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CONCACAF announces schedule for 2010 CONCACAF Women’s Championship
CONCACAF, the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football, has announced the groups and dates for the CONCACAF Women’s World Cup Qualifier 2010 – Mexico. This year’s tournament, which will serve as the qualification tournament for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Germany 2011, will feature eight teams participating in Cancún and Playa del Carmen, Mexico.
CONCACAF Champions League: Toronto FC Over CD Motagua 1-0
Vijay Setlur (vijay.setlur@rogers.com)
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Toronto edges Motagua, 1-0, in CCL start
TORONTO — Chad Barrett’s first half goal stood up to lead Toronto FC over CD Motagua 1-0 Tuesday, moving the Canadian champion closer to its first appearance in the CONCACAF Champions League group stage.
Toronto now takes a 1-0 advantage in the two-leg Preliminary Round aggregate goal series down to the Honduran capital Tegucigalpa for the second leg Aug. 3.
“It’s a great result, it’s a positive thing to take a win out of here. It’s better than last year when we lost to Puerto Rico,” said Barrett. “In Honduras, it’s going to be tough and we’re going to have to be just as good if not better on their own field as they have the thick grass, they got their fans. It’s going to be tough.”
The winner will advance to the group stage and join MLS champion Real Salt Lake, Arabe Unido of Panama and the winner of the series between Mexico’s Cruz Azul and San Francisco FC of Panama.
All Set For CONCACAF Final
Bob Koep
Senior Staff Writer
InsideSoccer Magazine
While millions of fans were at the edge of their seats following the fortunes of Barcelona or Manchester United in European Champions League this week, there was another Champions League semi final, CONCACAF version, that went all but unnoticed.
Yes, this week four Mexican teams fought it out for the right to enter the final in our own domestic Champions League and Cruz Azul crushed Pumas Unam, 5-0, after losing the first leg, 1-0.
Then, the next day, Pachuca edged Toluca, 1-0, after the first leg had ended in a 1-1 tie.
Of course it isn’t all that exciting if four teams from the same country reach semi finals, but it is a reality at this time that Mexico simply has the best club teams in our confederation.
But it is also sad that no network carried these games and you can’t find the scores listed in our newapapers either. So how is a guy supposed to be aware of what happens in our own region and we may have to wait till a club like the Toronto FC reaches that plateau before anybody takes notice. Of course,which may be a long time down the road.
Until then the Champions League, CONCACAF variety, will be the best kept secret around even in Mexico the final is a two legged affair because they cannot attract a half decent crowd is that championship game would be staged on neutral grounds.
