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January 5, 2015
The great PLASTIC PITCH renewal drive
It was exactly a year ago when we were in the midst of a Kickstarter campaign to make Plastic Pitch a reality. And, thanks to you, the Canadian soccer fan, we were able to raise the $10,000 needed to produce four issues of the magazine. The money went to pay writers, illustrators and photographers — and also paid the fees to make sure the tablet magazine was available on Google Play, Amazon and, of course, iTunes and the Apple newsstand.
Even with the support of our readers and the assistance of Umbro Canada — who was a major backer of the Kickstarter campaign — the magazine is not profitable today. That’s to be expected; no publication hits break-even point in year one. But it doesn’t mean I can keep throwing money at it, either. Like any business, if it doesn’t show growth, you have to make calculated decisions, no matter how passionate you are about the project. Capitalism kinda sucks that way.
Plastic Pitch requires a significant investment outside of the Kickstarter fund, and it is fuelled by the passion I have to see Canadian soccer grow, to see our teams and players be more successful. Our writers, artists and photographers share that passion, and I believe we’ve created a unique and worthwhile product that highlights the issues and personalities in Canadian soccer, without being a cheerleader.
Issue 4 came out just before Christmas, and we are hard at work on Issue 5. That next issue will feature a series of stories and essays that look at the relationship between the United States and Canada. It will ask if MLS, NASL and the NWSL are helping or hurting the development of Canadian soccer. And we will ask if we should find better ways to improve the pyramid we share with the United States, or if we eventually have to cut our losses and try to go our own way. I want to hear what readers, players and coaches think about our relationship with U.S. Soccer — this issue is a big effort and it promises to be the biggest edition we’ve done to date.
But, as we’re a year from our initial Kickstarter campaign, I wanted to remind all of our subscribers that it’s time for renewal for many of you. I won’t go back to doing another crowdfunding campaign; my feeling is that you go to the well once and you don’t do it again. But our budget will be OK for the year if all of our annual subscribers from 2014 come back and re-up for 2015.
Why renew? Running the magazine is very expensive, and our distribution costs are going up proportionally to the slide of the Canadian dollar. As the dollar slips, our costs to distribute the magazine rise. As we need to be on the major platforms, such as Google and Apple, we need to pay distribution costs (well into the thousands of dollars) in US funds. As Canadian as we want the magazine to be, there’s no escaping the fact that our distribution is dependent on America. We have a great distributor and it has helped make the app to look as sleek as it does. But it all costs money, and no one should work for free.
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Boakai the sole Eddie to make Canada’s U-20 roster
Hanson Boakai
PHOTO: TONY LEWIS/FC EDMONTON
The 18-year-old FC Edmonton midfielder was on coach Rob Gale’s final roster for the U-20 CONCACAF Championship, which is a qualifying tournament for the 2015 U-20 World Cup in New Zealand. Canada begins the tournament with a Jan. 10 match against Haiti; but its group-stage fortunes will likely hinge on the result of the Jan. 12 match against Mexico.
But two other FCE prospects, striker Sadi Jalali and defender Mark Aleksic, who had received long looks from Gale in previous U-20 camps, didn’t make the final cut. But, it needs to be noted that this generation of U-20 players is arguably the deepest this country has produced. It will feature the likes of Cyle Larin, who could be a top MLS SuperDraft pick if he chooses to go that route, and Toronto FC striker Jordan Hamilton. Whitecaps keeper Marco Carducci is already a member of his club’s senior roster. Luca Gasparotto is playing at Airdrie in Scotland, and midfielder Michael Petrasso is on loan to Notts County in England.
The team would be even stronger had it been able to secure Dylan Carreiro and Fraser Aird, who are both playing in Scotland. But neither player was released by their clubs (Dundee FC and Rangers, respectively).
“(I’m a) bit disappointed to lose some key characters with clubs not releasing them but it will provide opportunities for talented players to step up and prove they can apply themselves at this level,” Gale said in a release.
Boakai made his NASL debut at the age of 16 and was one of the top players in last year’s Nutrilite Canadian Championship.
