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Photo: Nicolae Stoian from 2011
The offseason can be crazy in the business that is soccer and sometimes it can be all too
easy to forget that in the end, it's really about the game. If you are looking for some inspiration
to help you get your soccer head back on straight, go to the Ritz East tonight to see the
Philadelphia premier of Laduma.
Photo: Earl Gardner
Le Toux talks
It just won't stop.
As suggested by the 130 readers' comments posted on PSP in less then 24 hours since the Le Toux
transfer news broke, if the sadness felt by Union fans at the news of Sebastien Le Toux's transfer
to Vancouver wasn't enough, subsequent comments from Peter Nowak and Le Toux will, for many, see
that sadness turn to anger.
STARTERSThe Globe & Mail reports that Toronto FC has new ownership. Bell and Rogers have combined to buy
75% of the company that runs TFC and several other sports enterprises.
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Paul Barber, the big name executive the team brought in from Tottenham to help the team move up to
MLS, has resigned and will leave the job in February.
Photo by Howard C. Smith/ISIphotos.com
After three years as a backup, Brad Guzan will make his first Premier League start on Saturday
for Aston Villa, and the club is already in the process of trying to extend his stay at Villa Park
before his current deal expires this summer.
By JOSE M. ROMERO
Nick Soolsma lined up his penalty kick in the 53rd minute and beat Vancouver goalkeeper Jay
Nolly to Soolsma's right for a goal.
It didn't count. Joao Plata was called for encroachment, necessitating a re-kick.
Unfazed, Soolsma went left from the spot this time in the 54th minute, and the ball got by Nolly
again.
Vancouver sports fans have a lot on their plate right now. Now, we all love soccer, but how
distracted from a regular season match would we be if one of our sports teams was in the Finals of
another sport? Probably a bit. That isn't the only issue facing Vancouver Whitecaps supporters. The
Canadian National Team is competing in the Gold Cup, and despite the 2-nil loss the the United
States should still advance from the Group Stage, but they have a match down in Tampa and some of
their supporters and Whitecaps supporters crossover.
BY ADAM SERRANO
The Vancouver Whitecaps roster just a got a bit more of an international flavor.
The Whitecaps signed central defender Mouloud Akloul to an MLS deal on Thursday. The French
defender signed a Division 2 deal with the Whitecaps last season before breaking his ankle, an
injury that ended his season.
Every loss will be a stepping stone, especially in this first MLS season. The final preseason
friendly against the Colorado Rapids was a strange one: while the Whitecaps wanted to show the fans
a strong team, the players and coaches also wanted to make sure nobody got injured before the big
debut against TFC.
Every loss will be a stepping stone, especially in this first MLS season. The final preseason
friendly against the Colorado Rapids was a strange one: while the Whitecaps wanted to show the fans
a strong team, the players and coaches also wanted to make sure nobody got injured before the big
debut against TFC.
Every loss will be a stepping stone, especially in this first MLS season. The final preseason
friendly against the Colorado Rapids was a strange one: while the Whitecaps wanted to show the fans
a strong team, the players and coaches also wanted to make sure nobody got injured before the big
debut against TFC.
Every loss will be a stepping stone, especially in this first MLS season. The final preseason
friendly against the Colorado Rapids was a strange one: while the Whitecaps wanted to show the fans
a strong team, the players and coaches also wanted to make sure nobody got injured before the big
debut against TFC.
Photo by Jose M. Romero
By JOSE M. ROMERO
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Vancouver Whitecaps president Bob Lenarduzzi stood in a covered area above the
stands at Arizona State University's soccer stadium, wondering aloud what his team was doing.
Down on the field, the Whitecaps couldn't finish chances, and they couldn't overcome two key
turnovers that led to quick goals for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Monday's 2-0 preseason win for
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