Recent Neil Davidson Articles
Turf Issue Rears Its Head Once Again
by Neil Davidson (Profile/Interview | Toronto Globe and Mail - September 11)
It may be the first game in Toronto for the Canadian men's soccer team since 2000, but some of the players are not celebrating the artificial surface that awaits them at BMO Field on Wednesday night against Costa Rica. more details | go to article

Bradley Goal Gives U.S. A Comeback Win Against Uruguay At FIFA U-20 World Cup
by Neil Davidson (Result | Toronto Metro - July 11)
After surviving 120 minutes and a post-match melee with their Uruguayan opponents, the U.S. players lingered on the pitch Wednesday night to savour their 2-1 extra-time win in the FIFA U-20 World Cup round of 16. more details | go to article

FIFA President: Beckham Will Help MLS, But More New Stadiums Needed
by Neil Davidson (Profile/Interview | Toronto Metro - May 13)
The arrival of David Beckham in the U.S. should benefit North American soccer and lure more big names to Major League Soccer, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said Saturday. more details | go to article

Cities Send In Final Bids To Host Soccer's 2007 World Youth Championship
by Neil Davidson (Article | Canada.com - April 22)
Courier packages arrived with regularity at the Canadian Soccer Association headquarters in Ottawa on Wednesday, the deadline for cities to submit official bids to play a role in the 2007 World Youth Championship. more details | go to article

Teenage Canadian Striker Will Johnson Skips School For Major League Soccer
by Neil Davidson (Profile/Interview | Canada.com - February 25)
Both of Will Johnson's parents are physicists, so education - not to mention brains - is big in the Johnson household. But the Johnson family is also into soccer and Will's parents understood when their son elected to forgo college and sign with the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. more details | go to article

Chances Slowly Slipping Away
by Neil Davidson (Result | Toronto Globe and Mail - October 11)
The road to the World Cup has turned into death by a thousand cuts for the Canadian soccer team. Disallowed goals. Suspensions. Defensive blunders. Bad breaks. Injuries. Dubious refereeing. Lack of depth. Giving up late equalizers. more details | go to article

Canada Needs Win In Costa Rica
by Neil Davidson (Preview | Slam! Sports - September 8)
The light at the end of the World Cup qualifying tunnel will be a lot harder to see if the Canadian men's soccer team loses to Costa Rica on Wednesday. more details | go to article

Canada Wins Right To Host 2007 World Under-20 Soccer Championship
by Neil Davidson (Article | Canada.com - August 9)
Canada has won its bid to host the 2007 world under-20 soccer championships. The World Youth Championship is second only in size and history to the World Cup, FIFA's marquee event. more details | go to article

Canadian Soccer Coach Dons Boots For Weekend MLS Legends Game
by Neil Davidson (Profile/Interview | Canada.com - July 29)
Frank Yallop is no stranger to MLS all-star games, having played and coached in them. So the Canadian national team coach is looking forward to returning to the MLS fray Saturday, this time as a member of the MLS World Legends in an exhibition game before the league's proper all-star contest (TV, 2 p.m. EDT). more details | go to article

Canadian Trio Face Friends As Canada Takes On San Jose Earthquakes
by Neil Davidson (Preview | Canada.com - June 4)
Saturday promises to be a strange day for goalkeeper Pat Onstad and striker Dwayne De Rosario as they line up for Canada in San Jose for an exhibition game against their club side, the defending MLS champion Earthquakes. more details | go to article

Onstad Gets Starting Nod Against Wales
by Neil Davidson (Preview | Toronto Globe and Mail - May 28)
Pat Onstad will start in goal for Canada in Wrexham on Sunday in an exhibition soccer game against Wales and coach Frank Yallop will look to the veteran 'keeper for the start of World Cup qualifying in mid-June. more details | go to article

Defender Jason Devos Sorts Out Club Future, Ready To Play For Canada
by Neil Davidson (Profile/Interview | Canada.com - May 27)
Jason deVos has sorted out his club soccer future and that's good news for Canada. The big defender, out of contract at Wigan, has signed a three-year deal with English First Division side Ipswich Town. more details | go to article

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