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denime
10-24-2008, 06:04 AM
TFC, SJ look to end year with positive
Both teams eliminated from playoff race last weekend

The two expansion teams for the last two years meet in their season finales at Buck Shaw Stadium when the San Jose Earthquakes entertain Toronto FC. Both saw their bids for a place in the MLS Cup Playoffs come down to the final weekend of the season before reaching an end, each team eliminated last Saturday evening. The Earthquakes return home for their season finale after a two-year hiatus off losses on both ends of a two-game road trip; Toronto FC comes into the game on a late-season four-game unbeaten run. ...

Read more (http://toronto.fc.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20081023&content_id=198483&vkey=news_t280&fext=.jsp&team=t280)


Carver ready for San Jose
Reds will train out west on Friday

Toronto FC will train in San Jose on Friday ahead of the final game of the 2008 season against the Earthquakes on Saturday night (10:00p.m. live on CBC Bold). Reds coach John Carver is determined to ensure that his players take the game seriously despite being out of playoff contention. "I've already talked with the players and they know that the season isn't over yet," said Carver. "We don't finish until after the game on Saturday, and it's very important that they carry on the good work that has been done in the last couple of months. I want to finish the season off in style and do it properly." ...

Read more (http://toronto.fc.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20081023&content_id=198426&vkey=news_t280&fext=.jsp&team=t280)


Academy players called up
Nine of Reds U-16s in Montreal for training :canada:

Nine players from the TFC Academy Under-16 team have been invited to Montreal for a training camp with Canada's U17 National team. The training camp runs from 23rd-25th of October and if players impress, they could earn a place in the squad for qualifying games being held in Mexico next year for a place in the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria in 2009. ...

Reda more (http://toronto.fc.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20081023&content_id=198357&vkey=news_t280&fext=.jsp&team=t280)



Falling markets don't slow MLS bids
THE CANADIAN PRESS

VANCOUVER -- With the stock market staggering and the Canadian dollar falling this wouldn't appear to be the best time to invest money into bringing a Major League Soccer franchise to Vancouver.

Even with the uncertain financial markets Jeff Mallett, the former Yahoo! Inc, president and an owner of the San Francisco Giants, believes soccer has a long-term future on the West Coast.

Read more (http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/2008/10/23/mls_bids/)


Let the bidding begin
The Associated Press

ZURICH — The contest to win hosting rights for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups starts Friday when FIFA's executive committee meets to set a timetable for candidates bidding to stage the biggest sporting event on the planet.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has said he wants the governing body to choose hosts for both editions in three years' time.
The race will be fiercely contested with a lineup of candidates including Australia, China, England, Russia and the United States. Blatter said last year that Canada was among the countries interested in bidding for the 2018 event.
A message left with the Canadian Soccer Association on Thursday was not immediately returned. ....

Read more (http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081023.wsptbids1023/GSStory/GlobeSportsSoccer/home)


SUNSHINE (http://www.torontosun.com/sunshinegirl/) :)

I_AM_CANADIAN
10-24-2008, 07:05 AM
The CSA putting in a World Cup bid?

Never, ever going to happen. They're too busy jumping around in the piles of Honduran and Jamaican money they made off of qualifiers.

Redcoe15
10-24-2008, 08:06 AM
CSA + World Cup bid = :smilielol5:

redcard
10-24-2008, 08:20 AM
if blatter mentioned the CSA 2018 bid then i wouldnt be surprised if the CSA did mention themselves as probable bidders perhaps a joint USA-Canada bid?...i think a better starting point would be to get the gold cup first.

Nodoubtguy
10-24-2008, 08:21 AM
Seriously.....is the CSA dumb enough to think they could ever do anything right??

Nice to hear about the U-17 call ups.

denime
10-24-2008, 08:29 AM
1. Seriously.....is the CSA dumb enough to think they could ever do anything right??

2. Nice to hear about the U-17 call ups.


1. YES THEY ARE .

2. It is nice to see 9 players being called for U17.

This is a good sign for Canadian soccer,now Professional clubs developing players and not Provincial associations and CSA.

Stouffville_RPB
10-24-2008, 08:40 AM
glad to say today's sunshine is an upgrade from yesterday...

flatpicker
10-24-2008, 09:14 AM
glad to say today's sunshine is an upgrade from yesterday...

absolutely!

But I still think they need a new photographer!
He really doesn't capture sexiness very well...




... oh, and soccer is fun!

denime
10-24-2008, 01:34 PM
Reds kids excited by call-up

Academy under 16s in Montreal

Nine players from Toronto FC Academy Under-16s team are training with the Canada U-17s at a camp in Montreal. They are vying for a place on the squad for U-17 World Cup Qualifying which starts next year. Midfielder Matt Stinson admits this is an opportunity he has been waiting for. "It means a lot to me to be selected for this," said Stinson. "I've always wanted to play for my country and this is giving me an opportunity to do that. Up until now I've been working for a long time to get to this position and if I could make it into the team for the World Cup Qualifying games it would probably be the best moment of my life. There is pressure going into this camp but I've got used to playing under pressure over the years." ....


Read more (http://toronto.fc.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20081024&content_id=198635&vkey=news_t280&fext=.jsp&team=t280)

CretanBull
10-24-2008, 03:20 PM
A message left with the Canadian Soccer Association on Thursday was not immediately returned. ....


I find something about that really funny....were they out to lunch?

Redcoe15
10-24-2008, 03:22 PM
I find something about that really funny....were they out to lunch?
They've been out to lunch for DECADES!!!

CoachGT
10-24-2008, 05:15 PM
Thanks for the news denime. Really nice to see it when you're on the road!

Mojo
10-25-2008, 12:06 AM
Hey, hosting might be our only chance to see our boys on the field for a WC, so lets hope it happens :)