Why can't Canada get a worthy FIFA team together?

[SRT]

We all know there are enough immigrants in this Country to put together a super fucking hybrid team..so why hasn't it happened yet?

[Skyline_Addict]

Because Canada in general, doesn't care about soccer.

[Modelexis]

Either way you would be cheering for immigrants, so why not just pick a team, 'Canada' is a concept within your mind anyway.

[Mibz]

Fantastic troll.
Subtle and relevant.

A-

[arian_ma]

Because we won Gold in hockey. Can't be the best at everything now...

[Schwa]

omg your so raciest and retarted!!

[BrknFngrs]

Because we focus on good sports?

[Modelexis]

Originally posted by Schwa
omg your so raciest and retarted!!

QFF

[arian_ma]

Originally posted by BrknFngrs
Because we focus on good sports?

I'm sorry man but even I can't let this one pass, that was retarded.

[SRT]

Originally posted by Schwa
omg your so raciest and retarted!!

I'll Racie you to the goal post!


















(but race is off if you are an immigrant)

[Xtrema]

Originally posted by SRT
We all know there are enough immigrants in this Country to put together a super fucking hybrid team..so why hasn't it happened yet?

You tried to practice in -20C?

And soccer is boring and for girls.

[supe]

Jerome cant do it all...

[Shunsui]

Originally posted by arian_ma

I'm sorry man but even I can't let this one pass, that was retarded.

+1 that guy is an idiot. All we have is hockey which means nothing outside of north America.

[Jim Rome99]

Originally posted by Shunsui


+1 that guy is an idiot. All we have is hockey which means nothing outside of Canada.

fixed

[2Valve0]

Originally posted by Shunsui


+1 that guy is an idiot. All we have is hockey which means nothing outside of north America.

Are you serious? Hockey is one of the top sports in Europe. Japan is huge for hockey(they import europeans and canadians to play there, not top quality but still there).

Sure soccer is THE biggest sport in the world no doubt because it is easy to set up, all you do is kick a ball. Hockey requires ice which isnt possible in most countries but is still completely relevant on a world level.

[Canucks3322]

Because they don't play Soccer in China or India either?!?!.....

[5hift]

MONEY

Many of the weaker world cup teams have players born on different continents.

We need to follow the route of some of the Euro Football powers, get scouts to find good youth footballers in Africa, South America, etc and pay their families to immigrate to the country and obtain citizenship. Kids would have football skills down, but mature here with the program.

If Canada dumped a bunch of money into a program like this as the US has done, we could catch up as they have.


But it wont happen, right now the teams barely have enough funding to travel for weak ass tournaments.

[Cowtown_Raider]

5hift beat me to it...lol

Even though soccer is the most popular sport in Canada by participation, there isn't much pro-level interest as hockey or football. There will be 3 Canadian pro soccer teams in MLS by 2012 according to wiki. Soccer would need a program like "Own the Podium", i.e. a lot more money for development programs to improve our chances of getting a team to the World Cup. A friend of mine (huge soccer freak) did tell me just yesterday that he thinks our chances for 2014 are actually decent.

[Gainsbarre]

Because of traitors like this guy?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Hargreaves

As a Canadian with a Welsh mother and an English father, Hargreaves was eligible to represent Canada, Wales or England. He opted to play for the England U-21 team in 2000 and was capped by the senior squad the following year. He is the only player to have played for England without having previously lived in the United Kingdom, and only the second to have done so without having previously played in the English football league system.

That, despite being born and raised right here in Calgary.

I'm pretty certain we lost another big name player recently -- born and raised in Canada but he plays for the Croatian or Bosnian national side now (and I don't care to lookup who he is).

[5hift]

Another thing to keep in mind is Canada does produce some talent, the problem is the players always leave for better competition and money elsewhere, switch citizenship along the way (Owen Hargreaves).

I think our best bet is to let Christine Sinclair grow her lady beard out and suit up for the men`s team.