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Montreal Out of MLS Running |
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Written by Bill Ault
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Friday, 21 November 2008 |
According to the NY Times Jack Bells' Blog "Goal":
LOS ANGELES — And then there were six.
Montreal’s bid has been withdrawn for one of two expansion teams
that are scheduled to begin play in Major League Soccer in 2011, the
league’s commissioner, Don Garber, said during his annual address.
Read the whole story....
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New Series Outlines Challenges and Solutions for Canadian Soccer |
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Written by Bill Ault
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Sunday, 09 November 2008 |
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In possibly one of the most important series of articles on the state of Canadian soccer in a long time - Inside Soccer - is runnig a series of articles by Gerry Gentile a name familiar to Canadian soccer fans. Recommended reading for everyone that cares about the game in this country.
Gentile's Canadian Soccer Myths
By Gerry Gentile
In this four part series, the former chair of the CSA Working
Group and the man who presented the CUSL Blueprint to Sepp Blatter and
Michel Platini, speaks out for an alternative vision for soccer in
Canada. Gerry Gentile has co-founded 5 successful high tech businesses
which have sold over $10 billion worth of products and services
globally.
As
we lament yet another recent failed World Cup qualifying campaign and
as we see the rate of growth for registrations decline to less than 4%
per year, it is clear that to reinvigorate the game in Canada, our one
and only Goal should be to qualify for the World Cup finals… not once
but always. Participation, registrations and the financial health of
the game, its clubs and associations depends on it.
What
if Canada had not defeated Honduras 2-1 in St John’s, Newfoundland, on
a cold September 15th in 1985 and thus not qualified for our one and
only appearance at the World Cup Finals? Would we still be convinced
that not having our own national professional soccer league has
prevented us from qualifying for another World Cup finals?
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 09 November 2008 )
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CSA Strategic Plan: 2009-13 |
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Written by Bill Ault
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Wednesday, 15 October 2008 |
Download and review a copy.
More to come later I'm sure.
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Montreal 4:1 Joe Impact Live Updates |
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Written by Bill Ault
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Wednesday, 08 October 2008 |
Ongoing commentary on the Voyaguers site:
http://www.canadian-soccer.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=17776
Final whistle: Impact have one foot in the quarterfinals!
ET - Keith Griffith head coach of Joe Public must be regretting his prediction that his team would win this match 4-0 after their 2-0 loss in Montreal. Two minutes of extra time to be added to be played in front of Joe Public family because even their friends have left.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 09 October 2008 )
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Written by Bill Ault
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Wednesday, 01 October 2008 |
Match fixing is not exactly new to professional sport including soccer
but thanks to the rise in internet betting and other factors in seems
to be in the news almost daily.
Just today the stories include but are not limited to the Russian Mob
being implicated in fixing last year's Champions League match between
Zenit St. Petersburg and Bayern Munich, wide spread corruption has been
uncovered in the Bulgarian League
and that UEFA has started recruiting for a new gambling investigation
unit after admitting that 25 UEFA Cup matches were being studied due to
irregular betting patterns. European football’s governing body said it
would launch a continent-wide task force to tackle match fixing and
illegal betting in all football competitions.
Declan Hill whose
book "The Fix - Soccer and Organized Crime" we reviewed last month
joined CanadaKicks Radio for a interview - Hill's book may not have
been the tipping point for the recent investigations but nonetheless he
has some interesting things to say about the state of the game.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 01 October 2008 )
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You Get What You Pay For... |
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Written by Bill Ault
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Friday, 12 September 2008 |
The Football Federation of Australia has reportedly earmarked A$10 million ($8.75 million Canadian) to help the team in their World Cup and Asian Cup qualifying campaigns according to reports in the Australian media.
To put that in a Canadian context the Canadian Soccer Association's entire budget is approximately $12-13 million. The CSA budget is to cover all national team programs, operations and management.
Read the whole story on the blog...
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Written by Bill Ault
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Thursday, 11 September 2008 |
The once almost anointed saviour of Canadian soccer Brazilian coach Rene Simoes is possibly available again with reports coming out of Jamaica that he has been fired by the Jamaican Football Federation.
Expectations are that Dale Mitchell will be released by the Canadian Soccer Association after Canada's 2-1 loss to Mexico on Wednesday night.
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