World Football Pages Issue 55, June 2005

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cjvg
A dance of dreamers and Dodos
I
nomatter what they do right (and I know they
get some things right ‘cause I’ve seen the
PowerPoint presentation), will forever be
lynched by the masses who are rarely happy
and rarely lift a finger if there isn’t a direct
and immediate payoff for themselves. Ryan
and Montagliani don’t get it all right but they
do need our support when they do. They also
need to keep plowing on with heads up,
collars loosened and a healthy dose
of skin thickening lotion.
Personally, I’d change everything but then, once again,
nobody listens to me if I
haven’t strapped them into a
Mucking with mediocrity
chair. So I strapped in Andy Sharpe,
Since we’ve all been keeping score for
president of the CSA, and asked the
so long, it’s safe to assume that although
resilient Scot to take a shot at life,
winning may not seem like everything, it
liberty and justice for all. Like
is clearly bloody important, and integral
Ryan and Montagliani, Sharpe is a
to Darwin’s ‘survival of the fittest’ plan
for cosmic development. Like it or not, Charles footballer at heart and though he doesn’t hit the
had a point, valid for both craggy little Pacific net with every strike, he at least has his eye on
islands teaming with life, and crusty grass the right target, and it’s not second-best for
Canada!
pitches in BC, alive with teams.
Kamloops Men’s Soccer League may have
read the Evolution of the Species, but it appears Making a point with Impact
they prefer the laws of the lesser know Quagmire Which brings us not to Kevin Pipe’s underof the Feces. Recent correspondence between, ground bunker in Ottawa, but further east to a
chiefly, Errol Wild, KMSL President, Len former colleague, Michel Comte, now with
McAdams, Pacific Coast Soccer League AFP in Montreal, and seeking a story on the
President, and middleman, Dave Spendlove, effect no hockey has had on soccer. This,
manager of Kamloops City Soccer Club, immediately on the heels of the Impact’s
leave one wondering who else out there actual- 13,000-seater May home-opener.
ly aspires to be nothing more than second best.
The impressive gate puts Whitecaps and
The idea that the league would impose regula- Lynx to shame and offers a little irony; in this
tions that restrict development of teams and divided land of warring football fiefdoms, the
players within the league, strikes both ever-whingeing French minority that forever
McAdams and Spendlove as nothing shy of rocks Canadian politics and constitutional stacrap. Despite understanding Wild’s team parity, bility, may actually be the most stable force in
fun forever theory, it appears Kamloops is Canadian soccer, with a fan base that actually
building a bog of contentment and offering it’s puts it’s mouth and it’s money in the same
elite players as much chance of survival in the place... in the seats at Claude Robillard. For
new world as the Dodo.
that we should applaud them and ask, “How
d'ya do that then?”
Are there more fans because there’s no NHL
15 seconds of sanity
A nice island ferry ride can be a thing of beauty Comte asks? Not bloody likely I suggest.
for both the majesty of the Strait of Georgia, and Hockey is hockey and simply cannot be
the solitude it can afford a traveller – time to replaced by soccer, baseball or curling from
muse and reflect, forecast and fantasise and Nova Scotia. Hockey is often about unshakdream of what one could do if only one ran the able passion too and the major newspapers will
reaffirm such by printing endless pages of
British Columbia Soccer Association.
My most recent trip back to Horsehoe Bay hockey news even when there isn’t any, and
was coloured by a subtle sunset and the surprise avoiding soccer as always. Old habits die hard
company of BCSA staff member, Diane in the Canadian media and it’s helpful to think
Hardie. Her casual, animated company was of them as George, the 150 year-old
most welcome, and her commentary on the Galapagos tortoise, moving at the speed of
state of the game was at times positively sub- boredom and doomed never to evolve.
Our beautiful game won’t evolve either if we
lime. In one 15-second moment, the finance
maestro who can talk as fast as she drives, sum- don’t shake off these shells of mediocrity and
marised the pure simplicity of all that is needed stop peeing in everyone’s water holes. Our
to speed our sport, our players and teams down game certainly won’t prosper because hockey
the long evolutionary road to success. It was might fail however, football will gain momenbeautiful really, and something I’ve been tum when orchestrators start behaving like a
extolling for three years every time I meet a team, asking the right questions and accepting
KMSL or a fractured club, a meddling parent, a the answers for the greater good, regardless of
politicking coach or anyone for that matter who how much those answers shake the foundations.
We will evolve when we all learn to adapt and
doesn’t get the bigger picture.
We talked of men that do; Keith Ryan, BCSA, embrace the notion that second best won’t get
and; Victor Montagliani, BCSA President Canada to the World Cup. Dodos be damned
●
and recently promoted CSA VP. Men, who I’m afraid... winning is everything.
ask myself the same old questions time and
time again, largely because no one else will
listen to me, but mostly because the sheer
absurdity of our soccer politic drives me to
shake my head at least once per week, wondering why many practitioners of our game
can’t see beyond their own football fields. On
three occasions during one May week alone,
my sensibilities were tweaked by the madness
of it all, surfacing first from the keyboard of
a BC amateur league, secondly at BC’s
provincial headquarters and thirdly, from a
media source square across the country.
CONTENTStable
From Provincial A Cups and B Cups,
Jordan and the Whitecaps, and Canada’s
bid for World Cups, June has been a busy
month both home and abroad,
amateur, pro and national.
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BCnews “Isn’t this great, the atmosphere is electric”
Whitecaps impressive
— Teflon Bob surveys the scene at Swangard
Stadium, June 10, and smiles. Though not the
crowds they’re packing in Montreal, over 5,000
onsight were animated, and enjoying a match
with a firecracker finish, as the
Whitecaps first lost their lead over
Portland, in injury time, then got it
back with seconds to spare, and
three points on the sheet.
L
ife is good in Vancouver lately. Early season fears of all-defense-no offense
football have been largely eroded by an evolving, attacking squad currently
sitting in 2nd spot of the USL First Division, with five wins, two ties and only
one loss (to Minnesota). First place belongs to Richmond Kickers, nine points
yet four games ahead. And with 15 goals to their credit Vancouver are hitting
the bag three times more than they concede goals. Only Montreal Impact (3rdranked) and Seattle Sounders (5th) have bettered that, and only Richmond
have scored more (with all their extra games). The Caps also remain unbeaten
at home in ten games (August 15, 2004, 1–0 to Seattle).
Bob Lenarduzzi had due reason to smile June 10 as he scanned the 5,337 at
the park that sunny eve. The numbers at the gate and the scoreboard are getting
better, and in support of his exclamation (see above-right) from the north-side
goal line, the atmosphere was lively and peppered with the almost-real sounds
of funky football songs and chants piped in. But not just the AV system made
noise. The fans in the stands, when not distracted by Winger the Freakin’
Mascot, appeared to be paying attention to, and actually enjoying the football
on the field.
Suitably bronzed
It was after all, “exciting, if not EPL standard,” as one young fan advised his
friend before kickoff. After a cagey start, Alfredo Valente (pictured right) was
questionably ‘hauled down’ in the box by Portland’s Aaron Heinzen at 39 min.
The spritely striker made no mistake and opened his season account from the
spot. Within a minute, midfielder Martin Nash took out some insurance and
the crowd was paying attention. They were definitely checking out the fine print
when Tom Poltl pulled one back at 78 mins. and in injury time, against all odds,
the Timbers levelled the score with a ripper from Edwin Miranda from 35
yards. Have you ever seen 5,000 people deflate in two seconds flat?
Fishing for Trout and Silverbacks
In a pre-game ceremony June 10 at Swangard
Stadium, several dozen Whitecaps and 86ers
alumni were paraded onto the track to honour
the memory of all-time scoring
legend Domenic Mobilio, and long-time
equipment manager Jock MacDonald.
Two new team trophies were unveiled; the
Domenic Mobilio Golden Boot and,
the Jock MacDonald Unsung Hero award.
2005 Provincial Cup Champions
Southsiders will warm to the news on how Rick Titus lit up like a
firecracker when I called him his old Eighty-Sixers nickname,
Goldfinger. He is pretty much the only thing Toronto have going for
them this year
— Jonathan Himsworth, somewhere in Montreal Sporting Club (green) defeated Surrey United on PK’s, May 15
BILL FOWLE / FOWLEFOTO.COM
ANURAG DIR / ASCENT
Bob Lilley introduced Ryan Trout in the 86th min. to seal up the backline, yet
following Portland’s shock equaliser, it was Trout who took charge at the right
edge of the Timbers box, twisting, turning, and firing a perfect cross for Steve
Klein to head in the back of the net and put the Caps back on top. Have you
ever seen 5,000 people spontaneously erupt? It’s a beautiful thing.
The Whitecaps play Atlanta June 18 to kick off a four-game road trip. The
Silverback match can be heard live on TEAM 1040 at 2:30pm PT. They return
to the Swangard faithful Sunday, June 26 to face Seattle.
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Timbers tilt Swangard celebrations
— see page 11 and 20
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USLnews
Eastern delights mon ami
I think it is right, blending the two conferences together. It creates good rivalry. Like Montreal–Vancouver. And of course with
Toronto–Montreal. Toronto actually raises their game to play Montreal. I think it’s heading in the right direction. But then again,
I’m a traditionalist… I do believe there should be only two points for a win — Andy Sharpe, CSA President on the new First Div.
That’s a bit of an afront to the work that the Montreal franchise has done. That’s an afront to Joey Saputo
and the people he’s put together to get that there. There was 13,000 in the stands last year!
— Sharpe dismayed with Eastern press that suggest the fans are here because hockey isn’t
O
second half and go pitchside to catch Impact
coach Nick DeSantis get
riled up at another scoreless home stand.
One to watch out for
here in the Island City is
Masahiro Fukasawa.
Fan darling Mauro Biello
might be edged aside by
this dynamo — possibly
the most inventive player
on the squad. Sabrango
still holds his weight and
Vincello and Pizzolitto
are in standard form but
the rest of the team was
invisible to me. But what
Dick does Montreal
As a spy in the house of love I’d planned to do I know about football.
send westward exciting news of Impact’s game I report on fan culture.
play. Sadly, I’ve witnessed two scoreless draws
and to-date, by far the best thing has been the True to roots
food, not surprising really since Saputo (the I took my photographer,
food conglomerate) is the major owner.
Anurag Dhir, on loan COME PREPARED FOR IMPACT: Surrounded by 13,000 Frenchmen, it’s a not a bad idea to bring along a crash helmet
However, Toronto’s visit to Montreal brought from yoga magazine Ascent, to see the fans
Dick Howard and many laughs with our very that had over-spilled onto the running track
danny tersigni
own national treasure, who sends tender wish- and pretend to have some free gear for them.
Montreal Xtreme folded in the
he Women’s Voyageurs Cup
es to every WFP reader. Old time broadcasters At each match so far a healthy away contingent
off-season due to ownership
East and West were inaugurated
Brian Wilde (CTV) and Pat Hickey (Canwest) has been accommodated, and have tried to give
issues. Meanwhile, in Toronto
almost choked on their celery to get a snap like the mighty Ultras a run for their money. As is in 2004 after Montreal Xtreme and
the Inferno was acquired by the
ours but Howard only had eyes for us. customary for a noble Southsider, I waded into Sudbury Canadians joined
Toronto Lynx. Hence, the 2005
Ottawa Fury and Toronto Inferno
Unfortunately, we had to dump Dick for the each visiting army to meet their leader and in the Eastern Conference, and the
Voyageurs Cup East features the
send greetings from the Calgary Wildfire and Edmonton
Fury, Sudbury Canadians and
West Coast, and sniffle: Aviators joined the Vancouver Whitecaps in the the Lynx, and will be decided on points earned via
“Nice work, but will you Western Conference of the USL’s W–League. The matches between these Canadian teams.
The show kicked off May 28 as Toronto visited
lot be making it out to addition of these new teams allowed for Canadian
women’s competitions analogous to the men’s Sudbury for a narrow 1–0 victory. The second match
Swangard then?”
