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January 20th, 2012

CSL TO SELECT TWO ALL STAR TEAMS FOR UPCOMING SEASON

The CSL intends to resurrect its All Star team and will be seeking opposition from visiting foreign teams for the upcoming 2012 season. The league is considering fielding two teams and if suitable opposition can be arranged, there will be a senior team of the CSL’s best and also a team of U-19s, with the annual Dallas Cup under consideration.

The CSL All Stars has a history of taking on the big boys in world club soccer and while the team has been short on results, the games have been competitive and exciting over the years. Here, we recap several games played during the last decade, or so.

rest of the story (link) recaps the teams they played and results and lineups.

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I wonder who they'll play?

For Immediate Release
CSL to showcase U-19s

TORONTO – Tuesday, January 31 - The CSL is holding a Showcase Event on Friday, March 2 for U-19 players and it is expected the games will be attended by more than 20 coaches from Canada and the United States.

There will be 12 teams taking part in the showcase, to be held at the Hershey SportZone Centre in Mississauga, Ontario and each team will play twice in the one-day event.

Showcase events are becoming increasingly popular in soccer and are sought by high level coaches with busy schedules. Seeing many promising players at the same location in one day is considered a highly productive way to scout and such events usually attract coaches who have the authority to recruit if they like what they see.

Phil Ionadi, a CSL All Star who played professionally in North America with Montreal Impact and the Toronto Lynx and who excelled as a midfielder playing at Belhaven University in Jackson, Mississippi, is overseeing the CSL event.

“Our aim is to guide these young talented players in soccer and on the right path to life. The CSL Showcase Event will provide an opportunity to be seen by university and college coaches from Canada and the United States. There is an opportunity to be awarded a scholarship leading to a degree while still playing high level soccer,” said Ionadi.

Ionadi believes that North America is developing a stronger professional soccer environment from the CSL to the NASL to MLS and a clear pathway is being created at home for talented young players to succeed.

Enquiries about the March 2 CSL Showcase Event can be made by calling the CSL office at 905 564-2297.



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