jonovision Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/columnists/soccer-passion-is-not-enough-98811534.html A pretty interesting story about a (Cuban)-Manitoban kid who will be shortly off to hone his skills in Brazil, after a few years at some Cuban national training centre. I hope you're able to look past the fact that it was written by a total hack (Sinclair Jr.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 So, he's going to play for Canada or Cuba? I'm guessing from the article that his dad is Canadian... Even more hopeful of the other kid going with him: That's how I ended up in a small meeting room at the Canad Inns Garden City on Thursday, where a small group of supporters were discussing fundraising plans for sending Kianz -- and a Manitoba U-14 teammate named Marco -- to train elsewhere. That's the Marco something-Italiansounding who joined the NTC program 2 years ago, the son of a former CSL player... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yomurphy1 Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 ^Marco Bustos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 ^Marco Bustos That's it! I was hoping he would join the TFC academy next year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squizz1402635577 Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Who the hell is Novas, Spain's "World Cup hero"? Did he mean Jesus Navas, who played all of 178 minutes in the tournament, without scoring a goal? Or -- as is more likely -- did he actually mean Xavi (the one-word-name theme), but then somehow confuse Xavi with Navas, and then misspell Navas? I'm guessing his research was about as thorough as that of the New York morning-show folks whose opening remark to Thierry Henry was "So, you just won the World Cup..." (And yeah Jono, I know you said to look past the hackery, but when it's that glaring...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescottc Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 On a somewhat related note, there seems to be a Canadian kid (Connor J. Pickering) playing with the Mexican U-17 national side: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_national_under-17_football_team Now, I hate to pick on a 16-year old kid, but it makes me wonder... His name certainly doesn't make it seem like he's of Mexican heritage. EDIT: Apparently his full name is "Connor Jonathan DosSantos Magãna-Pickering" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 ^ Not sure that is all that related, that kid plays in Canada for Abbotsford. Might want to open a seperate thread for that kid. edit: BTW, looks like it's bull****. He doesn't appear on any Mexican gamesheets during the tournament. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_FIFA_U-17_World_Cup Also, he was a member of the Abbotsford U15 Super Y team: http://www.schulzsocceracademy.com/home/384898.html Sunday, November 22, 2009 TAMPA – Schulz Academy’s U15 boys advanced to the semifinals of the 2009 Super Y-League North American Finals on Sunday, downing Abbotsford Mariners 4-1 at Ed Radice Sports Complex... ...Abbotsford finally tallied in the 58th minute when midfielder Tyson Hunter scored from the penalty spot after teammate Connor Pickering was chopped down by a Schulz defender. http://www.abbotsfordsoccer.com/news/syl2009u15boys.htm It only looks like this year he was picked for the U18's: http://supery.uslsoccer.com/teams/20405379/6601855-20508674/10416299.html and his stats (1 YC) http://supery.uslsoccer.com/teams/2010/roster/6601855.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juby Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 On a somewhat related note, there seems to be a Canadian kid (Connor J. Pickering) playing with the Mexican U-17 national side: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_national_under-17_football_team Now, I hate to pick on a 16-year old kid, but it makes me wonder... His name certainly doesn't make it seem like he's of Mexican heritage. EDIT: Apparently his full name is "Connor Jonathan DosSantos Magãna-Pickering" I got momentarily excited that Connor Magãna-Pickering might be a relative of mine but it's looking doubtful (I figured how many canadian mexicans with Magãna in their name could their be? well alot) - slighlty off topic, it should be pointed out that alot mexican-canadians grew up in mexico (some of my cousins for example have lived in canada for like 2 years of their lives and in mexico for a decade+), it does seem a little odd cause I'm sure most of us expect to raise our kids here but things aren't always quite how they seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermexican101 Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 I believe Connor J. Magana Pickering was born in Mexico but was adoped to Canada, he only played for the mexican u17 for one game as a call up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 Who the hell is Novas, Spain's "World Cup hero"? Did he mean Jesus Navas, who played all of 178 minutes in the tournament, without scoring a goal? Or -- as is more likely -- did he actually mean Xavi (the one-word-name theme), but then somehow confuse Xavi with Navas, and then misspell Navas? I'm guessing his research was about as thorough as that of the New York morning-show folks whose opening remark to Thierry Henry was "So, you just won the World Cup..." (And yeah Jono, I know you said to look past the hackery, but when it's that glaring...) Good lord! Please never stop looking at the hackery and tearing it apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 I believe Connor J. Magana Pickering was born in Mexico but was adoped to Canada, he only played for the mexican u17 for one game as a call up I think you can get adopted to Canada, but only a doped in Vancouver! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free kick Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 I'm guessing his research was about as thorough as that of the New York morning-show folks whose opening remark to Thierry Henry was "So, you just won the World Cup..." Thats Funny as hell. Did'nt hear about that. I'll have to look it up on Youtube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermexican101 Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 On a somewhat related note, there seems to be a Canadian kid (Connor J. Pickering) playing with the Mexican U-17 national side: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_national_under-17_football_team Now, I hate to pick on a 16-year old kid, but it makes me wonder... His name certainly doesn't make it seem like he's of Mexican heritage. EDIT: Apparently his full name is "Connor Jonathan DosSantos Magãna-Pickering" Connor J. was a call up for one game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 Thats Funny as hell. Did'nt hear about that. I'll have to look it up on Youtube. I found it. Couldn't watch it. I started getting those killing feelings. You know stab this stab that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 Connor J. was a call up for one game Do you know when that was and at what age group? He's born in 1994 and would have been a full 2 years younger than the kids who went to the 2009 U17 Championships (for which he's on the roster in wiki). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulliganl Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 Thats Funny as hell. Did'nt hear about that. I'll have to look it up on Youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXB5V9pQIh4 34 seconds in. haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty1487 Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXB5V9pQIh4 34 seconds in. haha. How many times did they play the clip of him scoring the infamous handball goal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhat Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXB5V9pQIh4 34 seconds in. haha. What a bunch of moronic talking heads ! "You know, we like games with big scores ..." Should really do some research first, at least read Wikipedia for kripes sake. Makes you want to stab those two in the eye with a pencil. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettermirror Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Um, this is about the best thread ever recorded on The Voyageurs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermexican101 Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 i think they just noticed him and wanted to give him a little chance of WC, Connor will be a big part for mexico in 2011. he has great talent and has a bright career in futball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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