The Canadian Soccer Association has announced it will hold a men’s U-23/Olympic identification camp this 8-18 November. Coach Tony Fonseca has invited 18 players to the camp which will be held in Sunrise, FL, USA. This will be coach Fonseca’s second camp this season.
As part of Fonseca’s identification camp in Sunrise, FL, the team will train twice daily and take part in a pair of exhibition matches against local clubs.
The men’s U-23 program features players born 1989 or later, which from an age category includes players that took part in last year’s 2009 CONCACAF Men’s Under-20 Championship. Coach Fonseca will have until early 2012 to prepare this age category for the CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualification Tournament.
Two years ago, only two teams qualified through CONCACAF for the 2008 Men’s Olympic Football Tournament. Canada performed very well in the tournament and came within a win of reaching the Olympics.
Nine players called into this camp took part in Fonseca’s previous men’s U-23 camp in January. The players come from clubs in Canada, USA and Europe. The youngest players are 19 while the oldest players are 21.
CANADA
GK- Julien Latendresse Lévesque | GER / Energie Cottbus | Chambly, QC, CAN
GK- Michal Misiewicz | POL / Polonia Bytom | Calgary, AB, CAN
D- Sean Hart | USA / Schulz Academy | Toronto, ON, CAN
D- Fabrice Lassonde | GER / Ingolstadt FC | Mont-St-Grégoire, QC, CAN
D- Ashtone Morgan | CAN / Toronto FC Academy | Toronto, ON, CAN
D- Eddy Sidra | Unattached / sans club | Edmonton, AB, CAN
M- Philippe Davies | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Longueuil, QC, CAN
M- Ethan Gage | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Cochrane, AB, CAN
M- Mozesh Gyorio | USA / FC Tampa Bay | Stratford, PE, CAN
M- Jonathan Parolini | ITA / ASD Bojano | Vaughan, ON
M- Cesar Santamaria | SLV / CD Municipal | Regina, SK, CAN
M- Jarek Whiteman | CAN / Portugal FC | Brampton, ON, CAN
F- Reda Agourram | CAN / Impact Montréal | Montréal, QC, CAN
F- Randy Edwini-Bonsu | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Edmonton, AB, CAN
F- Sherif El-Masri | SIN / Home United FC | Scarborough, ON, CAN
F- Derek Gaudet | USA / Portland Timbers | Bayside, NS, CAN
F- Igor Pisanjuk | HUN / Szolnoki MÁV FC | Mississauga, ON, CAN
F- Kyle Porter | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Mississauga, ON, CAN
Canada will face Mexico in the CONCACAF Women’s World Cup Qualifier championship final on Monday 8 November in Cancún, Mexico. The two sides have already qualified for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Germany 2011, but will now play for the CONCACAF championship trophy and a set of gold medals on Monday night.
The championship final kicks off at 20.00 (local time) at the Estadio Andres Quintana Roo. The match will be broadcast live on CBCSports.ca, bold television, Radio-Canada.ca/sports and CONCACAF TV (21.00 ET / 18.00 PT). The Canada-Mexico final will be preceded by the match for third place between USA and Costa Rica (17.00 local).
'The numbers suggest we have been one of the best teams in tournament,' said national coach Carolina Morace. 'We must now try to win the tournament.'
Canada is the only undefeated team left standing in the tournament. Canada is 4-0-0 after three wins in the group stage and a 4:0 win over Costa Rica in the semi-final stage. Mexico also won its semi-final match (an impressive 2:1 win over USA), but its record is 3-0-1 including an 0:3 loss to Canada in the group stage.
The 2010 championship will mark the second time Canada and Mexico meet in a CONCACAF women’s final. Twelve years ago, the two sides met in the 1998 CONCACAF Women’s World Cup Qualifier in Etobicoke, ON, with Canada taking gold after a 1:0 score line in the final. USA did not participate that year as it had already qualified as host of the FIFA Women’s World Cup USA 1999; Canada and Mexico, meanwhile, both booked tickets for USA 1999.
In 2011, Mexico will be taking part in its second FIFA Women’s World Cup while Canada will be taking part in its fifth-consecutive FIFA Women’s World Cup (all since Sweden 1995). USA and Costa Rica still have a chance to qualify for Germany 2011, but only the CONCACAF third-place finisher will get that chance when it faces Italy in a two-leg playoff in late November.
Canada, whose title sponsor is Winners and presenting sponsor is Teck, has 20 healthy players for Monday’s final. While it will be facing a pro-Mexican crowd at the Estadio Andres Quintana Roo, it will have the support of all Canadian fans back home as well as the contingent of Canadian fans who traveled to Cancún for the tournament.
To date, the Canadian Soccer Association has won eight CONCACAF titles, including the one by Canada’s women’s team at the 1998 CONCACAF Women’s World Cup Qualifier. Canada’s national teams have also won gold in 1985 (Men’s Championship), 1986 (Men’s U-20 Championship), 1996 (Men’s U-20 Championship), 2000 (Men’s Gold Cup), 2004 (Women’s U-20 Championship), 2008 (Women’s U-20 Championship) and 2010 (Women’s U-17 Championship in March).
DT Manuel Pellegrini: "Quiero hacer crecer al Málaga y crear un proyecto a largo plazo"
El "Ingeniero" viajará con el equipo a Barcelona este fin de semana, pero presenciará el partido desde la tribuna
El nuevo entrenador del Málaga, Manuel Pellegrini, manifestó hoy durante su presentación que su principal objetivo es "hacer crecer al Málaga" y conformar un "proyecto a largo plazo".El técnico chileno, ex entrenador del Real Madrid y Villarreal, se mostró "muy contento" de volver a España, donde dirigió durante "seis años muy importantes", por lo que afronta el reto del Málaga "con mucha ilusión".Pellegrini reconoció que conocía al Málaga "por fuera" y constató que en el club malacitano hay "mucha ilusión" por crear un "proyecto importante y crecer en el futuro", lo que fue su "mayor interés" para recalar en el conjunto de la costa del Sol."Lo que más me interesó es la intención de hacer un proyecto a largo plazo y la nueva directiva quiere hacer crecer al club y potenciar la parte deportiva en paralelo a otras áreas", reiteró el técnico chileno.El "Ingeniero" matizó que su sistema de juego es "distinto" al del ex técnico portugués Jesualdo Ferreira, aunque reconoció que es "difícil hacer un diagnóstico" de las circunstancias que llevaron a Málaga a su situación actual, ubicándose en el 17º lugar de la tabla de posiciones.Pellegrini, que reveló que en principio el club blanquiazul le ofrecía cinco años de contrato, prefirió firmar por tres temporadas, ya que "tienes más libertad y no te acomodas", aunque resaltó que "ojalá" esté en el Málaga durante las próximas cinco campañas.Además, encontró "cierta similitud" con el Villarreal que entrenó hace dos temporadas, aunque señaló que en el "Submarino Amarillo" hubo "fortuna, responsabilidad y apoyo para dar el salto" a la elite.Finalmente, Pellegrini confirmó que viajará con el equipo a Barcelona para presenciar el partido ante el Espanyol, aunque no se sentará la banca y seguirá el encuentro desde la grada del estadio de Cornellá.
