Malouda: Drogba Was Always Lippy

Florent Malouda says Didier Drogba was just a lippy unknown when he first shared a dressing room with him. Drogba, despite a recent loan spell, has become one of the most feared strikers in the world. But winger Malouda reveals that, when they first met in French football, he upset their team-mates with his bossy …

HERDMAN TAKES OVER CANADA’S MEN’S SOCCER TEAM

Former coach of the Canadian women program John Herdman is set to take over the men’s program. He was named the replacement following the sack of Octavio Zambrano last March. His formal title is national team head coach and men’s excel director. The shock announcement came on Monday, with the Canadian Soccer Association chief Steve …

CANADA FRIENDLY AGAINST EL SALVADOR

Canada soccer team will be playing a friendly game against El Salvador that will be hosted in Houston later this month. The Canadian Soccer Federation has stated that a part of the proceeds of the match will be donated to Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. At the same time, this will allow the Canada team to …

DOES THE MLS HARM INTERNATIONAL PROSPECTS?

As usual, with the failure to make the 2018 World Cup Finals, analysts have been trying to point out the issues that hampered the team. Most of them agree that the schedule of the Major League Soccer (MLS) affected the United States Men’s National Team (USMNT) in a way, whilst it obviously also impacts on …

Octavio Zambrano´s debut has been an impressive one

On March of 2017, the Ecuadorian born manager Octavio Zambrano was officially unveiled as the new manager of the Canadian national Soccer team as he replaced the interim coach of that time Michael Findlay.   ¨I would like to thank Canada Soccer for this incredible opportunity to lead the Men’s National Team Program and align …