CANADA ROSTER
GK- Marco Carducci | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC
GK- Nolan Wirth | USA / Oregon State University
D- Samuel Adekugbe | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC
D- Alexander Comsia | FRA / RC Strasbourg
D- Luca Gasparotto | SCO / Rangers FC (on loan at Airdrieonians)
D- Jackson Farmer | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
D- Jordan Haynes | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
D- Brandon John | GER / Erzgebirge Aue
D- Rares (Chris) Serban | CAN / University of British Columbia
M- Manuel Aparicio | CAN / Toronto FC
M- Louis Beland-Goyette | CAN / Montreal Impact
M- Hanson Boakai | CAN / FC Edmonton
M- Marco Bustos | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC
M- Kianz Froese | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC
M- Jeremy Gagnon-Laparé | CAN / Montreal Impact
M- Chris Nanco | USA / Syracuse University
M- Michael Petrasso | ENG / Queens Park Rangers
F- Calum Fergusson | SCO / Inverness Caledonian Thistle
F- Jordan Hamilton | CAN / Toronto FC
F- Cyle Larin | unattached / sans club
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December 19, 2014
Atiba Hutchinson can negotiate new deal in January: And he’s open to MLS move
Atiba Hutchinson, named Canada’s player of the year on Thursday, is nearing the end of his contract with Turkish giants, Besiktas. In January, he can start negotiating with other clubs unless his contract is extended before that time.
And, the Canadian says that he wants to stay, but he’s also open to moving on if the opportunity was right — and that would include Major League Soccer.
When asked if he’d consider talking to an MLS side in January, Hutchinson said “yes, especially if it was in Canada. I’m open to it if the interest comes, if things can work out and do what’s best for everybody.”
But, he said he’s really enjoyed his time with Besiktas. He said it’s the first time in three or four years that he’s regularly playing in his natural midfield position, and he feels that, at 31 years of age, he’s at his peak as a player. He said the fans in Turkey have treated him very well.
“I am open to staying here (at Besiktas) if things play out that way,” Hutchinson said. “Unless something exciting came up, if it was the Premier League or one of the other big European leagues.”
For the last few weeks, there have been stories in English and Turkish papers linking Hutchinson with a January move to West Ham United. Hutchinson said that’s it’s impossible to ignore the press.
“Sometimes it’s hard to hear the rumours. And some of it is just rumours. And, some of the time, there’s more to it.”
Of course, being under contract to Besiktas — and it isn’t January, yet — Hutchinson had to be cautious with his words. But, with his stated enthusiasm for the Premier League, he hasn’t thrown any water on the West Ham rumours. And, now, Whitecaps, Impact and Toronto FC fans can wonder if a swoop for Hutch could be pulled off.
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December 18, 2014
Afternoon delight: Day games, Colin Miller’s pitch, sell Matt Van Oekel on move to FC Edmonton
Matt Van Oekel
FC Edmonton keeper John Smits won the NASL Golden Glove award by posting a league-best 0.90 goals against average. He finished just slightly ahead of Minnesota United’s Matt Van Oekel, who came in with a 0.95 GAA for the league’s best team over the course of the combined spring and fall seasons.Now, the two are teammates. On Thursday, the Eddies announced the acquisition of Van Oekel.
“I am looking forward to working with John,” Van Oekel said Thursday. “John is an excellent goalkeeper. I know that there are some things that I can learn from him, and I think there are some things that he can learn from me.”
The Eddies also have Canadian keepers Tyson Farago, who earned a team-of-the-week nomination when he made his lone start in the final week of the season. Christian Kaiswatum, promoted from the academy ranks in 2014, is the fourth keeper.
With Smits and Van Oekel in the fold, FCE has clearly put itself way ahead of the NASL pack when it comes to goalkeeping depth. This is one department where Edmonton ranks at the top of the league.
“He is arguably the best goalkeeper in the North American Soccer League (NASL),” FC Edmonton coach Colin Miller said in a release. “This is also a great signing for John Smits, Tyson Farago and Christian Kaiswatum — they will be able to work with someone who is experienced and knows the league very well. The competition for places also really heats up with his addition. I’m very excited about Matt’s decision to come to Edmonton.”
Van Oekel said that Miller called him just three days after the NASL season ended. The deal was signed two weeks ago, but wasn’t made official until Thursday.
“Colin Miller was the key,” said Van Oekel. “He called me very early into my free agency, and he really sold me on the situation.”
And, Edmonton’s scheduling was also attractive to Van Oekel. Teams that play day games in NASL are rare; Saturday night games are the norm for most of the clubs. But FC Edmonton plays its home dates on Sunday afternoons. The lack of local TV availability on Saturday nights plays into that (hockey rules Saturday nights until the Stanley Cup playoffs wrap up in early, no, mid-June).
But Van Oekel prefers to play when the sun is up and the floodlights are off.
“I’ve always enjoyed coming up to Edmonton. I really enjoy the facilities there, and I also really like to play day games.”
