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07-15-2009, 06:25 AM
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Scheduling keeps De Rosario out of All-Star Game
By Mark Polishuk / MLSnet.com Staff
TORONTO -- Dwayne De Rosario always seems to be a newsmaker at the MLS All-Star Game, whether it's by scoring match-winning goals or capturing MVP honors.
But at the 2009 MLS All-Star Game, any headlines about De Rosario will center around his absence from the league's annual midseason spectacle.
Read More (http://toronto.fc.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090714&content_id=5873750&vkey=news_t280&fext=.jsp&team=t280)
De Rosario to miss MLS all-star game
The Canadian Press
Canadian midfielder Dwayne De Rosario is skipping the MLS all-star game to help Toronto FC in its CONCACAF Champions League game against the Puerto Rico Islanders.
Both games are July 29.
Chicago Fire midfielder Cuauhtemoc Blanco will replace De Rosario in the MLS all-star side that will play England’s Everton in Sandy, Utah.
Blanco received the next highest voting percentage in the midfield.
Read More (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/de-rosario-to-miss-mls-all-star-game/article1218395/)
Canada looks to advance to second straight Gold Cup semi-final
The Canadian Press
Canada can advance to its second straight CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinal on Saturday, and help erase the sting of another disappointing World Cup qualifying campaign in the process.
Canada faces Honduras this weekend in quarter-final action at the soccer championship for North and Central America and the Caribbean.
The surprising Canadians were undefeated in group play, winning Group A with a 2-0-1 record for seven points. Canada defeated Jamaica and El Salvador by scores of 1-0, then tied Costa Rica 2-2.
Read More (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/canada-looks-to-advance-to-second-straight-gold-cup-semi-final/article1218423/)
Casualties in Hart's Army
By RYAN JOHNSTON Canadian coach Stephen Hart hopes a rash of injuries will not derail what has been a coming-out party for Canada at the Gold Cup.
After winning Group A with a 2-0-1 record, Canada will try to reach the tournament semi-finals for the second-straight time under Hart when the team hosts Group B runner-up Honduras on July 18 in Philadelphia.
Read More (http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/2009/07/14/gold_cup_hart_canada_injuries/)
SUNSHINE (http://www.torontosun.com/sunshinegirl/)
Scheduling keeps De Rosario out of All-Star Game
By Mark Polishuk / MLSnet.com Staff
TORONTO -- Dwayne De Rosario always seems to be a newsmaker at the MLS All-Star Game, whether it's by scoring match-winning goals or capturing MVP honors.
But at the 2009 MLS All-Star Game, any headlines about De Rosario will center around his absence from the league's annual midseason spectacle.
Read More (http://toronto.fc.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090714&content_id=5873750&vkey=news_t280&fext=.jsp&team=t280)
De Rosario to miss MLS all-star game
The Canadian Press
Canadian midfielder Dwayne De Rosario is skipping the MLS all-star game to help Toronto FC in its CONCACAF Champions League game against the Puerto Rico Islanders.
Both games are July 29.
Chicago Fire midfielder Cuauhtemoc Blanco will replace De Rosario in the MLS all-star side that will play England’s Everton in Sandy, Utah.
Blanco received the next highest voting percentage in the midfield.
Read More (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/de-rosario-to-miss-mls-all-star-game/article1218395/)
Canada looks to advance to second straight Gold Cup semi-final
The Canadian Press
Canada can advance to its second straight CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinal on Saturday, and help erase the sting of another disappointing World Cup qualifying campaign in the process.
Canada faces Honduras this weekend in quarter-final action at the soccer championship for North and Central America and the Caribbean.
The surprising Canadians were undefeated in group play, winning Group A with a 2-0-1 record for seven points. Canada defeated Jamaica and El Salvador by scores of 1-0, then tied Costa Rica 2-2.
Read More (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/canada-looks-to-advance-to-second-straight-gold-cup-semi-final/article1218423/)
Casualties in Hart's Army
By RYAN JOHNSTON Canadian coach Stephen Hart hopes a rash of injuries will not derail what has been a coming-out party for Canada at the Gold Cup.
After winning Group A with a 2-0-1 record, Canada will try to reach the tournament semi-finals for the second-straight time under Hart when the team hosts Group B runner-up Honduras on July 18 in Philadelphia.
Read More (http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/2009/07/14/gold_cup_hart_canada_injuries/)
SUNSHINE (http://www.torontosun.com/sunshinegirl/)