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January 31, 2009
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Selected games to watch from British Columbia's top senior men's and women's amateur leagues.

Friday February 13

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VMSL - ICSF Inter and Columbus-Clan FC
8:00pm Vancouver Technical School - The Italian derby featuring two of the top teams in the VMSL

Sunday February 15

MWSL - Surrey United Premier vs Richmond CIU
10:00am Cloverdale Athletic Park, Surrey

LIWSL - Gorge FC vs Vic West
2:15pm Victor Brodeur - This game will decide the league title.

FVSL - Athletic Club BC vs Langley Utd
8:00pm Byrne Creek TURF Pakenham Cup

VISL - Cowichan Sportstraders 2 vs Bays United FC
2:15pm MacAdam Park - Has the best team in Division 2 against Cowichan. Definite makings of an upset.

Calendar

Wednesday February 25

Club Santos Laguna vs Montreal Impact
CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinal Round
5:00pm Pacific, Montreal

Thursday March 5

Montreal Impact vs Club Santos Laguna
CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinal Round
7:00pm Pacific, Corona, Mexico

Saturday May 30

Canada vs Cyprus
International Exhibition - Men
Cyprus

Canadian Clubs on TV

Wednesday February 25

Club Santos Laguna vs Montreal Impact
CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinal Round
5:00pm PT CBC Bold

Thursday March 5

Montreal Impact vs Club Santos Laguna
CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinal Round
7:00pm PT CBC Bold

Please always check local listings

BC League Schedules

BC College Athletic Assoc
CIS Canada West - Men
CIS Canada West - Women
Fraser Valley SL - Men
Lower Island Women's SA
Metro Women's SL
Pacific Coast Soccer League
SFU Clan - Men
SFU Clan - Women
Vancouver Island SL - Men
Vancouver Metro SL - Men
Youth Leagues - Boys
Youth Leagues - Girls

Waterfront Stadium

Official Stadium Website
Friends of Soccer
Stadium Now!

Quotable

"In football, you can never say anything is certain. The benchmark is 38-40 points. That has always been the case. That will never change."
Steve Bruce, English coach

Today in Football History

10 February 1973
F.I.F.A. withdrew permission for overseas teams to compete in the forthcoming South African games.
(The Association of Football Statisticiansns)

9 February 2009

Bob Lennarduzzi on 'It's Called Football'
Bob Lenarduzzi, President of the Vancouver Whitecaps, joins Ben Rycroft, Ben Knight and Chantelle Junker to talk about MLS expansion, recent signings and where he ranks Montreal and Toronto in comparison to his club.

Impact take on Fiesole Caldine on Tuesday
“Now that we are entering the last stage of our preparation for the February 25 game, we are going to use two different teams for our two final preseason games in Italy,” explained Impact assistant coach Marc Dos Santos.

Rhian Wilkinson reports from California WNT camp
Carolina Morace, and I am not sure yet what the coach wants us to call her, said a few words at the start of our meetings and, from my perspective, she said everything right. She is very excited to be here, and she seems to have a very clear vision of how to bring us to that next step in women’s soccer.

Toronto FC inks Argentine forward Pablo Vitti
Vitti, 23, joins from FC Chernomorets Odessa of the Ukrainian Premier League where he was on loan from Independiente of Argentina. “We’ve kept tabs on him since he played here in the summer,” said manager, director of soccer Mo Johnston.

Reds beat U.S. U20s - Toronto FC
Toronto FC beat the U.S. Under 20s 2-1 in a preseason game in Bradenton, Fla. on Sunday afternoon. It was the Reds first competitive game of preseason. Chad Barrett and trialist Michael McGlinchey scored the goals.

Toronto FC's Wynne named to U.S. national team - CBC
Toronto FC defender Marvell Wynne was named Sunday to the United States national team ahead of the Americans' crucial World Cup qualifying contest against Mexico.

Sounders FC beat Galaxy in exhibition - Seattle Times
The field was muddy and slick and the weather was biting cold. None of it mattered much to Sounders FC. The expansion MLS franchise made history with its first game against an actual opponent, and made it an afternoon to remember with a 3-1 victory over the Galaxy.

Seattle faces LA in preseason opener - MLS
While their official Major League Soccer debut doesn't come until March 19, when they play host to the New York Red Bulls at Qwest Field, Sounders FC are excited to see live game action as they begin a hectic week where the expansion club plays five games between Monday and Friday.

LA's £15M Beckham Price Tag - Mirror
AC Milan general manager Adriano Galliani admits their offer for David Beckham is a long way off what Los Angeles Galaxy want for the England midfielder. 

Milan or money? Probably both for Becks - Toronto Star
Imagine: David Beckham would rather stay in Milan and compete with and against many of the world's best players than return to the MLS and hit the garden spots of, say, Columbus and Salt Lake City, versus inferior competition.

Style of play hurts Canada - Toronto Sun
Many questions have been asked over the years across Canada as to why we can't win in soccer. The usual excuses of lack of funding, apathy, the governing body and climate are typical answers. 

Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC Announce Head Coaches for 2009 PCSL Season - PCSL
As a new era in Coquitlam soccer fast approaches with the coming 2009 Pacific Coast Soccer League season, Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC is pleased to announce the head coaches for our inaugural PCSL campaign.

SAAC Holds AGM, Announces New Board Members
Soccer Academy Alliance Canada (SAAC), a not-for-profit incorporated association representing Canadian soccer academies and schools, recently held its third Annual General Meeting.  Representatives from all voting and non-voting members were invited to attend and take part in the meeting.

YOUTH SOCCER

Residency trio in Canada U-17 squad - Whitecaps FC
Three Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency players have been called up to the latest training camp with Canada's U-17 men's national team.