He made his professional debut in a day game (in Montreal). So the 2 p.m. Sunday kickoffs will be welcomed by the Eddies’ newest signing.
Van Oekel will arrive in early February for training camp.
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Sinclair wins Player of the Year honour for 11th straight time; says she has become a more complete player
She’s Canada’s all-time leading scorer, but she only scored once for the national team in 2014.
But the drop-off in goal production didn’t stop Christine Sinclair from being named the Women’s National Player for the 11th straight year. You’d have to go back to 2003 to find someone else other than Sinclair (Charmaine Hooper, for the trivia buffs) who has won the award.
Sinclair also scored seven times for the Portland Thorns of the NWSL.
While she said that the drop-off in scoring has weighed on her mind, Sinclair insisted that she’s become “a more complete soccer player” under the tutelage of coach John Herdman. She said that she’s become more of a leader on the team, and she’s also been asked to perform other tasks than simply go up top and score goals. She’s been asked to drop into a midfield role on occasion.
Still, with so many great performances from keeper Erin McLeod — who finished second in the voting — the 11th straight Sinclair will likely be the most hotly debated amongst Canadian soccer supporters. And that’s a good thing.
“For me, I’ve always been known as a goal-scorer, and I hadn’t scored as many as I had in the past,” Sinclair said Thursday. “So that weighed on me.”
Sinclair and the national side are preparing for the Women’s World Cup. But, after the tourney — will Sinclair take a break? Not likely. She said that qualification for the 2016 Rio Olympics comes right on the heels of the WWC. And she wants to get back to playing for the Thorns.
“For me, Portland is my team, Portland is my city,” said Sinclair. “There’s nowhere in the world that I’d rather play.”
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December 17, 2014
PLASTIC PITCH 4 is out today!
Issue 4 of Plastic Pitch is out today!
What will you find inside?
• We profile Canadian keeper John Smits, winner of the NASL’s Golden Glove award;
• We sit down with Desiree Scott to talk about her decision to leave NWSL for England, and how she feels about Canada’s preparations for the Women’s World Cup
• Canadians in indoor soccer; a look at the Milwaukee Wave and its Canadian coach, Giuliano Oliviero, and its Canadian star player, Ian Bennett. And we look at how the new Major Arena Soccer League could finally stabilize the pro indoor game in North America
• We look at the birth, successes and trials of League1 Ontario.
• We catch up with former Impact coach Valerio Gazzola, who has worked with various national teams; read why he thinks MLS teams are better off hiring local coaches rather than going to Europe to recruit them
• We take honest looks at what the Montreal Impact, Toronto FC and Vancouver Whitecaps need to do for the 2015 season. Plus, are they prepared to deal with whatever a new Collective Bargaining Agreement may bring?
• And, you’ll also find the entry form for your chance to win $200 worth of UMBRO CANADA gear!
• And more!
Some other things we’ve done. We’ve listened to our readers about type size. We’ve boosted our stories’ text sizes so it’s easier to read on screens. And, we are also offering timed free previews of all four issues of Plastic Pitch. If you’re not a subscriber, you can download the free app and try the magazine for free for a limited time period. We believe if you give our magazine a try, you’ll be hooked.
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December 15, 2014
Canadian keeper Monsalve confirms move to America de Cali
David Monsalve
David Monsalve is looking to go where no Canadian has gone before. Soccer stardom in Colombia.The former Toronto FC and FC Edmonton keeper confirmed Monday that he has signed with America de Cali, which plays in the country’s Primera B — its second division. But America is a club that has traditionally played with the big boys of Colombian soccer and will look to return to the top flight.
America won five straight Colombian championships in the 1980s; the team won three titles in the 1990s.
“I’ve enjoyed my time here so far with the team,” Monsalve wrote in an e-mail to The11.ca/Plastic Pitch. “It’s a dream for any footballer to be playing for a club as big as America is. It’s a club recognized all over the world and a club that got as far as the finals of the Club World Cup. It’s a top-quality club that expects nothing but the best from its players and it’s a challenge I welcome with open arms. It’s one step closer to my dream of playing and being an integral part of a Colombian football team.
Monsalve and fellow Canadian Dominic Oppong were profiled in the fall issue of Plastic Pitch (CLICK HERE), as they had been teammates with Finnish second-division side AC Oulu.
But Monsalve, who has family in Colombia, will move to a country that’s close to his heart. And he told me over the weekend that he hopes that the move to Colombia will do more to put him on the radar of Benito Floro, the coach of Canada’s men’s national team.
