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Second-year Timbers and Whitecaps renew rivalry, battle for bragging rights Monte Stewart, The Canadian Press - The Canadian Press - 16 hours ago
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps did not achieve one of their primary goals. Now, they will focus on the other one.
Toronto: Worst in the MLS standings but joint best when it comes to millionaires Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press - The Canadian Press - 19 hours ago
TORONTO - Worst in their respective conferences, Toronto FC and the Los Angeles Galaxy lead Major League Soccer in million-dollar-plus salaries.
Toronto turns attention back to league, look to snap streak against Philadelphia Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press - The Canadian Press - 21 hours ago
TORONTO - A cup triumph in the books, it's back to reality for Toronto FC.
Montreal Impact ready for first visit to Colorado and tilt against Rapids Sean Farrell, The Canadian Press - The Canadian Press - 23 hours ago
MONTREAL - As the Montreal Impact prepare to play their first Major League Soccer game in Colorado, they're faced with challenge of the Rapids' Mile High home-field advantage.
FIFA chief Sepp Blatter calls for alternative to penalty shootouts to settle matches Graham Dunbar, The Associated Press - The Canadian Press - Fri, 25 May, 2012
BUDAPEST, Hungary - FIFA President Sepp Blatter has asked German great Franz Beckenbauer to find an alternative to penalty shootouts.
FIFA chief Sepp Blatter asks Franz Beckenbauer to find alternative to penalty-kick shootouts The Associated Press - The Canadian Press - Fri, 25 May, 2012
BUDAPEST, Hungary - FIFA President Sepp Blatter has asked German soccer great Franz Beckenbauer to find an alternative to penalty-kick shootouts.
Euro 2012: With challengers aplenty, Spain is still the team to beat at European Championship Mattias Karen, The Associated Press - The Canadian Press - Fri, 25 May, 2012
LONDON - It used to be that the only thing to expect from Spain at major tournaments was that it would fall short of expectations.
Anti-corruption adviser Pieth urges FIFA against wasting 'brilliant opportunity' to change Graham Dunbar, The Associated Press - The Canadian Press - Fri, 25 May, 2012
BUDAPEST, Hungary - FIFA's top anti-corruption adviser has warned world soccer nations against wasting "a brilliant opportunity" to rid the governing body of mismanagement after months of turmoil.
Caps must dig deep now Vancouver Province - Fri, 25 May, 2012
Last season, after they'd lost the Canadian championship final in Toronto, the Vancouver Whitecaps returned home to the question: "What's left to play for?"
Impact adds Di Vaio as first designated player Montreal Gazette - Fri, 25 May, 2012
The Impact has begun an-other chapter in its inaugural season in Major League Soccer with the signing of Marco Di Vaio as Montreal's first designated player.
5 stories, including Cataractes stay alive & Rangers look to do same CBC - Thu, 24 May, 2012
The Shawinigan Cataractes weren't exactly accomodating hosts, brushing aside the Edmonton Oil Kings in Memorial Cup action on Thursday. Meanwhile, Rangers coach John Tortorella wasn't too concerned about facing elimination Friday.
Impact sign forward Marco Di Vaio, give Italian designated player status Sean Farrell, The Canadian Press - The Canadian Press - Thu, 24 May, 2012
MONTREAL - In convincing Marco Di Vaio to come play for them, the Montreal Impact dreamed big and took the patient route to securing the elite player they had always targeted.
Former Canadian soccer skipper Paul Stalteri ready to resume career Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press - The Canadian Press - Thu, 24 May, 2012
Paul Stalteri, Canada's most capped men's soccer player, is healthy again and looking for work.
After Muamba, referee Webb says faking pain on the pitch can jeopardize serious conditions Graham Dunbar, The Associated Press - The Canadian Press - Thu, 24 May, 2012
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Faking injuries on the pitch could jeopardize treatment for players, who suffer cardiac arrest and other life threatening conditions, World Cup final referee Howard Webb told a FIFA medical conference.
FIFA aims to start anti-doping tests for football referees The Associated Press - The Canadian Press - Thu, 24 May, 2012
BUDAPEST, Hungary - FIFA says referees could soon undergo testing for banned performance enhancing drugs.
Flat Caps hand title to Toronto Vancouver Province - Thu, 24 May, 2012
This time, it wasn't lightning and torrential rain that cost the Vancouver Whitecaps in the Canadian championship.
Toronto FC hopes cup win will trigger a move out of Major League Soccer basement Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press - The Canadian Press - Thu, 24 May, 2012
TORONTO - For once, the music blared in the Toronto FC locker-room.