Port Moody Wolves vs Coquitlam Tornadoes - Coastal Cup
Port Moody U15 Girls Wolves battled their cross-town rivals the Coquitlam Tornadoes to a scoreless draw in regulation time to earn a single point, but failed to win the shootout in Coastal Cup play on Sunday. 

WORLD SOCCER

Argentina shocked as history made - FIFA
Venezuela and Paraguay have joined Brazil and Uruguay in qualifying for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009, but reigning world champions Argentina will not be venturing to the African continent following a dramatic final day in the South American preliminary tournament.

Manager Scolari sacked by Chelsea - BBC
A statement on the club's website revealed the move had been made "to maintain a challenge for the trophies we are still competing for". Scolari, who led Brazil to their 2002 World Cup win, was appointed in June as the replacement for Avram Grant.

Portsmouth confirm that Adams has been axed - The Independent
The struggling Barclays Premier League club lost 3-2 to Liverpool on Saturday after conceding two late goals, and the Fratton Park board have opted to remove Adams and first-team coach John Metgod.

Costa Rica to host Honduras in key World Cup clash - CONCACAF
Honduras coach Reinaldo Rueda is so serious about earning points at next week's World Cup qualifying match at Costa Rica that he had the team fly to Bogota, Colombia on Tuesday to prepare on the artificial surface of a club in the Colombian capital.

7 - 8 February 2009

Impact remain unbeaten on Italian soil
The Montreal Impact and Italian fourth division club VF Colligiana (Serie C2) tied 1-1, Saturday, at Stadio Gino Manni, in Colle di Val d’Elsa. The Impact remains unbeaten in three exhibition games on Italian soil.

Our women: Canada’s team - Onward!
I’ve spent a lot of time in a lot of grandstands, bars and chalk-filled utility rooms, talking a lot of soccer with a lot of experts. Often I hear – and still it amazes me – “spending money on women’s soccer is a waste.”

4-4-who? - Sportsnet
Will the formation used by John Carver in his first season work with the crowded and creative midfield he inherited this winter?

Galaxy reject AC Milan's 1st offer for Beckham - CBC
David Beckham's chances of staying in Italy remain in doubt after the Los Angeles Galaxy rejected AC Milan's initial offer for the English midfielder.

English national team recalls Beckham - SLAM!
David Beckham has been recalled to the England team for next Wednesday's friendly against European champion Spain. The Los Angeles Galaxy star, currently on loan to AC Milan, is in a squad of 23 going to Seville for the game. 

A.C. Milan to Becks' enjoyment - London Free Press
There really is no longer any mystery surrounding the David Beckham saga. The moment Beckham and A.C. Milan found out he could still play, his stint with North American soccer and the Los Angeles Galaxy was over.

Galaxy season ticket holders want refund - ABC
It looks like soccer star David Beckham wants to get out of his contract with the L.A. Galaxy, so he can play in Italy. And now, some Galaxy fans who bought season tickets because of Beckham want out too.

WORLD SOCCER

Bradley names US roster for Mexico match - MLS
US national team coach Bob Bradley has named a 20-man roster ahead of Wednesday's opening final round FIFA World Cup qualifier against rival Mexico. The roster includes eight Major League Soccer based players.

Little done to stop racism in European soccer - Yahoo!
Ghanaian soccer player Solomon Opoku heard the Serbian fans screaming racist insults and turned around as they set upon him, hurling punches and abuse. The attackers were supporters of Opoku’s team, determined that a black player shouldn’t take the field for their club.

Is three points for a win good for football? - Guardian
Jimmy Hill has said that offering three points for a win 'revolutionised' football. But statistics don't necessarily support the claim.

Match fixing headed Britain's way says Hill - The Independent
Gambling scandals are almost as old as football, blighting the game in ways as diverse as the Swan-Kay-Lane match-fixing case of 1965, the Grobbelaar-Segers-Fashanu trials of 1997 and numerous minor fines for players who made "recreational" bets that flouted the FA's blanket ban on betting, which has been diluted in recent years.

Soccer-Ukraine says UEFA pleased with Euro 2012 progress - Reuters
European soccer authorities are pleased with Ukraine's progress in preparing for the Euro 2012 championship, to be co-hosted with neighbouring Poland, senior Ukrainian officials said on Friday.

Materazzi wins libel damages - Globe Sports
Italian defender Marco Materazzi has won libel damages from a British tabloid over reports that he called Zinedine “the son of a terrorist whore” before the Frenchman head-butted him in the 2006 World Cup final.

Mexico paper re-launches voodoo promo against US team - AP
U.S.-based electronics retailer RadioShack dropped out as a distribution partner last week after learning details of the campaign. But Record managed to find U.S.-based Blockbuster as a new co-sponsor.

Mexico heads to United States looking to overcome winless streak, form, cold - CONCACAF
CONCACAF’s two biggest powers square off at Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday to kick off the 10-match final round of World Cup qualifying, which will decide the region’s three guaranteed spots in South Africa.

U.S. Soccer Seeing Red - New York Times
The U.S. Soccer Federation re-issued orders to Sam’s Army and the militia of American soccer fans to “red-out” Columbus Crew Stadium next Wednesday for the national team’s World Cup qualifier against Mexico.

Matildas thumped by Italians - FFA
Italy has handed the Matildas a thumping 5-1 defeat at Canberra Stadium, Australia on Saturday evening, in a disappointing international send-off for veteran midfielder Joey Peters.

If Henry leaves Barcelona, could MLS be next? - SBI
Thierry Henry is enjoying a significantly better second season with FC Barcelona than first season, but that doesn't look like it will be enough to keep him around for a third.

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