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December 9, 2014
Teams visit WWC sites: Commonwealth praised, BC Place blasted
PHOTO ABOVE: Dutch coach Roger Reijners, Australian coach Alen Stajcic, Swedish coach Pia Sundhage, Swiss coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg
The days following the Women’s World Cup draw has seen the coaches and managers of the 23 visiting teams travelling throughout Canada and checking out the venues.
Managers from Sweden, Switzerlands, the Netherlands and Australia were at snow-covered Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton on Tuesday. Organizers were able to plow out a strip of turf from underneath a heavy blanket of the white stuff so the coaches could actually inspect the playing surface.
All four of the managers said they are making preparations for a World Cup played entirely on turf. The Dutch played all of their home qualifiers on turf and will play all upcoming friendlies on turf, said coach Roger Reijners.
But Swiss coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg said that the venue that will host the World Cup final simply isn’t good enough. She said that Commonwealth’s turf is just fine — and the turf is good quality. But the Polytan surface she saw at BC Place worried her.
“Some of our players know the turf because they play in Sweden, and some play on it in Switzerland,” said Voss-Tecklenburg. “The last four weeks directly before the World Cup, we will have all our training sessions and all our matches on the turf. I think it’s no problem if it’s good turf. No problem for my team. I think we are very good in technique and can play very fast. I think we have very good turf here in Edmonton and in other cities I hope it’s the same situation, because in Vancouver it’s a problem.
“The turf in Vancouver, in my opinion, is not good enough for the World Cup.”
Swedish coach Pia Sundhage, who left the American program in 2012 to go back to her native country, says that playing on turf might give her side an advantage. And they’ll need it. Sundhage will face her old team, the Americans, in Winnipeg in Group D play. The group, which also features Nigeria and Australia, is seen as the most difficult of the six at the Women’s World Cup.
“I would like to think we have a little bit of an advantage because the players in Sweden play in Allsvenskan, most of them play on turf. A different quality of turf, though. We do have a couple of players abroad, in France and in Germany, but everything we do, we want to do on turf — as much as possible.”
Sundhage said she’s also talked to men’s-team coaches in Sweden to see how they deal with multiple games on turf in short order.
“Well, it’s really important to play on turf as much as possible. At the end of the day, I’d rather have great turf, that the quality of it is the best, FIFA promises the best surface. I’d rather have that quality of turf compared to a bad grass field. Back in good old days, I played on those as well. So this (turf) will probably give us a bit more of a technical game, I hope. That’s what I am hoping for — keeping it on the ground and it’s not bouncing as much. If you look at the teams like Japan — I think they will love it. And, hopefully, the way Germany plays as well: Keep the ball, playing positive attacking football.”
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December 5, 2014
Without a CBA in place, there’s a “possibility” union action could see Montreal, DCU forfeit CCL matches
The Montreal Impact is scheduled to be in Mexico on Feb. 24, as the team is scheduled to open its two-match CONCACAF Champions League quarter-final with Pachuca. Two days later, D.C. United is scheduled to meet Alajuelense in Costa Rica.
But what if those games are forfeited by the MLS sides — because the players are in a work-stoppage situation?
Unless a new deal is reached quickly, there’s a good chance that there will be no Collective Bargaining Agreement in place between MLS and its players union in February. The current deal expires in January and the sides are only in the first stages of negotiations.
Now, it needs to be stated that in 2010, when the union and the MLS only came to a deal just days before the start of the league’s regular season, the CCL matches went on unaffected.
But that don’t-play option is open to the players if there is no CBA in place.
MLS Players Union Executive Director Bob Foose stated that he wouldn’t directly comment on whether or not the players would act against the CCL matches; but he confirmed that it’s an option that would be legally open to them.
“The Collective Bargaining Agreement is scheduled to expire on January 31, 2015,” Foose wrote in an e-mail. “When it expires, the obligation not to engage in a work stoppage also expires. I do not want to comment on when or if there would be a work stoppage. All I can say is that unless there is a Collective Bargaining Agreement in place, there is always the possibility of a work stoppage.”
Because the CCL games are scheduled for a few weeks ahead of MLS First Kick, they are the first real bargaining chips in any kind of MLS/MLSPU labour discussion. Montreal is set to play the second leg against Pachuca in early March, at Olympic Stadium. The last time the Impact got to the CCL quarters — in 2009 — more than 50,000 fans showed up at Olympic Stadium for the first leg of that series against Santos Laguna.
The CONCACAF Champions League rulebook has laws in place regarding teams that forfeit matches.
