WLS: Can you describe the moment when you were asked to work as Chair for the Next Women's World cup? I felt very honoured by the DFB's decision to entrust this pivotal position as president of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Organising Committee to me. The great support I received from the very first minute from the president of the German FA, Dr. Theo Zwanziger, made me feel confident. Besides, we have excellent people working at the OC, which makes things easier. WLS: How are the plans coming? (More)
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Sinclair shortlisted again for FIFA World Player of the Year |
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Thursday 29 October 2008
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Christine Sinclair |
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Who will be honoured with the title of FIFA World Player and FIFA
Women's World Player for 2008? FIFA has today announced the names of
the nominees (see below) and the final decision will be made by the
captains and head coaches of the men's and women's national teams.
At the beginning of December, FIFA will announce the names of the three
men and women who have received the most votes and the winners will be
revealed at the 18th FIFA World Player Gala at the Zurich Opera House
on 12 January 2009.
The lists of 23 male and 10 female candidates for these prestigious
awards have been drawn up by football experts from the Football
Committee and the Committee for Women's Football and the FIFA Women's
World Cup.
The following 23 men (in alphabetical order) are in contention for the title of FIFA World Player 2008:
Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo), Sergio Agüero (Argentina), Andrei Arshavin
(Russia), Michael Ballack (Germany), Gianluigi Buffon (Italy), Iker
Casillas (Spain), Deco (Portugal), Didier Drogba (Côte d'Ivoire),
Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon), Cesc Fabregas (Spain), Steven Gerrard
(England), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden), Andrés Iniesta (Spain), Kaká
(Brazil), Frank Lampard (England), Lionel Messi (Argentina), Franck
Ribéry (France), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), John Terry (England),
Fernando Torres (Spain), Ruud van Nistelrooy (Netherlands), David Villa
(Spain) and Xavi (Spain).
The following 10 women (in alphabetical order) are in contention for the title of FIFA Women's World Player 2008:
Nadine Angerer (Germany), Shannon Boxx (USA), Cristiane (Brazil),
Daniela (Brazil), Marta (Brazil), Birgit Prinz (Germany), Christine
Sinclair (Canada), Kelly Smith (England), Hope Solo (USA) and Ingvild
Stensland (Norway).
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Strategic Plan provides new start for soccer in Canada |
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Thursday 29 October 2008
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Soccer
in Canada is heading in a new direction. With the development of its
Strategic Plan and Strategic Activities documents, the Canadian Soccer
Association has taken the first steps in achieving specific milestones
for the sport over the next five years. To achieve those milestones,
the Association has identified key priorities that will help Canadian
soccer prosper both at the national and international levels.
The Strategic Plan and Strategic Activities (2009-2013) have been
published online at CanadaSoccer.com
(www.CanadaSoccer.com/strategic/strategicplan.asp). Both documents are
very much the starting points to a coordinated approach to soccer’s
future in Canada.
“The first strategic plan outlines the three-big priorities for our
Association and expresses how the Association will, through the
well-defined strategic activities, reach its fixed objectives,” said
Canadian Soccer Association president, Dr. Dominic Maestracci.
Those three strategic priorities are Wellness to World Cup, Member
Interaction and Sustainable Capacity. Wellness to World Cup features
the Association’s long-term player development plan and its
international aspirations for the national teams. Member Interaction
highlights the Association’s relationships at both the external (FIFA,
CONCACAF, FIFA members, provinces/territories, federal government,
multi-sport organizations) and internal levels (players, coaches,
referees, administrators, volunteers). Sustainable Capacity covers both
operational and revenue priorities.
The strategic priorities have been established to help the Association
achieve specific milestones for 2013. Those milestones include greater
revenue streams (a $25-million annual budget), triumphs for the
national teams (FIFA World Cup qualification for the men and a FIFA or
Olympic podium finish for the women), the promise of another FIFA
tournament (FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015), and the registration of more
Canadians playing the beautiful game (a million players by 2013).
“As soccer continues in its growth across the entire country, there
will be significant opportunities for the Canadian Soccer Association
to further develop its brand and to position soccer as the premiere
sport in Canada,” said Canadian Soccer Association General Secretary
Peter Montopoli. “As such, the Strategic Plan provides the necessary
roadmap to guide the sport through this exciting growth phase.”