VOYAGEURScup
T
DluHvs
APPRECIATING DICK:
If Canada had a Mount
Rushmore of soccer,
legendary Dick Howard
(left) would be there,
smiling just like this, but
Himsworth, the slueth from
the Southside, probably
wouldn’t make the cut
without first having a
bloody shave
ANURAG DIR / ASCENT
JH
Voyageurs Cup established two years prior.
Women’s Voyageurs Cup EAST
The first Eastern cup was won by the Fury, but only
barely. With minutes remaining in the final match
between Montreal and Ottawa, the Xtreme held a
2–0 lead that would have secured the title, but two
late goals and four tie-breakers later and Ottawa
snatched victory.
Despite a great inaugural season, including reaching the W–League Eastern Conference Final,
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June 11 saw Ottawa soundly defeat visitors Sudbury
8–0 on three goals by Canadian international Rhian
Wilkinson and four goals by 2004 W–League MVP
Kelly Parker.
Following another match in June, the Eastern cup
will wrap up with three matches early in July, including what could be a title-deciding finale July 17.
Women’s Voyageurs Cup WEST
Unlike the closely-contested East, the first Western cup
was won quite handily by W–League Champions,
Vancouver Whitecaps, who won everything against
Calgary Wildfire and Edmonton Aviators.
Despite Vancouver’s dominance, Edmonton performed well and showed great promise overall in
their first season. However, along with the men’s
team, the club folded during the off-season, as did
Calgary where the Wildfire suffered the same fate of
ownership issues.
The loss of both Alberta teams leaves Vancouver as
the lone Canadian in the Western Conference however, the new London Gryphons have entered the
Central Conference. Since neither Vancouver nor
London will face Canadians during the regular season, the Western cup will be based on points attained
in all W–League regular season matches.
As usual, Vancouver have started the season
strongly with five wins and one loss for 15 points, as
of June 11. However, London’s inaugural season has
also started well, with three wins, two draws and one
loss for 11 points as June 11. The race between the
two will continue till the weekend of July 22, 24. ●
Check WFP every month during the season for more
on the men’s and Women’s Voyageurs Cups, and visit
voyageurscup.ca for updated schedules, results,
standings and more.
ANURAG DIR / ASCENT
ver 12,000 attended Montreal Impact’s
opening match versus Rochester Raging
Rhinos at Claud Robillard Sports Complex.
Most impressive was both the crowd and the
spread put on for the media. I’ve been inside
many press boxes, from the Chicken Coop at
Swangard Stadium to the Panopticon at
Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge, and I would have
to say the CCR press box is most commendable and pretty much Olympic standard considering its original purpose. Curiously, it’s
reversible with two balconies – one for the
field outside and one facing into the enclosed
arena. With both this minor marvel and news
of a purpose built soccer stadium downtown, I
feel for the Southsiders of Vancouver.
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This BC page is made
possible by the
support of the PCSL
PACIFICcoast soccer
Penticton reaches fifty-year football milestone
P
enticton Pinnacles,
Penticton Soccer
Club’s (PSC) team entry
in the Pacific Coast
Soccer League, may have
only been in the league
since 1997 but the Club
has been an integral part of the Okanagan community for over 50 years.
The Penticton Pinnacles men’s team was created with a mandate to promote local soccer
and to provide young players with a chance to
play on a quality team in the highest caliber
soccer league available. Although the club has
yet to finish higher than sixth in the standings
during its eight years, the scoreline routinely
belies their capability.
The PSC was formed and played its first full
season in 1954. Originally known as Queen’s
Park Rangers, the club played home games at
Queen’s Park in Penticton. They were part of
the Okanagan Valley Soccer League (OVSL)
which included Osoyoos, Kelowna, Vernon,
Armstrong and Kamloops, and lost only one
regular season game in its first two seasons.
The OVSL — an extremely competitive league
with very strong inter-city rivalries — expanded to include Revelstoke, North Kamloops
and a second Kelowna team.
Run by Charlie Goeckel, Ray Hintz,
George Millar and Dave Calvert, the PSC’s
senior men’s team won numerous OVSL
league and cup championships including five
straight League, Royal Cup and League
Playoff Cup championships prior to joining
the Pacific Coast Soccer League.
PSC developed a youth program in 1961 and
in the Penticton Men’s Soccer League in
1970. The league has since become the South
Okanagan Men’s League
and youth soccer is now
part of the South
Okanagan Youth SA.
This year PSC will host the
44th Annual May Classic
involving 16 men’s and 16
women’s teams.
Heroes all
Roger Handley, Brian
McMillan, George Millar,
Bill Tulloch, Nick Holtz,
Oskar Beierle, Alex
Ferreira, Ray Hintz and
Charlie Goeckel are
among the many who have
contributed
immense
amounts of time and effort
to the club including hosting the annual Old-timers
Soccer Tournament for
the past 27 years. Every
Thanksgiving a total of 50
men’s and women’s teams
compete in respective age
categories.
In 1982 the PSC’s
dream of having their
very own clubhouse took
root and an agreement was reached with the
City of Penticton to provide land and share
in the maintenance of a new facility at King’s
Park. In four years the PSC raised the money
and built a facility second to none.
Today the Penticton Soccer Club is a nonprofit society and is an amalgamation of the
South Okanagan Men’s League, the Oldtimer’s League and the Pinnacles SC. The PSC
has had a strong connection with youth soccer
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Surrey United
Seattle Hibernian
Surrey United
Victoria United
FV Action
New West. Khalsa
Victoria United
Skagit Rapids
Skagit Rapids
Columbus Clan
New West. Khalsa
Skagit Rapids
Okanagan C.
New West. Khalsa
Victoria United
Kamloops City
Okanagan C.
Columbus Clan
Penticton P.
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Pacific Coast Soccer League
Tel: 604.572.9028 President
Tel: 604.596.7583 Co-ordinator
website: www.pcsl.org
email: info@pcsl.org
New West. Khalsa
Fraser Valley Action
Penticton Pinnacles
Okanagan Challenge
Seattle Hibernian
Okanagan Challenge
Penticton Pinnacles
Columbus Clan
Van. Thunderbirds
Surrey United
Whitecaps Reserves
Seattle Hibernian
Seattle Hibernian
Skagit Rapids
Whitecaps Reserves
Surrey United
Victoria United
Van. Thunderbird
Columbus Clan
Surrey United
PCSL LEAGUE
STRUCTURE
The PCSL schedule includes
interlocking play between two
divisions (North and South),
in both men’s and women’s
competition. League ranking
and PCSL League Champions
will be decided by overall
points totals at season’s end.
The Sheila Anderson and
Dave Fryatt Challenge Cup
involve the two top clubs from
each division, with the host
clubs automatically getting
one of the two spots.
RICHARD HOWES / PCSL / BCFPB
■Richard Howes
June
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Cloverdale
Starfire
Cloverdale
Royal Athletic
Trinity Western
Mercer Stadium
Royal Athletic
Skagit Valley
Mount Vernon
Burnaby Lake
Mercer Stadium
Mount Vernon
Apple Bowl
Mercer Stadium
Royal
McArthur Island
Apple Bowl
Burnaby Lake
Kings Park
McArthur Island
Coq. Town Ctr
Trinity Western
in the past and is looking to improve and
strengthen that connection in the future. With
the dedication of it’s members and the support
of Penticton and the South Okanagan area PSC
will continue to provide the highest level of
competition and enjoyment possible via the
world’s most popular sport.
The PCSL staff and membership congratulates the club on it’s colourful history and
hopes for another 50 years and more.
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GAME PICS: See page 13 for more PCSL
glory days captured by the intrepid photographer/league director, Richard Howes
SCHEDULES & RESULTS: For results and
complete schedules visit: www.pcsl.org
GOALscorers
Whitecaps Reserves
Okanagan Challenge
New West. Khalsa
Victoria United
Hibernian & Cal.
New West. Khalsa
New West. Khalsa
Whitecaps Reserves
Hibernian & Cal.
9
8
6
5
5
4
4
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Victoria Stars
Hibernian & Cal.
Hibernian & Cal.
Whitecaps Reserves
3
2
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2
2
2
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1
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MEN
June 13
PCSL MEN’S LEAGUE
North Division
Team
Whitecaps Reserves
Hibernian & Caledonian
Vancouver Thunderbirds
Columbus Clan
Skagit Rapids
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New Westminster Khalsa 9
Victoria United
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Okanagan Challenge
8
Surrey United
6
Kamloops City
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Penticton Pinnacles
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WOMEN
June 13
PCSL WOMEN’S LEAGUE
North and South divisions now combined
Women
Amelie Mercier
Ashlee Davison
Carlee O'Brien
Dana Dumerton
Gina Brewer
Shannon Lovejoy
Christina Walker
Andrea McLachlin
Hilary Braacs
JULY 14 @ ROYAL ATHLETIC:
Be there for Sunderland AFC
vs. the PCSL & VMSL All-stars
South Division
Men
Andrew Corrazza
Jim Krueger
Omari Aldridge
Steven Scott
Ian Chursky
Matt Mori
Michael Brkich
Steve Frazao
Bobby McAlister
Mark Peters
PINNED:
Bottomdwellers
Pinnacles
faced Khalsa
June 4
at Cloverdale
and fell 3–0
The British Columbia Kennedy
and McAdams Cup representatives will be the Canadian
PCSL clubs with the overall
highest points in their
combined league.
Team
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“Despite the decision by York University to withdraw from the stadium project, the CSA wishes to
emphasize that this in no way jeopardizes the ability
to host the FIFA World Youth Championship
2007. We will immediately review other possible
hosting venues to join... Ottawa, Montreal,
Edmonton, Victoria and Vancouver.”
And so ended yet another stadium dream for all
seven people still paying attention to the ongoing
national drama/disgrace.
“I think it’s absolutely abominable that the biggest
city in Canada can’t build a stadium. They don’t
want it,” said a stunned Sharpe.
And in regards to Torontonians casting only 224
votes to host the 2007 FIFA u20 WC, “Apathy... you
try to do something and people just kick the shit out of
you. I told Kevin Pipe to go and get me a stadium, get
the funding. He got the funding but I just can’t find
anybody who wants 37 million dollars! I can’t believe
people are walking away from this money.”
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July 2, 2005, Swangard Stadium, Burnaby
Men’s: 2005 Gold Cup
Canada vs. Costa Rica
Canada vs. USA
Canada vs. Cuba
July 7, 2005, Qwest Field, Seattle, USA
July 9, 2005, Qwest Field, Seattle, USA
July 12, 2005, Gillette Stadium, Foxboro
Men’s u20: Friendlies
Canada 0–2 China
April 23, 2005, Frankfurt, Germany
Canada 1–2 Mainz Reserve
April 26, 2005, Frankfurt, Germany
Men’s u20: Friendlies
Canada 1–1 Honduras
May 13, 2005, Pan American Stadium, New Orleans
Canada 1–2 USA
May 18, 2005, National Sports Centre, Blaine
Canada 0–2 Morocco
June 3, 2005, Lievin, France
Canada vs. Belgian Select
June 6, 2005, TBA
Men’s u20: 2005 FIFA WYC Holland
Canada 1–1 Syria
June 12, 2005, Tilburg, Netherlands
Canada 0–2 Colombia
June 15, 2005, Tilburg, Netherlands
Canada vs. Italy
June 18, 2005, Kerkrade, Netherlands
Men’s u17: CONCACAF Final Qualifying
Canada 0–2 Honduras
May 17, 2005 • Estadio Arturo Gonzalez, Culiacan, Mexico
Canada 5–0 Haiti
Canada 0–2 Mexico
Women’s: International friendlies
Canada 1–1 Holland
Apr. 19, Apeldoorn, Holland
Canada 1–3 Germany
Apr. 21, Osnabruck, Germany
Canada 2–3 Germany
Apr. 24, Hildesheim, Germany
Canada 4–3 Denmark
Canada 2–0 France
Apr. 24, Strasbourg, France
May 28, Copenhagen, Denmark
Canada 1–3 Sweden
May 28, Stockholm, Sweden
Canada 0–3 Norway
May 31, Sarpsborg Stadium, Oslo, Norway
Canada vs USA
Canada vs Germany
Canada vs Germany
June 26, Virginia Beach Sportsplex, Virginia
Sep. 1, Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, BC
Sep. 4, Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, AB
Women’s u18: Adidas Cup
Canada 1–1 USA
Canada 4–1 USA Youth R.2
May 30, Houston Meiyer Park, Texas, USA
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The CSA held its AGM in Regina, Saskatchewan,
May 13–15 with several new board members voted
to the Executive Committee. Victor Montagliani
was elected Vice-President, Mike Traficante was
elected Director, Technical and Vince Ursini was
voted in as Director, Finance.
