Surrey United vs Peace Arch United
PCSL Premier Division
May 14, 2008 - Cloverdale
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Match Picks of the Week

Selected games to watch from British Columbia's top senior men's and women's amateur leagues.

Saturday May 17

PCSL - Seattle Wolves vs Victoria United (Men)
7:00pm Starfire Sports Complex, Tukwila WA

PCSL - Kelowna United vs Surrey United (Women)
7:30pm Beasly Park (Winfield)

Sunday May 18

PCSL - Peace Arch SC vs Kamloops Excel (Men)
2:30pm South Surrey Athletic Park

PCSL - Semiahmoo SC vs Victoria Stars (Women)
12:30pm South Surrey Athletic Park

Calendar

Saturday May 17

Whitecaps FC vs Ventura County Fusion - Women
Home Opener - Swangard Stadium, Burnaby

Saturday May 24

Sapperton Rovers vs Royal City Club Coaches
Re-enactment of first soccer game in BC
3.00pm Queens Park Stadium, New Westminster

Wednesday June 4

Canada vs Panama (Men)
Fort Lauderdale, FLA

Sunday June 15

Canada vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Men
FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualifier
Kingstown, Saint Vincent Island.

June 15 - 21

Peace Queen Cup
South Korea

Canadian Clubs on TV

Please always check local listings

Saturday May 17

Toronto FC vs Columbus Crew
12.00pm CBC

Wednesday May 21

Toronto FC vs D.C. United
4:30pm The Score

Saturday June 7

Whitecaps vs Seattle Sounders (Women)
4.00pm Shaw

BC League Schedules

BC College Athletic Assoc
CIS Canada West - Men
CIS Canada West - Women
Fraser Valley SL - Men
Lower Island Women's SA
Metro Women's SL
Pacific Coast Soccer League
SFU Clan - Men
SFU Clan - Women
Vancouver Island SL - Men
Vancouver Metro SL - Men
Youth Leagues - Boys
Youth Leagues - Girls

Waterfront Stadium

Official Stadium Website
Friends of Soccer
Stadium Now!

Today in Football History

15 May 1949
Wales played their first international against Portugal but lost 3-2 in Lisbon.
15 May 1955
Scotland met Yugoslavia for the first time at international level and drew 2-2 in Belgrade.
The Association of Football Statisticians)

15 May 2008

BC Place Stadium to get retractable roof by 2011 - News 1130
Premier Gordon Campbell will announce at a news conference tomorrow the provincial government has decided to put a retractable roof on BC Place stadium.  One unconfirmed report says the Whitecaps could be moving into the dome on an interim basis.

Qualifying Format Unveiled for 2008-09 CONCACAF Champions League™
The new CONCACAF Champions League™ will be comprised of 24 teams, representing each of CONCACAF's regions.

Whitecaps ain to give Miami the blues - Whitecaps FC
Vancouver Whitecaps men (2-1-0) play their first away game of the 2008 USL First Division season when they visit Miami FC Blues (1-4-1) at Tropical Park Stadium on Friday afternoon.

Whitecaps women set to kick off - Whitecaps FC
Vancouver Whitecaps women (0-0-0) begin their 2008 USL W-League Western Conference campaign when they host expansion club Ventura County Fusion (0-1-0) at Swangard Stadium on Saturday evening.

Vancouver, FC Indiana open new era - USL
The W-League FC Indiana Lionesses and the PDL Vancouver Whitecaps Residency open unique campaigns for the 2008 season this weekend when they take to the field as professional teams.

Montreal lose again on the road
The Montreal Impact (2-4-0; 6 points) ended its six-game stretch on the road with a 1-0 loss against the Charleston Battery (3-1-2; 11 points), Wednesday, at Blackbaud Stadium, in Charleston, South Carolina.

Whitecaps welcome in Surrey - The Province
Vancouver Coun. Peter Ladner said Surrey's interest is a "reminder how important it is to get the stadium built in Vancouver." "It's the place where corporate sponsorships can be sold. Company directors can walk from their offices to their corporate boxes. They're needed to make the project go. This is the perfect location," Ladner said.

Routed by the USA - Rhian Wilkinson's Journal
Let's get this over with. In Washington D.C. we lost to the United States last Saturday by 6-0! Losing like this is a HUGE blow, to the ego, to our mentality and to how we view ourselves as individual players and as a team.

Toronto FC itching for action - Globe and Mail
It has been a long time since the last streamers were unfurled and snaked around the feet and legs of a visiting player attempting a corner kick at BMO Field. Toronto FC has not played since May 1, a 1-1 draw with the New York Red Bulls.

FCBarcelona, MLS establish partnership - MLS
The new, five-year partnership between MLS and FC Barcelona - the first-ever European club to establish a long-term agreement with MLS and SUM in the United States - includes the organization of a minimum of six international matches throughout the term.

Richmond SC open against Tri-Cities Extreme
Richmond SC played their opening game in the tough Pacific Coast Soccer League Wednesday night against home team Tri-Cities Xtreme at Percy Perry Stadium in Coquitlam. 

The academy atop the hill - The Province
From its perch atop Burnaby Mountain, Simon Fraser University has always been a place of higher post-secondary learning. Now, the university is working with the Burnaby School District to bring higher learning to high school student-athletes through the formation of the SFU Sports Academy.

Reminder to all BCSA registered referees - BCSA
As of August 1, 2007 the British Columbia Soccer Association has implemented in BC the standards which have been mandated by the CSA, regarding the NEW Nation-wide Referee Development Program. 

INTERNATIONAL

Four years on, stage is set - FIFA
It is exactly four years since South Africa was awarded the right to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ and the country's biggest backer, FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter, remains firmly in its corner.

