U13 2012

As Maciej says, it's no wonder what we have not made to a WC in 25 years.  LTPD is finally addressing all this.

"Why can’t we turn a million kids playing the game in our country into eleven men playing for our country with any kind of success?"

"The last frustrating rattle before Canada starts to get things right. Governance reform is finally beginning, youth development finally being taken seriously. "

"Canadian soccer fans are sick of waiting for the future. It’s that simple.

Tired of finding the positives; exhausted with measuring the tiniest of successes; completely done with trying to sniff out promising little hints of better times to come.

A lot of us (and I’m writing this as a fan, first and foremost) invested the last lingering bits of our emotional capital in the under-23 team during the recent Olympic qualifiers. It looked so promising for a minute, the biggest men’s tournament berth since our one-time World Cup appearance was right there for the taking. We beat the Americans, the heavies of the competition, on their own turf. There’s no better win for any Canadian team in any sport, but this one was especially unlikely and sweet."

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