Montagliani, labeled “...a very good politician,” by
CSA president Andy Sharpe, is also an AC Milan
fan, former Columbus FC starter, and currently the
president of the BCSA. He’s served six years on the
BCSA Board of Directors. Traficante was recently
unceremoniously unseated from the presidency by
the good ole boys of the Alberta SA, while Ursini
recently served as Commissioner of the not soCanadian Professional Soccer League. Ursini is a
member of the OSA Board of Directors.
Leeta Sokalski was re-elected as Director,
Female soccer and Nick Fillippone was voted in as
Director, Professional Soccer.
Canada vs. Honduras
Choose your weapon
Italy rising
Men’s: international friendlies
United began the second in style as Steven
Scott netted a beautiful goal in the 48th min.
by effortlessly chipping the keeper.
Thunderbirds rallied to place a deep ball in the
United box that was met with a sublime backward header, looping the hapless Hall and destined for the net, a likely end foiled by an acrobatic sizzor-kick off the line by Vandenboomen
in what was certainly the most entertaining
defensive play in recent memory.
Mid-half subs for United must be seen as the
deciding factor. Though Thunderbird’s showed
resilience throughout an aggressive match
(more yellows to United’s Hooker, Gustar
and Mennie for violent play) they could not
match United’s firepower. In the 88th minute
Canada National Joey Loreth struck from a
fine three-man play to the back post.
Further Victoria pressure caused Vancouver to
play a pass back in the box, forced Foster’s
All hail the referee
United’s Keeper Raegyn Hall was rarely called hand in awarding the indirect within the 18, and
upon but provided some drama in the 30th prompted Moore to smash his second in what
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minute by driving through a Thunderbird was virtually the last kick of the match.
While the fate of Dale Mitchell’s u20 squad at the
2005 WC lies in the balance, as we speak, Stephen
Hart’s u17 hopefuls are coming home after failing
to qualify for their own u17 World Championship.
After dropping the opening match of the CONCACAF Qualifiers, 2–0 to Honduras May 17, the
lads picked up their socks and buried Haiti 5–0 May
19. The result was promising but the real test would
come May 21 against Mexico, clear favourites to
advance to the Finals.
Mexico opened the scoring after 12 minutes with a
35 yard strike that beat a scrambling Lorenzo
Borella. Canada pressed with two good early
efforts from Shane Lammie, who later left the field
injured following a collision at the penalty spot.
Despite three second-half subs Canada couldn’t
break down the Mexican backline, who knew full
well that a draw would be more than enough to see
them to Peru. In the dying minutes, Mexico capitalised on a scramble in the Canadian box, sealing
victory and Group B honours.
“I certainly couldn’t ask anymore of the players
tonight,” said a dejected Hart. “We played a solid
game of football tonight but could not get the result
we needed against a very talented Mexican team who
will certainly raise a lot of eyebrows this fall in Peru.”
FALLEN HEROES:
MARAS Marinko; OLIVEIRA Kyle (Captain);
ATTAKORA Nana; LAMMIE Shane; MAYARD
Rudolph; GRAY Andrew; PEREIRA Michael;
AYRE Keegan; MARRELLO Alex; JARAMILLO
Josue; HABER Marcus; LANG Adam; BORELLA
Lorenzo; Subs not used: STREET Adam (injured);
KEREK Robert; RIDLEY Curtis; AWUAKYE
Joseph.
T-birds royally plucked
u17 pack their bags
V
ictoria United further asserted some dominance in the South Division of the PCSL
soundly beating Vancouver Thunderbirds
4–0 in a June 4 inter-divisional showdown.
New Westminster Khalsa continue to hold
first place in the South with 23pts and dealt
United rivals a 2–1 blow at Cloverdale Park,
June 5. United, seven points shy of Khalsa, still
have two games in hand to close the gap.
Thunderbirds held the six game unbeaten
Whitecaps Reserve to their first draw of the
season, earlier midweek, before facing Victoria.
United fielded a side heavily weighted in experience and strength, eschewing tactical decisions which had in past weeks seen young
wingers characterise a slick 3–5–2 set-up. This
approach presented early fireworks as United
applied the full press and a shocked
Thunderbird defence was assailed repeatedly in
the first ten minutes. Great defensive work by
Thunderbird’s big centreback’s Tom Elliott
and Ben Decosse were instrumental as shots
were deflected, nudged, blocked or just generally willed out of bounds. Such narrowly averted goals were marked by boiling frustrations
which manifested in yellows for United’s
Williams, and Thunderbird’s Pinho and Hunt.
Rare Thunderbird attacks were usually handled with composure befitting such an experienced backline. A skilled Paul Vandenboomen,
Rob Veenhoff, Dean Anderson and Dave
Gustar covered space and stifled attacks.
attacker. Referee Andy Foster was fair with his
judgement and credit must be given to Foster,
who handled this match sternly when needed
and leniently when fault was blurred or inconsequential. Foster’s discerning attitude was
clear in the 42nd min. as Decosse inadvertently
handled a United shot on the line. Though the
penalty was given, justice was evident in
Foster’s decision to award a yellow instead of
red due to lack of intent in this ball-to-hand
play. The ensuing penalty was handily potted
by Will Moore and marked the end of an entertaining first-half.
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Canada 1–2 Japan
June 2, Houston Meiyer Park, Texas, USA
Canada vs. USA Youth R.1
June 3, Houston Meiyer Park, Texas, USA
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s WFP went to press June 15
Dale Mitchell’s u20 squad was
A
just leaving the field following their
crushing 2–0 loss to Columbia in
their second match of the opening
round of the 2005 FIFA u20 World
Championships.
Since our Netherlands branch office had the
day off, indepth coverage on such a tight timeline was impossible, and attempting to preview
the final group match against Italy, June 18
would prove equally futile since, as you read
this, Canada is in fact taking the field against
the Italians in the make or break it match.
If you didn’t hit the Saturday newsstand early
enough any speculation here would be rendered moot before read. But what we can say
thanks to seeing both the opening 1–1 tie with
Syria, June 12 (thanks to Sportsnet) and the
nailbiter with Colombia, is that Canada’s next
generation footballers have put in a fine
account of themselves against worthy foes.
First impressions
Canada’s first test with the Syrians wasn’t
entirely pretty but a critical review of the game
tape suggests Mitchell’s lads certainly earned a
tie, and likely deserved the win. Through 90
minutes in Tilburg Canada had the better possession, created the more concerted chances,
and with the exception of a mid-second-half
slumber, looked fit and aggressive. Had it not
been for Josh Wagenaar’s ridiculous misskick in the second minute of the match, resulting in a headed goal by Syria’s Al Haj, Canada
may have earned three points, not one, and the
Columbia result wouldn’t be so devastating.
Though striker Al Haj was a frequent threat
throughout the match, Canada didn’t fall short
on excellent chances. Jamie Peters, David
Edgar, Tyler Rosenlund, Nik
Ledgerwood and Ryan Gyaki
(who scored all four Qualifying
goals) all had a poke or two.
Defender Edgar fired across net at
17 mins.; midfielder Gyaki squandered a shot from 6 yards at 22
mins. and; Edgar’s 27th min. strike forced a tip
wide from Al Hafez. The pressure told and
Syria eventually buckled under the wee 5’ 7”
frame of Peters, who’s 31st min. header off a
free-kick rightly leveled the score.
The backline was caught napping or confused on occasion but Canada worked the midfield well enough to create a dozen crossing
opportunities from the wings to the box, and
steal the lion’s share of corner kicks.
Following a fine run and strike from
Ledgerwood early in the second-half, Peters was
replaced by Tomek Charowski, though not for
lack of effort. Following a 74 min. scare by Al Haj
it was again largely all Canada, with both
Ledgerwood and Gyaki denied by the woodwork.
Canada looking for a back door
Columbia beat Italy 2–0 the same day suggesting, as expected, they’d be tougher competition
than Syria, and at days end June 15, Canada
had also fallen to the South Americans by the
same scoreline. The last-minute loss seriously
puts in doubt Canada’s advancement to the
Round of 16, but while half the country throws
in the towel, the other is aware that a thorough
spanking of the Italians June 18 may be the
ticket to a third-place wildcard qualification to
the elimination-finals.
All is not lost, and the 2–0 scoreline isn’t
completely indicative of the game Canada
played, which for 80 minutes, was all tied up,
despite Wagenaar’s net being under siege for
Yallop still scouting for Gold Cup roster
■Ian Kennett, Surrey
C
oach Frank Yallop wrapped up a
Canadian development camp in Ft.
Lauderdale June 4–9 with the aim to identify
players with the ability to play on the senior
squad, and to round out two or three spots on
the Gold Cup team which begins tournament
play in Seattle, July 7 against Costa Rica.
Yallop put the youthfull ranks through their
paces with an emphasis on skills and tactics.
“We were not there to kill the players with
heavy fitness drills,” emphasized Yallop, “but
instead we wanted to see who can play and
who can contribute.”
The camp ended with a 5–0 romp over local
Honduran semi-pro club, Honduras Five
Star. Goalies Mike Franks and Andrew
Olivieri shared the shut out while Canadian
goals came from Patrick Leduc, Felix
Brillant, Ali Gerba, and Jason Jordan (2).
“They gave us a good run, and I was pleased
by the way the guys came together in a short
time,” stated Yallop.
The camp provided Yallop with a chance to
work for the first time with several players. “I
thought that Rhian Dodds (Kilmarnock, SPL)
did very well in the central midfield. He holds
and moves the ball very well. Mike Franks did
well in goal, and I’ve always liked Johnny
Sulentic. If Johnny gets his whole game
together he is certainly an offensive threat in
the midfield. I think that there are some guys
here who might contribute to the senior squad
either now or in the future,” said Yallop.
Two other players supposed to be at the camp
but not released from their clubs, Stephen
Ademolou and Rocco Placentino, are still on
Yallop’s radar for the future. Yallop’s next
steps in preparation for the Gold Cup are to
scout the Canadians at the u20 World
Championship in Holland, and to hold a training camp in Vancouver beginning June 27
which will include the bulk of the roster to be
used for the Gold Cup, and will include at least
some of the players currently active with their
clubs either in Europe or in MLS/USL.
“I want to have as many game fit players on
the team as I can. I will call in one or two others for certain positions,” explained Yallop,
“and the final couple of spots will come from
this camp or maybe from the u20 team, if any
player there steps up above the others.”
The Vancouver camp concludes July 2 with
an exhibition game against Honduras.
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most of the match. He did his part but unfortunately, right across the age groups Canada does
have a habit of late-game crumbling defenses
and conceding crippling goals. Yet it isn’t over
as we write, and if Canada can blend the
offense of the Syrian defeat with the resilience
of those who met Columbia, Italy just may fall
and Mitchell’s lads will take the field again
June 21 or 22.
“Today we played against one of the best
teams of the tournament,” said Mitchell. “We
lived with them for 80 minutes and in the end
it was two pieces of individual skill that won
the game.”
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Columbia and Italy underestimating us. I think we’ve got a good chance of getting out of the group. Can we
beat Italy and Columbia… yeah. I’ll be surprised if we don’t get out of the group — Andy Sharpe, CSA President
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tim g.