The Canadian Soccer Association, in partnership with its members and
all its corporate partners, provides leadership in the pursuit of
excellence in soccer, both at the national and international levels.
The Canadian Soccer Association not only strives to lead Canada to
victory, but it also encourages Canadians towards a life-long passion
for soccer.
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Canada takes the lead with opening-day victory |
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Wednesday 28 October 2008
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Rachel Lamarre |
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Canada got off to a good start in the inaugural edition of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup New Zealand 2008. With a 1:0
victory over the hosts, Canada sits in first place in Group A after the
opening day of competition. Canada's other group opponents - Colombia
and Denmark - begin their tournament on 29 October at 12.00 local time
(which is 19.00 ET or 16.00 PT on 28 October).
The Canada-New Zealand match in Auckland was the lone game on the
opening day of the tournament. There are three games on 29 October,
including two featuring Group B teams in Christchurch. Costa Rica meets
Germany while Korea DPR meets Ghana. Groups C and D, meanwhile, begin
play on 30 October.
Canada's next match is 1 November against Colombia (13.00 local time).
The match will be streamed live back home in Canada on CBCSports.ca at
20.00 ET / 17.00 PT on 31 October.
The FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup New Zealand 2008 features 16 teams
divided into four groups. Only the top-two teams from each group
advance to the quarter-final stage. The eight teams will then play down
until two teams meet in the final on 16 November in Auckland (23.00 ET
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Canada ready to face New Zealand |
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Tuesday 27 October 2008
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Bryanna McCarthy |
For more information on this match, please visit the following fixture link.
Canada will make its debut at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup on
Tuesday 28 October against 2008 hosts New Zealand. The match kicks off
at 19.00 in Auckland, New Zealand, which back in Canada translates to
23.00 PT on 27 October or 02.00 ET on 28 October. The match will be
streamed live on CBCSports.ca.
Canada is one of 16 teams taking part in the inaugural FIFA U-17
Women's World Cup New Zealand 2008. Canada is in Group A with New
Zealand, Colombia (1 November) and Denmark (4 November). The top-two
teams in the group advance to the quarter-final stage.
Since its arrival in New Zealand last Sunday 19 October, the Canadian
team has been making daily preparations. The team has also had to
acclimatize to both the time difference (17 hours from Toronto) and the
weather (it is spring in that part of the world).
Also in the lead-up to the opening match, Canada shared a training
session with France on Friday 24 October. The two sides played a
three-by-25-minute exhibition with France scoring the lone goal in the
first period. The exhibition was played at Cambridge High School in
Hamilton.
Should all go well in the group stage, Canada hopes to be one of eight
teams that advances to the quarter-final stage. Should Canada continue
to advance, it would play a quarter-final match on 8 November in
Wellington, a semi-final match on 13 November in Christchurch, and the
final on 16 November back in Auckland. |
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Ian Bridge named women’s U-20 head coach |
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Friday 09 October 2008
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The Canadian Soccer Association announced today that it has appointed Ian Bridge as the new women's U-20 head coach. Mr. Bridge, who has served this year as an assistant coach on both the women's national and U-20 teams, will lead Canada to this year's FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Chile 2008.
Coach Bridge previously led Canada to three FIFA U-20 Women's World Cups - Canada 2002, Thailand 2004 and Russia 2006. Bridge helped Canada win a silver medal at the inaugural Canada 2002 championship, Canada's best-ever finish at a FIFA event. He spent the 2007 and 2008 seasons as an assistant with the national team.
The FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Chile 2008 runs 19 November to 7 December. At Chile 2008, Canada will open the tournament with group-stage matches against Japan (20 November), Congo DR (23 November) and Germany (27 November). Should Canada qualify, it will then play in the quarter-final match on 1 December, the semi-final match on 4 December, and the final on 7 December.
Canada's women's U-20 team, whose title sponsor is Winners, won the 2008 CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship in June. It also won the Torneo 4-Naciones (Four Nations Tournament) in Melipilla, Chile in September.
Former head coach Bob Birarda has since parted ways with the Canadian Soccer Association. The departure was a mutual decision which the Association and Mr. Birarda agreed was in the best interest of both parties. The Association wishes Mr. Birarda all the best in his future endeavours.
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