Thousands of soccer fans run amok at UEFA Cup final - Toronto Star
Cleanup begins after UEFA Cup. Police said they were "sickened" by the fan violence that marred the UEFA Cup final between Zenit St. Petersburg and Rangers.

Oliver Khan retires - ESPN
Kahn, who plays his final competitive game on Saturday when Bayern Munich host Hertha Berlin in the Bundesliga, spent most of his 21-year career thriving on abuse as much as admiration.

14 May 2008

'Caps beat Galaxy well and truly - Whitecaps FC
Vancouver Whitecaps defeated Major League Soccer side Los Angeles Galaxy 2-1 in an international friendly in Edmonton, Alberta, on Tuesday evening.

Vancouver beats Becks - The Province
The Vancouver Whitecaps out-played, out-scored and out-shot the LA Galaxy in Edmonton Tuesday night, coming away with a well deserved 2-1 victory and a general consensus that they were the better team on the night.

'Caps highly pleased - Edmonton Sun
In the end, it worked out well. The Vancouver Whitecaps had to rely on the weather and the health of David Beckham in order to make last night's game a success at Commonwealth Stadium. In the end, they got both.

Beckham shines but 'Caps win - Times Colonist
His foot was ailing but not his will, so once again, David Beckham slipped in to his L.A. Galaxy jersey and out onto another foreign pitch where he won over a crowd of 37,104 at Commonwealth Stadium.

What a nightcap! - 24 Hours Vancouver
The Vancouver Whitecaps contended they had the better chances in the first encounter at B.C. Place. They definitely got the better of the L.A. Galaxy last night at Commonwealth Stadium.

Beckham's Galaxy edged by Whitecaps in Edmonton
L.A. Galaxy star David Beckham put on a solid show, but Vancouver forward Eduardo Sebrango's second-half goal propelled the Whitecaps to a 2-1 win in Tuesday's friendly at Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium.

Surrey Stadium Interest Welcome, But Fraught with Risk - FoS
The interest from Surrey's mayor is a refreshing change from the silence and inaction of Vancouver's politicians. But why should the Whitecaps have to purchase more land and carry the entire risks of building a stadium in an unproven city?

Surrey has the ball at its feet - The Province
Kudos to Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts for stepping up to the plate over the building of a new soccer stadium.

Xtreme Ground Eagles in Season Opener - PCSL
The Tri-Cities Xtreme took their first step towards their goal of winning the Pacific Coast Soccer League Premier Division title on a soggy Monday evening at Charles Best Field.

TFC's depth makes for promising summer - MLS
Between Euro 2008, the Olympics, World Cup qualifying matches and various friendlies, it will be a hectic summer in the soccer world. This season, Toronto FC fans can enjoy these competitions with the added comfort of knowing that the busy international schedule isn't wreaking havoc on their domestic side.

CSA applauds new Canadian policy for hosting future international events
"We applaud the Government of Canada's proactive approach to hosting future international events," says Peter Montopoli, General Secretary, Canadian Soccer Association.

PASS Women Coaches sign for W-League teams in Canada and the USA
PASS (Play Active School Soccer), will be losing two of their women coaches, who will soon be reporting to their respective W-League teams.   Zoe Avner has signed for another season at the Ottawa Fury and Kim McMullen has signed for the Hampton Road Piranhas in Virginia, U.S.A.

2008 CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship Schedule
CONCACAF announced the complete schedule of matches for the 2008 CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship that will take place in Puebla, Mexico from 17-28 June.

TFC fitness regimen anything but routine - Toronto Star
Strength coach Paul Winsper didn't waste much time putting his fingerprints on this year's edition of Toronto FC.

Dobson: Betting on Becks - Sportsnet
I'll go out on a limb here and bet that David Beckham is in uniform with the LA Galaxy for the match at BMO Field on May 31st.

Knight: Toronto as a soccer town - Globe Sports
So … what to make of those 17,000-plus empty seats at BMO Field for the Canada-Argentina U-20 friendly this past weekend?

US Women half way there with 6-0 win over Canada at RFK - Potomac Soccer Wire
Tomorrow may finally be here for the United States Women’s Soccer team...  The US team, with their first foreign coach, demolished Canada 6-0 in front of a loud, albeit disappointingly small, an announced crowd of just 9,332.

BCSA Semi-Annual General Meeting
The AGM will be held on Saturday, June 7th at the Executive Plaza Hotel and Conference Centre in Coquitlam, 405 North Road, Coquitlam.

YOUTH

Trouble in the ranks of youth soccer in Ontario
Ontario youth club lodges formal protest with the OSA and CSA against Toronto FC for illegally poaching players from their clubs for the Toronto FC academy.

INTERNATIONAL

Zenit St. Petersburg wins UEFA Cup - SLAM!
Zenit St. Petersburg won its first European trophy - and Russia's second - by beating Rangers 2-0 Wednesday in the UEFA Cup final.

Rangers and Zenit chase UEFA Cup glory - BBC
Rangers face Zenit St Petersburg in Wednesday's Uefa Cup final in Manchester aiming to land the second of a possible four trophies this season.

English police have eyes on Russian fans ahead of UEFA final - Toronto Star
Zenit St. Petersburg fans have been warned against any racist behaviour in today's UEFA Cup final against Glasgow Rangers in Manchester.

Excitement Is Mounting For 2010 FIFA World Cup - SAFA
It was on 15 May 2004 at the World Trade Centre in Zurich that FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter unveiled South Africa as the stage of the first FIFA World Cup on African soil, sparking scenes of boundless joy among millions of South Africans on the country's streets.

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