2nd string England soldier on
SKILLS • TACTICS • CONDITIONING • SKILLS • TACTICS • CONDITIONING
England triumphed
over the United States
in an international
friendly May 28 before 47,637, at Chicago’s Soldier
Field. Manchester United’s Kieran Richardson
scored two first-half goals on his international debut
to lead the visitors. His first came in the 4th minute
from a sparkling free kick from just outside the box,
and he notched his second just before the half after a
pinpoint through ball from near midfield. Clint
Dempsey scored in a goal mouth scramble in the
80th minute for the US, after Landon Donovan had
earlier hit the post on a free kick.
The game was a lively, high tempo affair for the
largely England-backing crowd, with England’s
defending and overall team speed overcoming US
pressure for much of the second-half. England were
missing a number of their stars including David
Beckham and Michael Owen, both playing for
Real Madrid in league action. Also missing were
Liverpool’s UEFA Champions League winners,
Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher, while
Wayne Rooney of Manchester United was rested.
Calgarian and Bayern Munich midfielder Owen
Hargreaves did not play either, as Bundesliga winners Bayern Munich were busy beating Schalke in
the German Cup Final the same day.
This was the 8th time England have met the US,
with England posting six wins and two losses, the
most infamous of which was the 1–0, 1950 World
Cup upset that helped knock the strongly favored
English out of the World Cup in Brazil.
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Six Canadians in MISL Final
The Milwaukee Wave outlasted the Cleveland Force
in the two-game Final for
the Major Indoor Soccer
League title in May, winning both matches 10–9 in
overtime sessions. Veteran
20 good for a lark: forward Giuliano Oliviero
Former Whitecaps #1 of Vancouver scored a hatJim Larkin conceded trick in the second game for
20 goals in two close the Wave.
Cleveland featured five
MISL matches!
Canadians including former
Canada international Robbie Aristodemo,
Montreal Impact’s Kyt Selaidopoulos and former
Whitecaps (USL) and Edmonton Driller (MISL)
goalie Jim Larkin.
USA’s Schulz to lead u20 sirens
Tim Schulz has replaced Mark Krikorian who
coached USA’s u19 team for the last year, including
the 2003 FIFA World Championships in Thailand.
Krikorian resigned earlier this year to take charge of
Florida State University’s women’s team. Schulz
has been connected with the successful Colorado
Rush club teams in various capacities since the late
1980’s and has won national club championships
with their u17, u18 and u19 female teams.
Schulz was drafted by the NASL’s San Jose
Earthquake out of high school and played 10 years
in the NASL, WSL, APSL and Major Indoor
Soccer Leagues. He was also the assistant coach for
the US u18 men’s team in 2000. The next major
event for the u20 women is the 2006 FIFA World
Championships in Russia.
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8
Take the money and run
■Peter Ferris, White Rock
money he has boralcolm Glazer’s takeover of Manchester rowed. This is called a
United has generated a fair amount of leveraged buy-out:
controversy, not least among United fans who you borrow money,
fear that he will put his own financial gain convincing the lenders
ahead of the team. That seems pretty obvious that what you are buyto me — of course he will, he’s a financier not ing has the potential to
a football fan. As Hugh McIlvanney wrote in make enough money
the Sunday Times, “The world of professional to not only pay back AN AMERICAN DREAM
football, where financial altruism is no more the lenders but also to make a profit.
At the root of this particular equation is the
plentiful than it might be in the average brothel, can hardly justify hand-wringing lamenta- belief, that is somewhere backed up by the
tions over the arrival of a commercial barbar- analysis of financial consultants, that the fans,
in Manchester, England and around the world,
ian at the gates of Old Trafford.”
This particular stage was set when United can be bled more efficiently than is currently
and a number of other clubs set themselves up the case. That may be true, but it is a view of
as public companies about 14 years ago. The the world that is in stark contrast to the fan’s
idea was to generate capital, and to some view that the club belongs to those who supextent it worked. However, the real beneficiar- port it. Fans feel about their team the way that
ies were not so much the clubs, as those direc- financiers feel about money: they are absolutetors who held large shareholdings. The first ly consumed by it , they live and breathe it, and
their very emotions are in
person to make an unearned
thrall to how successful their
fortune out of United was
team/portfolio is.
Martin Edwards, who turned
What has happened with
a £600,000 investment into a
the Glazer affair is that two
£90million profit.
deeply contrasting percepJ.P. McManus and John
tions of club ownership have
Magnier, two Irish shareholdbeen revealed. No longer can
ers beloved by Alex Ferguson,
the pretense of the fan being
will make similar amounts as a
important to the club, other
result of selling their shares.
than as a consumer of its
These are huge amounts of
products, be maintained.
money, generated by the team
This was always going to
and its fans, taken out of the
happen, in fact it’s been hapclub for private gain. That is
pening all along except not
how the stock market works: ANOTHER GAME ENTIRELY:
so noticeably.
people deal in commodities Wayne Rooney could make an
and risk, and sentiment has no excellent Running Back while the
Neville Sisters are clearly suited
place in the equation.
What happens now?
for the role of Tight Ends
We can be sure that neither
the Football Association, charged with lookMilking the game and fans
Personally, I’m all for stringing up people who ing after the best interests of the clubs, nor the
make fortunes from other people’s endeavours British government, will do anything to remefrom the nearest goalpost. However, at least dy the situation. And as far as Man U is consome of the people who are so unhappy today cerned, well, Glazer’s calculations might be
with the working of the market vis a vis Man correct. He might be able to raise ticket prices,
U, welcomed the idea of going public 14 years market the product even more effectively, and
ago and gloried in the development of Man U make the £20 million a year he needs to pay
as the world’s most successful sports franchise. interest on his loans, and make a profit over
Nor did they care very much about the insta- and above that.
What, though, if the team goes into a trough?
bility that rampant capitalism brought to
Suppose that they lose a Cup Final they
League football.
One effect of the change in the financial basis deserved to win!; that injuries hit their squad;
of football, [from the days of ownership of that they go through one of those cycles that
clubs by small local businessmen to the opera- teams go through, when not for want of trying
tions of corporate sharks], has been the huge they can’t seem to win anything? The team
gulf established between the three or four top can’t keep up financially in the transfer market,
clubs and the rest, and between the Premier the product is harder to sell, a downward spiral
League and the rest. For a promoted team to sets in, and, most importantly, suddenly Glazer
stay in the Premier League is now, a la West isn’t making a profit or even making the interest payments.
Bromwich Albion, a miracle.
What happens? Well, you asset strip. You sell
Some observers say that an American taking
over Man U is no different than a Russian tak- those players still in their prime, you look at
ing over Chelsea. Unfortunately that’s not the real estate potential of Old Trafford and
true. It’s not the nationality that’s important, you make economies in the operations like getit’s the type of money being brought in. ting rid of an expensive training set-up, and
Abramovitch brought in his own rubles, and, you pension off those old jokers who used to
no matter how questionable his fortune might play for the team but now just hang around the
be [and it is], it’s his own misappropriated ground thinking they are still part of somemoney he’s investing. In Glazer’s case it’s thing... and you take your money and run. ●
M
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SAVED BY THE BELL: UEFA’s Executive Committee amended the regulations June 14 for future UEFA Champions League
tournaments, so that the current champions will qualify automatically and retain the right to defend their title, regardless of where they finish in their respective national leagues. This is of course will ensure Liverpool compete in 2006.
CHAMPIONSreviewalastair knott
What colour do you dream in?
M
ay 26, Liverpool faced
off against AC Milan
in the 50th European
Champion Clubs’ Cup Final
at
Atatürk
Olympic
Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey.
While the Reds’ domestic
season had been extremely
inconsistent, their European
exploits were masterful,
brushing aside cup favorites
Chelsea and Juventus on
the road to Istanbul, and in
the event, rewriting the
record books in a Champions League Final
that had everything.
“A game of two halves”
The Italian giants came out swinging and after
just 52 seconds as Paolo Maldini’s right-footed volley sent Italian supporters into ecstasy.
In scoring the goal, Maldini broke two
records; the fastest goal in a Champions
League Final and; the oldest player (36-yearold) to score in a final. Chelsea’s reject striker
Hernán Crespo notched a further two before
half time and it looked like Milan would secure
UEFAchampions l.
Q-final: 1st/2nd leg: Apr. 5–13
Liverpool
Juventus
2/0
1/0
Chelsea
B. Munich
4/2
2/3
Lyon
PSV
1/1
1/1
AC Milan
Inter Milan
2/1
0/0
S-final: Apr. 26,27, May 3,4
Chelsea
Liverpool
0/0
0/1
Liverpool 0/3/0/0/5
AC Milan 3/0/0/0/3
AC Milan
PSV
2005 Champions: Liverpool FC
2/1
0/3
Final: May 25
comeback in Finals history.
JUST LIKE SCOUSERS: First they stole our
hearts, then they stole the Champions League
their third UEFA Champions League crown.
But as the quote goes, “It’s a game of two
halves,” and well aware of such, Liverpool boss
Rafael Benitez brought on German international Dietmar Hamman for the injured Steve
Finnan and Liverpool closed up the midfield.
Solidification enabled Liverpool’s record
comeback, lead by inspirational captain
Steven Gerrard, who scored the Reds’ first in
the 53rd minute. Liverpool took advantage of a
visibly shaken Milan squad. Scoring two more
goals in the following seven unbelievable minutes, Vladimir Smicer’s strike and a penalty
converted by Xabi Alonso aided the greatest
FA CUPreview
Dudek does the deed
Liverpool keeper Jerzy Dudek was the hero of
the night producing an amazing double save in
the dying minutes of extra-time, to thwart
Milan’s Andriy Shevchenko from point-blank
range, and take the Final to penalties. Dudek’s
heroics continued in the shootout, denying
Shevchenko, who scored the winner in Milan’s
2003 shootout Final with Juventus.
This was Liverpool’s fifth European crown
and as such, join AC Milan, Real Madrid CF,
FC Bayern München and AFC Ajax as the
only clubs having been awarded the trophy to
keep. Liverpool’s victory also establishes
England as the most successful nation in
European club competition, with 28 trophies.●
alastair knott
Man United 120 Arsenal 1
P
ossibly for the last time
the English FA Cup
Final was held in Cardiff’s
Millennium Stadium May
21 and the media frenzy and
pre-game hype was befitting
the occasion, and dramatically more apparent than the 2004 Final – no
offence to Millwall supporters.
This year Manchester United were back to
defend their title but were facing much
stronger competition in Arsenal, and both
teams were desperate for some silverware to
offset Chelsea’s runaway EPL season.
For all his comments during the regular season regarding playing the best attacking football in the land, Arsene Wenger’s Gunners got
played off the park by a determined United,
before 72,000 expectant fans in the stands and
a further 400 million TV audience. And much
like the Champions League Final, no true
blooded footy fan could have scripted such a
final outcome – Arsenal win 5–4 in a penalty
shootout.
United created numerous chances in regulation and extra time but were unable to put in
the finishing touch, and in the end it cost them
the Cup. Arsenal spent most of their time on
their back foot but defended well. United’s
Wayne Rooney hit the post and Freddie
Ljungberg deflected a wasteful Ruud van
Nistelrooy’s header up onto the crossbar.
For the first time in the Cup’s 132-year history the destination of the trophy was decided by
the dreaded penalties. Arsenal’s German keep-
9
ARSENAL DID ONLY ONE RIGHT THING ALL
BLOODY MATCH: But that’s all it took to win
er Jens Lehmann made the crucial save from
Paul Scholes’ spot-kick and the trophy was
heading south to London.
While the style in which Arsenal won the
Cup is a hot button topic for most fans, nobody
can deny that it was a great showpiece for the
English game.