Here’s what it says about forfeits:
“Once having entered the CCL, participating teams must meet all of their obligations including participating in all matches. Failure to participate in any game may be considered by the CONCACAF Executive Committee, at its sole discretion, as withdrawal from the event. Withdrawal may have a serious impact on the integrity of the event and as such the penalties as specified below will apply except in cases of force majeure or unforeseen circumstances deemed acceptable by the CONCACAF Executive Committee.”
The “rules below” state that any team that withdraws during the “Championship Stage” will be fined $20,000 and will forfeit its entry fees. But the costs may not end there. From the rulebook:
“Depending on the circumstances and the decision of the CONCACAF Executive Committee, a team that withdraws at any stage of the competition may be ordered to reimburse the particular Local Organizing Committee, the opposing team or teams (in the Group Stage) and CONCACAF and any expenses that they have already incurred as a result of its proposed involvement or non-involvement in the competition and also pay compensation for any damages or losses arising from its withdrawal. This is in addition to any fines imposed above.”
And:
“The Member Association of any penalized team shall be responsible for ensuring that specified sanctions are carried out and complied with.”
CANADIAN PLAYERS
Currently, Canadian players are seen as internationals on U.S.-based MLS teams. American players, though, are domestics on Canadian franchises. The same rule applies in NASL. But, the USL sees Canadians as domestics on its American teams.
After hinting in July that the rules surrounding Canadians may change, Commissioner Don Garber threw cold water on those hopes earlier this week in his State of MLS talk. He went back to his old argument that U.S. labour laws forbid employers from giving any special distinction from one foreign worker over another.
Foose wrote that the issue of Canadians-as-domestics falls outside of the union’s jurisdiction.
“As for the Canadian as domestics rule, it lies primarily with legal and federation authorities. There are legal issues involved because you’d potentially be treating one group of foreign players differently than others. We cannot collectively bargain out of legal rules.”
Last year, when we explored the issue in earnest (CLICK HERE), we contacted the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. It’s the U.S. agency that ensures a fair labour market in that country. The EEOC reps told us that a pro league’s rulebook was “not a topic we cover.” Basically, the EEOC washed its hands of it. The EEOC informed us that the issue of Canadians as domestics would be more of a Homeland Security question than it would be a labour question.
And, earlier this year, NASL Commissioner told Plastic Pitch magazine (fall issue, CLICK HERE) that the issue of Canadians as domestics was a “federation” issue.
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December 4, 2014
After two years with Maccabi Tel Aviv, Canadian defender Oliver Spring commits to Duke
Later this month, Oliver Spring will arrive in Durham, N.C. and will unpack his things. He’ll have a lot of dark blue Duke sweatshirts. In January, the Toronto native will begin classes at Duke, and begin training with the soccer team.
After two years with Maccabi Tel Aviv’s youth division, the centre back has committed to Duke, and will play with the team in the 2015 season.
Spring will turn 20 years of age in 2015.
Spring said that there were more than a few U.S. schools that were interested in him, but when he made his preliminary list, Duke was near the top — because of its mix of academic and athletic notoriety*.
And, when he first visited the campus, he knew that Duke was where he wanted to go. Coaches John Kerr and Michael Brady made him feel welcome.
“The feeling on the campus was incredible,” said Spring.
“Israel was incredible for me. I had two fantastic years playing there. But I felt that it was time for a new challenge.”
While he did have more than one school interested in him, Spring knows that it wasn’t easy for them to reach out. Unlike most kids they’d be interested in, he wasn’t playing in North America. It wasn’t easy for them to see him play. And, by the same token, he thinks his decision to play youth soccer in Israel is one of the things that may have kept him off the radar of various national teams. He hasn’t played for the national U-17 or U-20 sides, even though he’s been affiliated with Maccabi Tel Aviv and has previously trained with Feyenoord.
“When I got back from Israel, I was in contact with someone from the CSA and they asked me to send them some video. I think that says a lot. To play for Canada, that’s a dream of mine. I understand that, in some ways, playing in Israel hurt that process because I was so far away. But, in other ways, I think it helps that process down the road because going away has helped me to develop into a better soccer player and helped me develop as a person.”
He jokes that he’s already got a wardrobe filled with dark blue sweatshirts and that anything with close to the light-blue shade of the University of North Carolina is forbidden.
He said he’s going into Duke undeclared, 99 per cent sure that he’ll eventually major in physics. But, would the academics go on hold if an MLS team was to draft him in the years to come — or if he got the chance to go back across the ocean to play pro soccer?
“I’ve always felt that if you can make a living doing something that you love, you should go for it.”
*see comments below
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