loyola Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Players In The News Friday, January 04, 2008 Nominees announced for 2007 Canadian player awards The Canadian Soccer Association announced today the list of nominees for its 2007 player awards. Canadian media and coaches will be asked to select two players - one male and one female – for the Canadian Soccer Association’s top prize, the adidas Canadian Players of the Year award. The award will celebrate Canada’s top-two soccer players in recognition of their 2007 achievements with both the senior national team and their respective club teams. In 2007, Canada’s men’s national team put together its best record in seven years – four wins, three draws and three losses. The highlight of the year was a semi-final appearance at the CONCACAF Gold Cup in June. Canada also climbed to fourth place amongst CONCACAF countries in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings and finished the year as the “best mover” in their confederation for the calendar year (they picked up 177 points and moved up 27 places in the world rankings). The women’s national team, meanwhile, participated in their fourth-consecutive FIFA Women’s World Cup in September. In the FIFA/Coca-Cola Women’s World Rankings, they moved up to ninth in the world – the highest for a Canadian team since the rankings were first introduced in 2003. Canada’s women’s national team also introduced a new Vancouver-based residency program in January and introduced their new title sponsor Winners in August. Voting for the adidas Canadian Players of the Year will be split evenly by Canadian media and Canadian coaches who have taken the Canadian Soccer Association’s national course at the B and A levels (including national-team coaches). Along with the adidas Canadian Player of the Year award, there are two additional awards that celebrate the top young prospects in Canadian soccer. Coaches from across the country will select four young stars from Canada’s World Cup squads. – two Canadian Youth (U-20) Players of the Year and two Canadian Junior (U-17) Players of the Year. The Canadian Youth (U-20) Players of the Year award is open to players eligible for the current or upcoming FIFA U-20 World Cup events. The male U-20 nominees are born 1987 or later while the female U-20 nominees are born 1988 or later. The Canadian men’s U-20 team has Hyundai as its title sponsor and Yahoo! Canada as its presenting sponsor while the Canadian women’s U-20 team has Winners as its title sponsor. The Canadian Junior (U-17) Players of the Year award is open to players eligible for the current or upcoming FIFA U-17 World Cup events. The male U-17 nominees are born 1990 or later while the female U-17 nominees are born 1991 or later. The title sponsor for both the Canadian men’s U-17 team and Canadian women’s U-17 team is BMO Financial Group. Voting for the Canadian Youth (U-20) Players of the Year and Canadian Junior (U-17) Players of the Year will be split evenly by Canadian national-team coaches and all other Canadian coaches who have taken the Canadian Soccer Association’s national course at the B and A levels. Coaches will be asked to consider each nominee’s success at the international and club levels, including performances at the FIFA World Cups and at the BMO National Championships. Voting will begin immediately and will conclude on 11 January 2008. Voters will be asked to select three players (first place, second place and third place) in each category. All six winners will be announced during the week of 14-18 January. Along with the three awards, the Canadian Soccer Association will host an online vote for the two CanadaSoccer.com Fan’s Choices. Voting for the CanadaSoccer.com Fan’s Choices will begin immediately and will conclude on 20 January 2008. Online voters will be asked to select their favourite male and favourite female Canadian soccer players. The Canadian Soccer Association, in partnership with its members and all its corporate partners, is dedicated to the growth and development of soccer for all Canadians at all levels. The Canadian Soccer Association is also dedicated to providing leadership and good governance for the sport. The Canadian Soccer Association’s goals include providing opportunities to all members from participation at the grassroots level to the FIFA World Cups, encouraging positive values in all aspects of the sport, and being recognised as a major player in the sport. 2007 nominees / Les nominees 2007 adidas Canadian Players of the Year / Joueurs canadiens adidas de l’année Male Nominees from the Men’s national team / Nominés de l’équipe nationale masculine senior - Julian de Guzman -Scarborough, ON - Dwayne De Rosario -Scarborough, ON - Rob Friend - Rosetown, SK - Ali Gerba - Montréal, QC - Richard Hastings - Prince George, BC - Atiba Hutchinson - North York, ON - Ante Jazic - Halifax, NS - Pat Onstad - Vancouver, BC - Paul Stalteri - Etobicoke, ON - other selection Female Nominees from the Winners – Women’s national team / Nominées de l’équipe nationale feminine senior Winners - Candace Chapman - Ajax, ON - Martina Franko - Squamish, BC - Randee Hermus - Langley, BC - Kristina Kiss - Ottawa, ON - Diana Matheson - Oakville, ON - Erin McLeod - St. Albert, AB - Sophie Schmidt - Abbotsford, BC - Christine Sinclair - Burnaby, BC - Rhian Wilkinson of Baie d’Urfe, QC - other selection Canadian Youth Players of the Year / Joueurs U-20 canadiens de l’année >>Voting by Canadian coaches / Élu par les entraîneurs canadien Male Nominees (born 1987 or later) from the Hyundai – Men’s U-20 team – presented by Yahoo! Canada / Nominés masculins (né en 1987 ou après) de l’équipe masculine Hyundai U-20, présentée par Yahoo! Canada - Asmir Begovic - Edmonton, AB - Jonathan Beaulieu-Bourgault - Montréal, QC - David Edgar - Kitchener, ON - Simeon Jackson - Mississauga, ON - Will Johnson - Toronto, ON - Jaime Peters - Pickering, ON - other selection Female Nominees (born 1988 or later) from the Winners – Women’s U-20 team / Nominées féminines (né en 1988 ou après) de l’équipe masculine Winners U-20 - Paige Adams - Nanaimo, BC - Kaylyn Kyle - Saskatoon, SK - Alexandra Marton - Aurora, ON - Erin McNulty - Winnipeg, MB - Jodi-Ann Robinson - Richmond, BC - Sophie Schmidt - Abbotsford, BC - other selection Canadian Junior Players of the Year / Joueurs U-17 canadiens de l’année >>Voting by Canadian coaches / Élu par les entraîneurs canadien Male Nominees (born 1990 or later) from the BMO Financial Group - Men’s U-17 team / Nominés masculins (né en 1990 ou après) de l’équipe masculine BMO Financial Group U-17 - Olivier Lacoste-Lebuis - Lasalle, QC - Julien Latendresse-Lévesque - Chambly, QC - Greg Smith - White Rock, BC - Mohammed Sylla - Montréal, QC - Daniel Tannous - Richmond Hill, BC - Jarek Whiteman - Brampton, ON - other selection Female Nominees (born 1991 or later) from the BMO Financial – Women’s U-17 team / Nominées féminines (né en 1991 ou après) de l’équipe masculine BMO Financial U-17 - Tiffany Cameron - Mississauga, ON - Nkem Ezurike - Sackville, NS - Monica Lam-Feist - Kelowna, BC - Marialye Laramée-Trottier - Loretteville, QC - Caroline Szwed - Oavkville, ON - Danica Wu - Edmonton, AB - other selection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SthMelbRed Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Strange that they've got Rob Friend listed as being from Saskatchewan. I could've sworn that he was from Kelowna. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyola Posted January 5, 2008 Author Share Posted January 5, 2008 quote:Originally posted by SthMelbRed Strange that they've got Rob Friend listed as being from Saskatchewan. I could've sworn that he was from Kelowna. No, no...he's born in Saskatchewan but grew up in Kelowna. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Did they really need so many nominees? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyola Posted January 5, 2008 Author Share Posted January 5, 2008 quote:Originally posted by Daniel Did they really need so many nominees? People would've complained for the lack of it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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