● IF YOU CAN’T SCORE FROM 12 YARDS, IT MAY
BE TIME FOR A CAREER CHANGE —Steve Weir
For Di and Deirdre
■Liz Goodman, England
E
very now and again you watch a football
match that makes you think, did that really
happen? Not very often, just now and again. It
makes you feel a little bit warm inside and it
reminds you why you love football.
Such a game was played in Istanbul when
Liverpool overcame a 3–0 deficit at half-time to
win the Champions League. “Mamma mia,”
said Milan. “Bloody hell,” said Liverpool.
Liverpool had walked into Atatürk full of
dreams yet at 3–0 down, not even Steve
Gerrard, who’s blood is redder than most,
believed Liverpool could come back. Then he
scored a goal. He thrust a fist into the air that
screamed “C’mon lads, we can do this.” Two
more goals and a pair of Dudek reflex saves
later and his teammates were believers too. As
were the fans.
Gerrard played for PK’s, and a little luck,
while Dudek opted for tactics, emulating the
great Grobelaar ‘wobbly legs’ of ’84, looking
for a repeat of that year, of ’77, ‘78 and 1981...
echoes of a glorious past.
A game of numbers
Even as a neutral fan I believe Liverpool exerted control over its destiny that night. The odd
cynic will call it luck, and some suggest fate,
and that Liverpool’s victory was just a natural
end to a series of bizarre coincidences...
Prince Charles married Lady Di in ’81 as
did Coronation Street’s Ken marry Deirdre,
and Liverpool won the European Cup thanks
to an Alan Kennedy goal in the 82nd minute.
Millions watched. In 2005 Charles married
Camilla Parker-Bowles and a divorced Ken
and Deirdre walked down the aisle again.
Liverpool won the European Cup... and millions watched.
Juventus won Serie A this year and
Liverpool finished 5th in the EPL, whilst
Crystal Palace and Norwich were relegated.
Back in ’81 the story was the same, with fifth
place Liverpool winning 17 matches, the same
number of games they won in 2005.
Finally, some heavenly intervention; in 1978
the Pope died and a new pontiff, John Paul II,
was chosen. JP died in 2005 and the Catholics
chose a new Eggs Benedict.
Sure its silly, but hey, its spooky too, and you
know what, it’s about as believable as say,
Liverpool coming back from 3–0 down at halftime to beat the footballing monsters of Milan
and win the Champions League Final!
●
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55 • June 2005
Po
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Team
Chelsea
Arsenal
Man. United
Everton
Liverpool
Bolton
Middlesbrough
Man. City
Tottenham
Villa
Charlton
Birmingham
Fulham
Newcastle
Blackburn
Portsmouth
West Brom
Palace
Norwich
Southampton
Pl
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
W
29
25
22
18
17
16
14
13
14
12
12
11
12
10
9
10
6
7
7
6
D
8
8
11
7
7
10
13
13
10
11
10
12
8
14
15
9
16
12
12
14
L
1
5
5
13
14
12
11
12
14
15
16
15
18
14
14
19
16
19
19
18
GF
72
87
58
45
52
49
53
47
47
45
42
40
52
47
32
43
36
41
42
45
HOLLAND Ere Devisie
GA
15
36
26
46
41
44
46
39
41
52
58
46
60
57
43
59
61
62
77
66
Pt
95
83
77
61
58
58
55
52
52
47
46
45
44
44
42
39
34
33
33
32
Po
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Team
PSV
Ajax
Alkmaar
Feyenoord
Heerenveen
Twente
Vitesse
Roda
Waalwijk
Willem II
Utrecht
Groningen
NEC
Den Haag
NAC
Roosendaal
De Graafschap
Den Bosch
Pl
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
W
27
24
19
19
18
15
16
13
13
13
12
11
9
10
9
10
4
5
D
6
5
7
5
6
9
6
8
8
6
8
7
10
6
8
2
7
4
L
1
5
8
10
10
10
12
13
13
15
14
16
15
18
17
22
23
25
GF
89
74
71
90
64
48
53
60
44
44
40
50
41
44
43
38
32
23
GA
18
33
41
51
52
38
49
55
51
56
43
58
47
59
67
77
78
75
Pt
87
77
64
62
60
54
54
47
47
45
44
40
37
36
35
32
19
19
SPAIN Primera Liga
ITALY Serie A
Po
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Team
Juventus
Milan
Internazionale
Udinese
Sampdoria
Palermo
Messina
Roma
Livorno
Lecce
Reggina
Cagliari
Lazio
Siena
Chievo
Fiorentina
Bologna
Parma
Brescia
Atalanta
Pl
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
W
26
23
18
17
17
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
11
9
11
9
9
10
11
8
D
8
10
18
11
10
17
12
12
12
14
14
14
11
16
10
15
15
12
8
11
L
4
5
2
10
11
9
14
15
15
14
14
14
16
13
17
14
14
16
19
19
GF
67
63
65
56
42
48
44
55
49
66
36
51
48
44
32
42
33
48
37
34
GA
27
28
37
40
29
44
52
58
60
73
45
60
53
55
49
50
36
65
54
45
Pt
86
79
72
62
61
53
48
45
45
44
44
44
44
43
43
42
42
42
41
35
SOURCE: UEFA.COM
Team
Pl
Bayern
34
Schalke
34
Bremen
34
Hertha
34
Stuttgart
34
Leverkusen
34
Dortmund
34
Hamburg
34
Wolfsburg
34
Hannover
34
Mainz
34
Kaiserslautern 34
Arminia
34
Nürnberg
34
Mönchengladb.34
Bochum
34
Hansa
34
Freiburg
34
W
24
20
18
15
17
16
15
16
15
13
12
12
11
10
8
9
7
3
D
5
3
5
13
7
9
10
3
3
6
7
6
7
8
12
8
9
9
L
5
11
11
6
10
9
9
15
16
15
15
16
16
16
14
17
18
22
GF
75
56
68
59
54
65
47
55
49
34
50
43
37
55
35
47
31
30
GA
33
46
37
31
40
44
44
50
51
36
55
52
49
63
51
68
65
75
Team
Barcelona
Real Madrid
Villarreal
Betis
Espanyol
Sevilla
Valencia
Deportivo
Athletic
Malaga
Atlético
Zaragoza
Getafe
Real Sociedad
Osasuna
Racing
Mallorca
Levante
Numancia
Albacete
Pl
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
W
25
25
18
16
17
17
14
12
14
15
13
14
12
13
12
12
10
9
6
6
D
9
5
11
14
10
9
16
15
9
6
11
8
11
8
10
8
9
10
11
10
L
4
8
9
8
11
12
8
11
15
17
14
16
15
17
16
18
19
19
21
22
GF
73
71
69
62
54
44
54
46
59
40
40
52
38
47
46
41
42
39
30
33
GA
29
32
37
50
46
41
39
50
54
48
34
57
46
56
65
58
63
58
61
56
Pt
84
80
65
62
61
60
58
51
51
51
50
50
47
47
46
44
39
37
29
28
PORTUGAL SuperLiga
GERMANY Bundesliga 1
Po
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Po
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Pt
77
63
59
58
58
57
55
51
48
45
43
42
40
38
36
35
30
18
Po
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Team
Benfica
Porto
Sporting
Braga
Guimarães
Boavista
Marítimo
Rio Ave
Belenenses
Setúbal
Penafiel
Nacional
Gil Vicente
Académica
Leiria
Moreirense
Estoril
Beira-Mar
Pl
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
W
19
17
18
16
15
13
12
10
13
11
13
12
11
9
8
7
8
6
D
8
11
7
10
9
11
13
17
7
11
4
5
7
11
14
13
6
12
L
7
6
9
8
10
10
9
7
14
12
17
17
16
14
12
14
20
16
GF
51
39
66
45
38
39
39
35
38
46
39
46
34
29
29
30
38
30
GA
31
26
36
28
29
43
32
35
34
45
53
48
40
41
36
43
55
56
Pt
65
62
61
58
54
50
49
47
46
44
43
41
40
38
38
34
30
30
Po
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Team
Debrecen
Ferencváros
MTK
Újpest
Györ
ZTE
Sopron
Videoton
Balaton
Pécs
Honvéd
Kaposvár
Vasas
Pápa
Nyíregyház
Békéscsaba
Pl
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
W
19
17
16
15
16
13
11
11
11
9
10
8
10
8
5
4
D
5
5
9
10
6
5
9
10
4
9
5
10
3
6
11
7
L
6
8
5
5
8
12
10
9
15
12
15
12
17
16
14
19
GF
57
56
47
60
44
48
44
44
39
33
37
34
34
40
38
26
GA
25
31
26
34
32
45
44
36
45
35
58
47
48
47
63
65
Pt
62
56
56
55
54
44
42
40
37
36
35
34
33
30
26
19
SCOTLAND Premier L.
Po
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Team
Rangers
Celtic
Hibernian
Aberdeen
Hearts
Motherwell
Kilmarnock
Inverness
Dundee United
Livingston
Dunfermline
Dundee
Pl
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
W
29
30
18
18
13
13
15
11
8
9
8
8
D
6
2
7
7
11
9
4
11
12
8
10
9
L
3
6
13
13
14
16
19
16
18
21
20
21
GF
78
85
64
44
43
46
49
41
41
34
34
37
GA
22
35
57
39
41
49
55
47
59
61
60
71
Pt
93
92
61
61
50
48
49
44
36
35
34
33
CROATIA Premijer Liga
Po
1
2
3
4
5
6
Team
Hajduk
Inter
Zagreb
Rijeka
Varteks
Slaven
Pl
32
32
32
32
32
32
W
16
15
15
11
14
12
D
8
9
5
14
3
9
L
8
8
12
7
15
11
GF
58
44
50
52
53
37
GA
33
39
42
40
50
41
Pt
56
54
50
47
45
45
Dinamo Zagreb 32
Kamen Ingrad 32
Osijek
32
Pula
32
Medimurje
32
Zadar
32
12
12
9
7
9
10
11
5
14
14
6
2
9
15
9
11
17
20
55
36
41
28
29
36
37
39
45
31
52
70
47
41
41
35
33
32
GA
23
28
19
30
29
28
36
40
43
52
30
41
41
58
Pt
62
51
47
41
40
38
36
34
31
29
28
28
24
16
Relegation Playoff
1
2
3
4
5
6
POLAND First Division
Po
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Team
Wisla
Groclin
Legia
Plock
Cracovia
Amica
Leczna
Lech
Pogon
Polonia
Górnik
Zaglebie
Odra
Katowice
Pl
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
W
19
16
13
12
12
10
10
10
7
8
7
6
7
4
D
5
3
8
5
4
8
6
4
10
5
7
10
3
4
L
2
7
5
9
10
8
10
12
9
13
12
10
16
18
GF
70
46
42
35
37
29
36
34
34
27
27
31
27
23
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Group 1
Netherlands
Czech Republic
Romania
Finland
F.Y.R. Macedonia
Armenia
Andorra
Group 2
Ukraine
Turkey
Greece
Denmark
Albania
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Group 3
Portugal
Slovakia
Russia
Latvia
Estonia
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Group 4
Rep. of Ireland
Switzerland
Israel
France
Cyprus
Faroe Islands
Pl
8
8
9
7
9
9
8
Pl
9
9
9
8
9
7
7
Pl
8
8
7
8
9
8
8
Pl
7
6
7
6
6
6
P
22
21
16
9
8
4
4
P
23
16
15
12
9
5
0
P
20
17
14
13
11
4
0
P
13
12
11
10
1
1
Group 5
Italy
Norway
Slovenia
Belarus
Scotland
Moldova
Group 6
Poland
England
Austria
Northern Ireland
Wales
Azerbaijan
Group 7
Spain
Serbia & Mont.
Lithuania
Belgium
Bosnia-Herz.
