffs are underway in MLS. The 2012 Supporters’ Shield winner, San Jose, is chafing under a sixth tie in 13 matches after rallying again to tie at home. A 1-1 deadlock with Colorado in front of a frustrated crowd at Buck Shaw Stadium keeps the Quakes (3-4-6, 12 points) in sixth place, just shy of the playoff tier. San Jose is already within three of its total of nine ties from last year when it topped the table at 19-6-9 …
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Kristine Lilly: ‘A ball, chaos, oranges — and fun!’

Published on May 20, 2013
Category: Canadian Soccer

In the Youth Soccer Insider’s latest edition of its “When They Were Children” series, Kristine Lilly remembers her early years of Connecticut youth soccer, which her set on a path to becoming the world record holder for national team appearances (352) and winning world championships with the USA. The account is an excerpt from her e-book, “Girls Soccer: My Story — Dream, Believe, Achieve.” By Kristine Lilly It was the late 1970s. I was 6 years old when I started playing soccer. Well I am not sure if what I played could be called “soccer.” I was out on the …
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The Case for Toronto: National Women’s Soccer League Expansion

Published on May 18, 2013
Category: Canadian Soccer

by Emily Dulhanty, May 15, 2013 Rumors from the twitter account of Sports Illustrated writer Grant Wahl have recently sparked conversations about possible NWSL expansion markets for the 2014 season. Wahl mentioned two specific markets in a tweet on April 14th that may be of interest to Canadian soccer fans: Vancouver and Toronto. At first glance, Vancouver seems like the more likely market, given the history of Whitecaps W-League success. However, upon further inspection, it seems as though Toronto’s reasons to get involved in the NWSL far outnumber the reasons to not. Here’s why: Affiliation with MLS’ TFC and Maple …
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Panic trade? TFC adds Bobby Convey

Published on May 17, 2013
Category: MLS Canada, MLS United States, Toronto FC

by Duane Rollins, publisher the 24th minute, 05-16-2013 If this were 2007, it would be an exciting time for TFC fans. The addition of Bobby Convey, a solid player that has had a long and successful career in MLS and for Reading, in 2013, however, might not prove to be as thrilling. After all, this is a nearly 30-year-old player, coming off an injury not too long ago, that comes with a $215,000 cap hit. He’s played 112 minutes for Kansas City this year, registering just two shots on goal. Convey played for Kevin Payne and with Ryan Nelsen at …
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Canada has a great soccer story! Help us write the next chapter!

Published on May 17, 2013
Category: Canadian Soccer

17 May 2013 This is an incredibly exciting time for Canadian soccer. Over the next few years: We’ll welcome the best female players in the world to the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014 and the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015TM; Our Men’s National Team will pursue its goal of qualifying for the FIFA World Cup Russia in 2018; and The explosion in grassroots soccer will carry registration past 1 million – the first team sport in Canada to achieve that total! There is a role for each of us in making Canada one of the world’s leading …
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Kristine Lilly releases Coerver Coaching e-book