dave199 57 Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 LoL...and for some reason I just doubled posted..LMAO, that hasn't happened in a while Link to post Share on other sites
Fox334 93 Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 They play football in Canada? Honestly, I know more peoples that play Football that play Hockey... Football is very developed as a participation sport in Canada, its just not realy developed as a participation sport. Hopefully Toronto F.C. will help that a bit. Link to post Share on other sites
Guardian 22 Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 Dave199 and baron summarizes it the best here. On the "recreational" front, soccer is one of the most favorite sports amongst Canadian youth. But, on the athlete development front, it needs major work. Never mind that there seems, to me, no incentive in Canada to do it "on a professional level", unless they have to move to Europe, the USA, or other international locales to pursue this as a career. Link to post Share on other sites
Guardian 22 Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 I don't know about you guys, but this is got to be a major embarrassment for the Canadian men's team. It is now ranked in the lowest ranking ever in its history: in the TRIPLE digits. And, this comes months before the country hosts the U-20 tournament. What is going on here? Is Canada losing its talented players to worthy international clubs because of the "anemic" attitudes amongst those in charge of making Canadian soccer "successful"?Oh, by the way, the ARGENTINE team is now NUMBER ONE! Link: CBC: Canada Falls To Number 103 In FIFA Rankings With that kind of "result", Soccer Canada better do something about it, like doing what this CBC article is reporting. Link: CBC: Canadian Soccer Association Decides On New Coach Link to post Share on other sites
Quintana 0 Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 Honestly, I know more peoples that play Football that play Hockey... Football is very developed as a participation sport in Canada, its just not realy developed as a participation sport. Hopefully Toronto F.C. will help that a bit. Help me out here Link to post Share on other sites
dave199 57 Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 Help me out here What he's trying to say is it's developed as a Participation sport here but not developed as a Professional sport. I think he made a typo. Link to post Share on other sites
baron-pierreIV 1700 Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 Did I miss any other league? The Ladies Roller Derby, Mudwrestlin' and Pro Pinball Leagues. Link to post Share on other sites
Fox334 93 Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 What he's trying to say is it's developed as a Participation sport here but not developed as a Professional sport. I think he made a typo. It is inded what hapened. Link to post Share on other sites
Guardian 22 Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 Well, not much of a reprieve, but it is better than what Canada was ranked previously. Ranked 94th now. As for the #1 position, Italy grabbed it back from the Argentines. Link: CBC: Italy Returns To No. 1 In FIFA Rankings; Canada Climbs 9 Spots Link to post Share on other sites
dave199 57 Posted June 14, 2007 Report Share Posted June 14, 2007 The new FIFA rankings came out yesterday. Just thought I'd mention it. Italy's still #1. Link to post Share on other sites
arwebb 133 Posted June 14, 2007 Report Share Posted June 14, 2007 How are England 8th exactly? Link to post Share on other sites
Fox334 93 Posted June 14, 2007 Report Share Posted June 14, 2007 Canada is now ranked 56, up 38 spots. Link to post Share on other sites
Durban Sandshark 155 Posted June 14, 2007 Report Share Posted June 14, 2007 Well, not much of a reprieve, but it is better than what Canada was ranked previously. Ranked 94th now. As for the #1 position, Italy grabbed it back from the Argentines.Link: CBC: Italy Returns To No. 1 In FIFA Rankings; Canada Climbs 9 Spots BAN THEIR SCUM ASSES FOR A LONG TIME TO COME! Link to post Share on other sites
Guardian 22 Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 Canada is now ranked 56, up 38 spots. How in the world did they manage that? Link to post Share on other sites
dave199 57 Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 BAN THEIR SCUM ASSES FOR A LONG TIME TO COME! WTF is your problem? Still upset that the USA were eliminated from the same Group Italy won? Link to post Share on other sites
dave199 57 Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 How in the world did they manage that? They have been winning games lately. They are still competing in the CONCACAF Gold Cup at the moment I believe. Link to post Share on other sites
Rogerioandrade 6 Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 They have been winning games lately. They are still competing in the CONCACAF Gold Cup at the moment I believe. Exactely. In their last 4 games, Canada won 3 and tied 1 : 3x0 Bermuda 2x2 Venezuela 2x1 Costa Rica 2x0 Haiti one may argue that these aren´t expressive adversaries, but it´s enough to get a few points, counting also with the loss of points of some teams like Burkina Faso, Macedonia, Hungary, Belgium. They all were ahead of Canada before In women´s ranking, on the other side, Canada is currently 9th... not bad . Link to post Share on other sites
Faster 545 Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 Exactely. In their last 4 games, Canada won 3 and tied 1 : 3x0 Bermuda 2x2 Venezuela 2x1 Costa Rica 2x0 Haiti one may argue that these aren´t expressive adversaries, but it´s enough to get a few points, counting also with the loss of points of some teams like Burkina Faso, Macedonia, Hungary, Belgium. They all were ahead of Canada before In women´s ranking, on the other side, Canada is currently 9th... not bad . ELO rankings have had Canada in the 50's for a long time. Canada is not that good at football, but good enough to do better than they have been in qualifying. Link to post Share on other sites
wamel042 2 Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 What is exactly the purpose of such a ranking? If a continent has many matches in short (such as the Gold Cup) then there is a great change that some of those countries get many points. Esspecially when other continents don't hold matches..... Link to post Share on other sites
arwebb 133 Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 Exactely. In their last 4 games, Canada won 3 and tied 1 : 3x0 Bermuda 2x2 Venezuela 2x1 Costa Rica 2x0 Haiti Costa Rica qualified for the World Cup, so that's a pretty decent scalp. Link to post Share on other sites
Rogerioandrade 6 Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 What is exactly the purpose of such a ranking? If a continent has many matches in short (such as the Gold Cup) then there is a great change that some of those countries get many points. Esspecially when other continents don't hold matches..... That´s exactely what happens with the Fifa ranking. The most you play, the most you win, more points you get. You don´t necessarily need to defeat better ranked teams, you just need to defeat a lot of other teams. Link to post Share on other sites
dave199 57 Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 I just wonder when Canada will ever qualify for a World Cup again? CONCACAF has 3 spots. The first two are always taken by the USA and Mexico and the last spot is the one that's always up for grabs. Link to post Share on other sites
Guardian 22 Posted June 18, 2007 Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 I just wonder when Canada will ever qualify for a World Cup again?CONCACAF has 3 spots. The first two are always taken by the USA and Mexico and the last spot is the one that's always up for grabs. If the Canadian players can get its act together, there is always that chance. Otherwise, back to the drawing board with them. Link to post Share on other sites
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