San Marino
Group 8
Croatia
Sweden
Hungary
Bulgaria
Iceland
Malta
Standings Final
as of June 14, 2005
HUNGARY NB1
Pl
6
6
6
6
6
6
Pl
7
6
6
6
6
7
Pl
7
6
6
6
6
7
Pl
6
6
6
6
7
7
P
13
9
9
7
6
2
P
18
16
11
3
2
2
P
13
12
9
8
7
0
P
16
15
10
8
4
1
June 4, 2005
Scotland ......................2-0
Faroe Islands ..............1-3
Czech Republic ..........8-1
Sweden ........................6-0
Bulgaria........................1-3
Estonia..........................2-0
Russia ..........................2-0
Iceland ........................2-3
Ukraine ........................2-0
Rep. of Ireland ............2-2
Portugal........................2-0
Azerbaijan....................0-3
Belarus ........................1-1
Armenia........................1-2
Serbia and Mont.........0-0
Albania ........................3-2
San Marino..................1-3
Netherlands ................2-0
Norway ........................0-0
Turkey ..........................0-0
Spain ............................1-0
Moldova
Switzerland
Andorra
Malta
Croatia
Liechtenstein
Latvia
Hungary
Kazakhstan
Israel
Slovakia
Poland
Slovenia
F.Y.R. Macedonia
Belgium
Georgia
Bosnia-Herz.
Romania
Italy
Greece
Lithuania
June 8, 2005
Czech Republic ..........6-1
Iceland ........................4-1
Latvia ............................1-0
Faroe Islands ..............0-2
Denmark ......................3-1
Luxembourg ................0-4
Estonia..........................0-1
Romania ......................3-0
Belarus ........................0-0
Kazakhstan ..................0-6
F.Y.R. Macedonia
Malta
Liechtenstein
Rep. of Ireland
Albania
Slovakia
Portugal
Armenia
Scotland
Turkey
MEN
FRANCE First Division
Po
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Team
Lyon
Lille
Monaco
Rennes
Marseille
St Etienne
Lens
Auxerre
PSG
Sochaux
Strasbourg
Nice
Toulouse
Ajaccio
Bordeaux
Metz
Nantes
Caen
Bastia
Istres
Pl
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
W
22
18
15
15
15
12
13
14
12
13
12
10
12
10
8
10
10
10
11
6
D
13
13
18
10
10
17
13
10
15
11
12
16
10
15
20
14
13
12
8
14
L
3
7
5
13
13
9
12
14
11
14
14
12
16
13
10
14
15
16
19
18
GF
56
52
52
49
47
47
45
48
40
42
42
38
36
36
37
33
33
36
32
25
GA
22
29
35
42
42
34
39
47
41
41
43
45
43
40
41
45
38
60
48
51
Pt
79
67
63
55
55
53
52
52
51
50
48
46
46
45
44
44
43
42
41
32
BOSNIA/H Primiger Liga
Po
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Team
Zrinjski
Zˇeljeznicar
Sˇiroki Brijeg
Sarajevo
Travnik
Modrica
Orasje
Buducnost
Posusje
Sloboda
Celik
Leotar
Zepce
Slavija
Borac
Ugljevik
Pl
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
W
19
15
12
13
14
11
13
13
13
11
13
13
13
12
13
7
D
4
6
9
6
2
9
3
3
3
8
2
2
2
5
2
4
L
7
9
9
11
14
10
14
14
14
11
15
15
15
13
15
19
GF
56
31
42
39
42
38
45
37
34
30
29
35
33
36
36
26
GA
30
22
33
37
47
32
43
40
43
28
37
45
36
34
39
43
Pt
61
51
45
45
44
42
42
42
42
41
41
41
41
41
40
25
Team
Partizan
Crvena Zvezda
Zeta
OFK
Zemun
Buducnost
Kula
Vojvodina
Zˇeleznik
Smederevo
Obilic
Novi Beograd
Borac
Cukaricki
Sutjeska
Hajduk
Pl
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
W
25
23
18
16
12
12
10
10
11
9
10
10
9
8
5
2
Finland ..........................0-4
Greece..........................0-1
Spain ............................1-1
D
5
5
5
2
7
5
9
8
5
10
6
5
7
8
7
6
L
0
2
7
12
11
13
11
12
14
11
14
15
14
14
18
22
GF
81
66
52
51
31
37
34
31
38
28
35
33
34
32
21
20
GA
20
18
30
36
34
37
37
37
45
36
47
38
44
41
48
76
Netherlands
Ukraine
Bosnia-Herz.
August 17, 2005
F.Y.R. Macedonia ........vs.
Romania ......................vs.
Kazakhstan ..................vs.
Latvia ............................vs.
Liechtenstein ..............vs.
Faroe Islands ..............vs.
Finland
Andorra
Georgia
Russia
Slovakia
Cyprus
September 3, 2005
Romania ......................vs.
Armenia........................vs.
Andorra ........................vs.
Albania ........................vs.
Turkey ..........................vs.
Georgia ........................vs.
Russia ..........................vs.
Portugal........................vs.
Estonia..........................vs.
Switzerland..................vs.
France ..........................vs.
Scotland ......................vs.
Slovenia ......................vs.
Moldova ......................vs.
Wales............................vs.
Poland ..........................vs.
Northern Ireland ........vs.
Serbia and Mont.........vs.
Bosnia-Herz.................vs.
Hungary........................vs.
Iceland ........................vs.
Sweden ........................vs.
Czech Republic
Netherlands
Finland
Kazakhstan
Denmark
Ukraine
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Latvia
Israel
Faroe Islands
Italy
Norway
Belarus
England
Austria
Azerbaijan
Lithuania
Belgium
Malta
Croatia
Bulgaria
WORLD
RANK
1/1
2/2
3/3
4/4
5/5
6/6
7/8
8/7
9/9
10/10
10/10
12/12
13/13
14/14
15/15
16/16
17/17
18/19
19/18
19/20
83/84
509
831
784
778
769
759
754
753
752
740
734
734
727
722
712
709
706
703
699
697
697
Brazil
Czech Republic
Argentina
France
Netherlands
England
Mexico
Spain
Portugal
Italy
USA
Greece
Sweden
Turkey
Rep. of Ireland
Uruguay
Japan
Iran
Denmark
Germany
Men’s ranking: June 15, 2005
Next FIFA update: July 20, 2005
SERBIA & M. First Fed.
Po
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
FIFA Pt
80
74
59
50
43
41
39
38
38
37
36
35
34
32
22
12
WOMEN
FIFA WORLD
RANK
1/1
1/2
3/3
4/4
5/9
6/5
7/7
8/8
9/6
10/10
11/11
12/13
13/12
14/14
15/15
16/16
17/17
18/18
19/19
20/20
Germany
USA
Norway
Brazil
France
Sweden
Denmark
North Korea
China
Italy
Canada
Japan
Russia
England
Australia
Finland
Netherlands
Iceland
Ukraine
Spain
11/11
1890
2190
2190
2109
2053
2038
2034
1989
1988
1985
1952
1890
1886
1884
1879
1861
1816
1805
1791
1773
1754
Women’s ranking: Mar. 25 2005
Next FIFA update: Jun. 24, 2005
1/1: RANK THIS MONTH/LAST MONTH
2190: ACCUMULATED POINTS THIS MONTH
YOU’RE SO CRAP IT’S UNBELIEVABLE: 200—Afghanistan 56pts; 201—Djibouti 40pts; 202—Montserrat 35pts; 203—Turks & Caicos 27pts; 204—Guam 20pts; 205—American Samoa 18pts
ENGLAND Premier L.
SOURCE: FIFA.COM
EUROPE/FIFAresults
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■BC PROVINCIAL CUP FINAL (open men)
S
porting Club and Surrey United faced off at
Swangard Stadium May 15 in front of an
enthusiastic and noisy crowd of several hundred
supporters, including 160 youngsters and parents
bussed in from Surrey United.
It was a cool, rainy, dark afternoon when Sporting
finally prevailed on penalty kicks, after neither side
put the ball in the net after 120 minutes. As expected it was an intense Final and a highly-motivated
Sporting came on strong from the opening whistle.
Early in the game, following several warnings to
Sporting players regarding ankle-kicking and taking the legs out, the referee vociferously ordered
Sporting to “Stop all this shit!” before showing the
first of relatively few yellow cards.
Surrey on the other hand appeared a little disorganised and panicky, and were soon yelling at each
other, and definitely did not perform to the standard
to we have grown accustomed to seeing. Maybe
United were desperate to match the achievement of
Surrey’s women’s premier team, who took the
Province Cup two weeks earlier or, maybe they
were overcome by the occasion. Regardless, on the
day, it was clear that Sporting had the edge,
deserved to win, and it was they who would join the
Surrey women at the 2005 Nationals in Calgary.
— Richard Howes
BC Provincial Cup Final, Men
BC Provincial B Cup Final, Men
BC Provincial u21 Cup Final, Men
BC Provincial Cup Final, Women
Sporting 1–0 pks Surrey Utd
All Blacks 5–4 pks Bby Inter
Gorge FC Utd 2–1 Westside R.
Surrey Utd 4–1 Coq. City FC
T. of Champions
May 20–22, Newton Athletic Park
Girls u17/18
BCSA ..................2
Norvan Hearts ..2
BCSA ..................2
Oregon................2
Norvan Hearts ..1
Oregon................2
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1
1
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Sherwood P.
Sherwood P
Norvan Hearts
BCSA
Sherwood P.
5
2
1
2
0
2
Whitecaps FC
Oregon
Edmonton S.
Whitecaps FC
Edmonton S.
BCSA
2
0
2
0
1
3
Calgary SWU
Oregon
Calgary SWU
Whitecaps FC
BCSA
Whitecaps FC
1
1
1
1
4
0
2
1
2
Calgary FHC
Oregon B
Calgary FHC
Whitecaps FC
Oregon A
Oregon B
Whitecaps FC
Calgary FHC
BCSA
Girls u16
Edmonton S. ......3
BCSA ..................1
BCSA ..................2
Oregon................0
Oregon................1
Whitecaps FC....0
Girls u15
Whitecaps FC....1
BCSA ..................3
Oregon................1
BCSA ..................7
Calgary SWU ....2
Oregon................0
Girls u14
Whitecaps FC....1
BCSA ..................2
Oregon A............6
Oregon B............0
BCSA ..................1
Calgary FHC ......1
Oregon A............1
BCSA ..................0
Whitecaps FC....1
BCSA ..................3
Oregon................2
Oregon................0
BCSA ..................0
0
3
3
4
Oregon
Norvan Saints
BCSA
Norvan Saints
2
2
2
1
1
0
Oregon
Whitecaps FC
Francis Xavier
Whitecaps FC
BCSA
Francis Xavier
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Fraser Valley
Oregon
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3
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Oregon B
Oregon A
BCSA
Whitecaps FC
Whitecaps FC
Oregon A
Boys u16
BCSA ..................3
Francis Xavier ..0
BCSA ..................3
Oregon................2
Whitecaps FC....1
Oregon................4
Boys u15
BCSA ..................4
BCSA ..................4
Whitecaps FC....1
BCSA ..................1
Oregon................7
Whitecaps FC....3
Boys u14
BCSA ..................1
Whitecaps FC....9
Whitecaps FC....1
Oregon B............1
BCSA ..................0
Oregon B............1
BCSA ..................0
KSYSA Mini World Cup
June 18, Fruitvale, BC
WLYSA Soccer Roundup
June 25, Williams Lake, BC
Pumi Uppal Memorial
June 30, July 1–3, Surrey, BC
Kelowna Summer Classic
July 1–3, Kelowna, BC
Gurdawara Surrey Delta
Soccer Tournament
July 15–17, Surrey, BC
Mid-Summer Challenge
July 23, 24, Williams Lake, BC
Annual General Meeting
& Scholarship Luncheon
2005 BC
Provincial Cups
June 10–12, Sheraton Wall Centre, Vancouver
u14, u15, u16
T
Boys u17/18
Rambling the Rockies
June 17–19, Cranbrook, BC
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he BCSA’s 2005 AGM took place June 11 at the Sheraton Wall Centre, held
in conjunction with the Scholarship Luncheon. The primary functions of
the AGM were to review the proposed budget, conduct elections and to discuss
and approve any changes to the constitution/rules.
2005 ELECTIONS
Proceedings kicked off early Friday, June 10 with
First Vice President
the BCSA Board of Directors Meeting followed
Ken Mackenzie
by the Chairpersons/All Candidates Meeting.
June 11 offered up the AGM proper, interrupted at
Vice President Senior
noon by the Scholarship Luncheon. Sunday’s
Bruce Yule
Youth Competitions Meeting was postponed.
Directors:
Harold McNeil of Victoria joins eight members
Mario Miceli
elected
or re-elected to the 15-member BCSA
Leslie Burkinshaw
Board of Directors, and the membership of the
Ed Kennedy
BCSA approved the ’05–’06 budget which includes
Don Dencey
a change to the funding formula for annual, youth
Harold McNeil
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Frank Rennick
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Oregon B............1
BCSA ..................3
Oregon B............1
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BCSA ..................0
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Edmonton SW
Oregon B
Edmonton SW
Whitecaps FC
Oregon A
Edmonton SW
Whitecaps FC
Edmonton SW
BCSA
Whitecaps FC....5
BCSA ..................4
Oregon A............2
Oregon B............1
BCSA ..................1
Oregon B............2
Oregon A............1
BCSA ..................4
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BCamateur
I won a Provincial Shield once in Saskatchewan and the
team I played for [Saskatchewan Paragon vs.
Saskatchewan United in Prince Albert] never scored a goal
from open play. Every goal scored was from the penalty
spot, 1–0, 2–0 and the final, with a shootout.”“I scored in
the final, but I cheated. I looked at the keeper and said, ‘If I
score this it’s over isn’t it? [as he motioned back] I just hit it
— Andy Sharpe, glory days
Kelowna reports
All Blacks Treble
■May/June
The Kelowna Women’s
Soccer League season
runs from April to
August, but for almost
650 players the memories may last a lifetime. The enthusiastic collective is
shipping out game reports fast and furious to anyone
who’ll read them, documenting the battles between
three divisions of teams, and for this, if not the gameplay itself, they should be commended.
Skills vary across the 26 teams competing but most
seem to have a firm grasp on colourful naming conventions. Gone are English classics like City,
Rangers and Rovers, to be replaced with wilder
monikers such as Cougars, Stingers, Foxes and
Dragons. Not to be outshone are the Angels, while
the Sniper’s and Attackers are not going out without
a fight. Tamer namers exist, but if you’re looking for
Challenge with a group of 30 Something women in
nice Cruzwear, you might stop by the OK Corral,
watch some footy and catch some Sugar Rays!
Kelowna’s recreational league is out there, and
each month we’ll do our best to get them in here.
■ Div. 1: Looking good at the top June 9 with six
victories and a tie are Cruzwear, three points clear
of Mark V Autobody. They ripped the wheels off
GT Racers May 29 in an 8–0 exhibition highlighted by the fleet feet of Lara Davies, who apparently
notched every one.
June 8, 4th-ranked Stingers made it respectable,
losing 3–2 to Cruzwear but getting in the first poke
from the penalty spot. Ginger Nickoli equalised for
Cruzwear and Krista Nickerson put them ahead
just before the half. “A questionable call by the referee that resulted in a penalty kick” saw Stingers tie
it up again, only to lose it all on a 70-min. strike
from Elvie Ceson. Lauri Mactavish conceded two
PK’s but “had an excellent game” in Cruzwear’s net.
Meanwhile, at press-time, the Coyotes are howling in third, DJ’s Angels could use some divine
intervention (5th) and the Challenge... aren’t offering much of one in 6th with only seven points.
■BC PROVINCIAL B CUP FINAL
R
ichmond All Blacks secured a
season ‘treble’ with a 2–0 victory
over Burnaby Inter June 5 in the
Provincial Mens B Final. The Final
was the third clean sheet of the weekend for goalie Bill Richards, who was
beaten only twice over five matches.
The All Blacks reached the Keith
Millar Cup at Burnaby Lake West
with an exciting come-from-behind
5–4 penalty shootout Semi-final win
over North Delta FC, and capped an
amazing season that includes the
Richmond Senior Soccer League
Cup (6th) and Premiere League (1st)
titles. With an average age of 35, the
All Blacks prove that teamwork, heart
and experience can still go a long way.
— Al Young & Michael Atkinson
■ Div. 2: Sun City Physio is leading Div. 2 in the
June stretch with six wins in six matches, while
Royal Star are lighting up second place. They
earned a tight 2–1 victory over WSG/Tonic’s
Dragons May 25 despite Ashling Gorges “peppering the [Dragons’] goalie with over a dozen shots
from outside the box.”
Ranjna Ark and Amanda Cadorette scored for
the Stars while Katie Cavaghn’s header for Dragons
kept it interesting, and keeper Sue Wengenmeier
was “outstanding.”
Amanda Cadorette earned her first shut-out June 1
in a 3–0 snuffing of the Harmony Honda Snipers,
wallowing in 11th spot. Brittany Gorges bagged two
goals and Rachel Leier got the third for Royal Star.
Leier scored again June 8 in 2–0 showdown with
OK Corral, currently out to pasture in 9th spot.
June 12, I-Sight Optometry didn’t see the Star
coming and got burned 7–0 on a hattrick from Julie
McKenzie, a pair from Gorges, a single from Leier
and a “spectacular
goal” by defender
KWSL june 13
Christine Moore
“which was followed Div. 1
up with a tumbling Team
W D Pt
and not so graceful Cruzwear
6 1 19
Mark V Autobody 5 1 16
victory dance.”
Creekside
Coyotes
4 1 13
May was bitter- IL Stingers
4 0 12
sweet for 3rd-ranked DJ's Angels
4 0 12
2 1 7
Sugar Rays who’s Challenge
May 15 3–1 hum- Div. 2
bling of Harmony Team
W D Pt
Honda was sand- Sun City Physio 6 0 18
4 1 13
wiched by 8–0 exhi- Royal Star
3 1 10
bition exorcism by Sugar Rays
GT Racers
3 0 9
Div. 1’s Angels, and IDA Attackers
3 0 9
a 2–0 loss to Boyd AB Wave 3 0 9
Pendozi
MMSP
2 1 7
Kelowna United.
Corral
2 0 6
Sugar
Rays OK
The Foxes
2 0 6
rebounded June 1 H. Honda Snipers 1 2 5
with a 5–3 barnburn- Kelowna United 1 2 5
er at the Corral and I-Sight Optometry 0 2 2
WSG/T. Dragons 0 1 1
another tuning of
Harmony Honda, Div. 3
W D Pt
this time 6–0, June 5. Team
2 1 7
Christa
Taylor Chevy's SFS
SA Cougars
2 0 6
opened the Rays Rent BC Rockettes 2 0 6
account, followed by Strikers
1 2 5
1 2 5
Jennifer Kirkey (2), Mission Storm
Tamales
0 2 2
Deena McDell, a Hot
30 Something
0 1 1
second from Taylor
and the finale Amber Merner.
■ Div. 3: Chevy’s Source for Sports were outpowered by the 3rd place Rockettes 4–3, June 1, but
still hold first place, one point ahead of Springfield
Cougars, who themselves got thumped by the
Rockettes June 8 in an 8–1 embarrassment.
The Rockettes’ Angie de Kergommeaux scored a
hattrick against Chevy and one against the 2nd place
Cougars. Beth Parks equalled the tally, scoring all
four against the Cougars running scared.
●
Canadian Soccer Association
2005 National venues
July 20–24
July 20–24
Oct. 5–10
Oct. 5–10
Oct. 5–10
Oct. 5–10
Oct. 7–10
u14/16 Boys All-star:
QB
u14/16 Girls All-star:
SK
u14 Boys/Girls Club:
NB
NL
NS
Challenge/Jubilee Trophy
AB
Masters/Classics Western: BC
Chairman Bill
■Ted Godwin, Victoria
T
he same talent that
has made him a
successful businessman has made Bill
McCreadie a successful president of the
Victoria United Soccer
Association.
Although not a player, McCreadie came to
soccer honestly via a MAN WITH A MISSION:
Glasgow Rangers- There’s no slowing down
loving father. Victoria United’s Bill McCreadie
United was, however, almost an accident. For the
past 35 years McCreadie, a successful accountant,
has been involved with Island Savings Credit Union
and the Victoria Chamber of Commerce. But it was
while running a Chinese food restaurant in 1994 that
he was approached to become a sponsor for the new
Victoria United. He not only became a sponsor but a
fan, attending home games regularly and even traveling with the team.
Asked to join the United board, McCreadie has led
the expansion of United’s program from a single
team to a growing network of senior, u21 and youth
teams, via an historic agreement with the Lower
Island Soccer Association.
Referred to affectionately as ‘Chairman Bill,’ to
distinguish the average-height president from his
nearly seven-foot-tall ‘twin’ treasurer Bill
Anderson, McCreadie is not afraid of applying the
sort of pressure reminiscent of Chairman Mao.
Despite all he has accomplished as a club executive, when asked about his proudest moment he
names the 2004 ‘Triple’ winning season. He is proud
of what the players and coaching staff accomplished
with their historic collection of Cambridge (League
Championship) Cup, Anderson (Challenge) Cup
and John F. Kennedy Cup.
Always looking to enhance the experience for all
involved, McCreadie recently floated the idea of a
clubhouse. Such a facility could easily become the
breeding ground of great things for Victoria’s soccer
community, but before that becomes a reality
McCreadie is already working on escorting a u16
United team to the annual tournament (he created)
which alternates each year between Victoria and
Morioka, Japan. This year (and possibly in 2006)
there will also be a team from Heidelberg, Germany.
No one doubts his ability to make this new venture
happen. Chairman Bill usually gets what he wants
and while he may have been born a Rangers fan, it is
clear he is a United man through and through.
●
RICHARD HOWES/BCFPB
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I lost the League as a schoolboy cause I missed a penalty kick, shanked one by the post, but I love
em. I love taking penalties. I used to like taking the last one. Just get me there and don’t worry
— Andy Sharpe, CSA President – Glory Days Part II
Metro women
expanding
H
RICHARD HOWES / PCSL / BCPFB
ad you been wondering wear to get a
game in this summer, look no further
than the Metro Women’s Soccer League,
who currently sport 120 teams, 55 of
which are listed here in their respective
Divisions 1–3, and sub-Groups. At presstime our finest analysts were still unable
to decipher why there are 16 irregular
groups over four divisions. Still, we
expect some fine matches from the frontrunners and we’ll follow Divisions 1 and
2 throughout the season. Updates are
available at: metrowomenssoccer.com
SURREY UNITED vs NEW WESTMINSTER KHALSA: May 26 United got pummeled at Cloverdale 3–0
June 14
Metro Women’s SL
Division 1A
Po Team
Pl
Richmond Selects 5
Vancouver Only 5
Meralomas A
5
Westside Ren.
6
Club Ireland
6
Van. Breakers
7
Kerrisdale Express 5
ICSF Inter
5
W
5
4
3
3
2
2
1
0
L
0
0
1
2
3
5
4
5
D
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
GF
23
22
15
12
11
12
8
4
GA
3
7
12
16
17
18
15
19
Pt
15
13
10
10
7
6
3
0
W
4
3
3
1
2
1
1
0
L
0
1
2
0
3
2
3
4
D
2
1
0
4
1
2
1
1
GF
22
10
14
7
8
5
7
4
GA
7
7
7
2
18
7
16
13
Pt
14
10
9
7
7
5
4
1
W
5
2
2
0
0
L
0
1
2
3
3
D
0
0
0
1
1
GF
27
13
14
4
2
GA
5
11
12
17
15
Pt
15
6
6
1
1
W
5
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
L
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
6
D
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
GF
20
23
16
9
17
16
7
10
10
5
GA
11
10
10
10
15
14
13
11
14
25
Pt
15
12
10
10
8
8
6
6
6
0
Pl
6
5
6
6
5
6
6
6
W
5
4
3
2
2
2
1
0
L
0
1
1
3
3
4
3
4
D
1
0
2
1
0
0
2
2
GF
21
15
16
10
6
10
7
8
GA
6
9
7
12
11
19
10
19
Pt
16
12
11
7
6
6
5
2
Pl
6
6
6
6
5
6
6
5
W
6
4
2
2
2
2
1
0
L
0
1
2
2
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0 20 6 18
1 11 6 13
2 12 10 8
2 5 7 8
1 10 8 7
1 14 19 7
1 6 14 4
0 6 14 0
Pl
6
6
6
5
6
6
6
5
W
5
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
L
1
1
1
2
4
3
4
4
D
0
1
2
0
0
2
1
0
Division 1B
Po Team
Pl
N./NSGSC FC
6
N./NSGSC Hearts 5
N.S Spartans
5
Southside Strikers 5
Bby Cdns Tigers 6
Metroford Eclipse 5
WOW
5
N./NSGSC Strikers 5
Division 1C
Po Team
Pl
SBAA Strikers 5
Delta United A
3
Surdel Kaizen
4
Langley United FC 4
Semiahmoo United 4
Division 2A
Po Team
Pl
Richmond Rumble 6
Regulators
5
Dzunukwa
5
Delta Dynamo
5
Meralomas B
6
Hellas FC
6
Richmond Rockets 5
Semiahmoo Surf 6
Richmond Breakers 6
Vancouver Reign 6
Division 2B
Po Team
GE Lightning
Poco Steel
Coq. City Gunners
Metroford Celtics
Royal City Rhythm
Golden Ears Jags
Coq. Gamblers
New West Hyacks
Division 2C
Po Team
Vancouver Helens
N./NSGSC Selects
Burnaby Shooters
Burnaby Shock
Shamrock Rovers
Vancouver Jaguars
N.S. Rebels
Squamish Nation
Division 2D
Po Team
Aldergrove GD
Langley LP
Langley Cyclones
Valley United FC
GFC Whalley
Surrey Mavericks
Fort Islanders
Surrey FC Saints
GF
15
18
14
11
12
8
5
5
GA
3
4
8
7
14
16
23
13
Pt
15
13
11
9
6
5
4
3
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Thunderbirds take flight again
J
ust for a moment lets take a trip down memory lane,
to the fall of 1994 when UBC Thunderbirds were on
top of the Canadian university world. UBC had won
eight national titles in the previous 11 years and missed
a ninth on penalty kicks. Eleven years later, though
Canada West clubs still dominated the Nationals, UBC
had made only two Final appearances and in October,
2004, the Thunderbirds were fighting for their lives in
the notoriously tight Canada West Playoffs against the
Alberta Golden Bears. Late into injury time the Bears
pounced, and the Birds were down and out, possibly signalling the death knell for one of Canada’s proudest
scholastic squads.
Contrary to such belief, mid-2005, UBC are back and
looking as menacing as ever, following a spring resurgence in the men from Point Grey, and a program that
now includes a squad in the PCSL. After claiming the
UVIC Spring Cup UBC followed up with wins against
NCAA Division I Oregon State and Portland, and a
tough draw against Washington’s Huskies. In PCSL
action, Mike Mosher’s squad have won two, lost one
were impressive drawing with Whitecaps Reserve.
Changing the landscape
UBC coach Mosher suggests that in the mid 90’s the Tbirds were partly victims of their own success, setting the
bar so high that even they failed to reach such lofty
heights. Other schools making major strides with their
programs; revised enrollment criteria (student-athletes
required to have grades in excess of 80%) and; increased
competition for athletes from SFU, UVIC and TWU and
American universities have changed the soccer landscape. Mosher believes it’s unlikely that any school will
ever dominate quite like the T-Birds did.
Mosher, now a full-time coach, is dedicated 100% to
soccer, whereas in the past he combined coaching with
other university administrative duties. This should benefit
the program, as should the PCSL summer loop. In the late
80’s and early 90’s many of UBC’s finest played in the
CSL during the summer before returning to school in the
fall. With a summer squad in the cross-border semi-pro
circuit, the Thunderbirds will once again have competitive opportunities year round. To-date Mosher has been
impressed with the challenge offered by PCSL teams.
The finishing touch on the T-birds revival may be the
2007 CIS Championship. While they have an automatic berth as hosts, UBC are planning to make some noise
getting there. With a team Mosher calls his deepest in ten
years, including the addition of Whitecaps backup keeper Srdjan Djekanovic, and the continued growth of
2004’s lethal striking duo of
Steve Deblasio and Luke
Sandilands, the T-birds should
make a serious challenge to the throne.
After swallowing the bitter pill of the 2004
Playoffs it appears UBC have not lost their
resolve, but rather have stepped back, stepped
up and are again setting new standards. In the
words of Mosher; “It is about competing with
the best and looking to raise the bar.”
●
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Surrey faired much better at home than the
previous week against Khalsa, beating the Yanks
by a convincing 4–1 scoreline in PCSL inter-divisional action. Surrey are currently ranked 4th in
the South Div. and 9th of 12 overall
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Don’t tempt fate, arrive ye late
T
here they are, the team that’s willing to give
you a shot at stardom. It’s been a long time
since you kicked a football, and you’ve been
dying to find a team that will take you on. Or
perhaps you have just been
cut from your old team.
Either way, you’re currently
teamless and you’ll need to
make a good impression with
these guys in order to have
any hope of making your
$125.00 investment in new
cleats payoff. By the way,
you really should have taken
them out of the box before
you got to the practice field.
moves. If one day they call the ball bouncing in
off of your back a move, then you will have
one, but until that day, you’ve got nothing to
show. Why demonstrate your lack of agility so
early in the selection
process?
You could speak. Again,
this is not a good idea.
Unless you have a strong
accent, you won’t impress
anyone with your tales of
playing footy as a kid.
You
could
stretch.
However, it is doubtful that
thrusting down to touch your
toes only to become stranded
above your knees is going to
help you land a position on
First impressions
the team. Best to look with
Easy now, don’t just run over
disdain at anyone seen
there like an off-leash puppy.
stretching.
You need a strategy, an openYou could join the other
ing move. You could start by
guys who are passing it
taking a jog around the field
around. This is dangerous,
to warm up. Perhaps one of EXCEPTION TO THE RULE:
but the risks are acceptable.
the other players will jog Regardless of skill level, Anna
with you, allowing you time Kournikova look-alikes are required It is best to wait until there
are at least five guys in the
to butter him up. Are you by most teams to get comfortable
circle passing one lone ball.
nuts? You’ve got just enough on the bench as soon as possible
gas in your tank to make one lap before your The ball will not come to you that often, and
speech becomes slurred as you gasp for breath. the interim periods will give you a chance to
regain your composure and reduce your
Stay put.
You could try juggling. Are you kidding me? heart rate.
Your world record is four times in a row, and
the first one is always off your knee. Not that The clear alternative
you have any more than a 25% chance of get- The key to success is to conserve your
ting the ball off the ground in the first place. strength. That means arriving late, thereby
Remember, there’s nothing more desperate- avoiding all of these pitfalls. By arriving late,
looking than a man chasing after the ball in a you will have allowed all the other players to
futile attempt to get it up. If your current jug- waste their early adrenaline trying to beat each
gling repertoire does not already include other. This will help tilt the playing field in
bouncing it off your shoulder, then this is not your favor. The later you arrive the better off
the time to try to learn how.
you’ll look. So take my advice, arrive just as
You could try running with the ball and prac- the sun begins to set and a spot on the team will
ticing your moves. What moves? You have no be yours.
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High seas soccer stars
Soccer is an ideal paradigm of the concept of “decentralised control, decentralised
execution” — Armed Forces Journal, USA
■Barry Marejka, HMCS Winnipeg
matches against host port militaries. Here in
Cochin, besides soccer, there will also be a volleyball game. While in Singapore there were
enough visiting ships that an Olympiad was
set up. Games included tennis, water polo, basketball and soccer. The naval forces from 11
countries competed for overall points. HMCS
Winnipeg came third or possibly fourth, I can’t
recall. Not a bad showing. The soccer format
was a bit odd though in
that the halves were only
seven minutes, and ties
were decided by sudden
death penalty kicks.
Winnipeg initially did not
fair well, not yet being
acclimatized to the heat
and humidity however, a
few cool ales and the
War... it’s all fun and games
HMCS WINNIPEG
●
The ship routinely enjoys friendly sporting problem was solved.
Lamenting the loss of an island legend
■Terry Marra, Gorge SA President
information. Jonesy is the single most import is with extreme sadness, that I write to every- tant reason I learned to love this club. He treated Gorge like his
one. Lorne D. Jones, our
own child, protectregistrar for the past 38
ing it from harms
years, passed away peaceway. The amount of
fully May 11, 2005.
time and dedication
Jonesy, as he was known
he gave us is imposto all, was the heart and
sible to describe.
soul of the Gorge Soccer
Jonesy was actually
Association for more than
looking over registhree decades. His home
tration forms and
was an open door to anycheques in the CCU
one with a problem or
unit at the Jubilee,
simply just a registration.
before he died.
Every morning for the
It is difficult to
past 15 years I had the
entertain
the
honor and privilege of
thought that he will
having coffee with him
not be sitting in his
before work. Most mornchair at our club,
ings he was there at 6am
ready to give me my daily dose of advice and phoning some poor unsuspecting soul at
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enough to get their asses kicked 4–1 in May. The spiffy fellow in the middle
commands the resident Cochin crew that handed India victory in the slightly
uncommon military exercises. While LISA’s Sharon Marejka holds the fort on
Vancouver Island, husband Barry (not pictured) is currently somehere off the coast
of India feeding us first-hand news of these dramatic, global events, as they unfold
6:30am.
The humor and colour he added to our meetings will be surely missed as even in the most
serious of situations he found a sliver of
humour just to let everyone know this was the
kids game and we were not here to screw it up.
It was always kids first with Lorne.
Personally, I have lost a dear dear friend.
We shared a lot of personal information over
the years and it was his addictive personality
that kept me coming back for more. His gruff
exterior was and always has been to me a false
front because his actions and comments told
me he had a heart of gold.
To his family, thank you for allowing him to
be in our lives. Goodbye my friend.
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difference, was 4–1 for the hosts.
All members of HMCS Winnipeg are stationed at CFB Esquimalt in Victoria.
Quotables from such mainly centered on the
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much younger, averaging 20 or 21 years,
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Can’t have my favorite rag go under because of
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Enjoyed the last
issue as usual.
Just got word
from Martin
Foden that the
women’s team
will not be participating this
year for Surrey
United [in the
PCSL]. I am on
my way to the
island to see a
few games and
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things re; the
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time to celebrate his timely move while beloved
merseyside neighbours Liverpool buff the 2005
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— Len McAdams, PCSL President, Surrey
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On Penalty Kick Shootouts...
I have absolutely nothing against penalty kicks to
decide a winner after overtime... simply because it’s
the only rational solution. There’s nothing else you
can do… this isn’t hockey… you can’t play until
everybody dies.
There are two problems; the availability of fields. In the summer the goalposts come down and the pyjama guys take over. The other problem is the fact that most soccer people have the mentality that we are a winter league and we’re not going to change that… people are stubborn… a lot of people here are British and you can’t teach them anything. I married a Scottish woman
— Azzi on summer leagues
same day. I couldn’t say I can’t make it. That would
be wrong. I had a really good time with my little
guys. We shed a few tears. We had our usual ping
pong tournament, which I’ve always won. This is the
first time that I didn’t. I was outplayed ‘cause they’re
getting older and I’m getting... older.
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On the idea of using more subs...
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On the 2007 FIFA u20...
On the Champions League Final...
The wrong team won.
It’s important to Canada simply because of the
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road. If the crowds come out to see it, and they like
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!@#$, it’s a great game isn’t it.
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