Canada's Osorio sidelined with hip injury
A hip injury has prevented Toronto FC captain Jonathan Osorio from joining Canada for a key Copa America qualifying playoff match next Saturday against Trinidad and Tobago.
The veteran midfielder has been replaced by FC Dallas midfielder Liam Fraser.
Osorio's loss is a blow for interim coach Mauro Biello. With 71 caps, the 31-year-old Osorio was the most senior player — and the only one over 30 — on Canada's roster, as well as a candidate to captain the side.
Citing the need for a “cultural reset” within the national team, Biello summoned a young 23-man roster featuring 10 players with fewer than 10 caps.
CF Montreal midfielder Samuel Piette is the senior man on the roster now, with 67 caps. Forward
Cyle Larin has 65.
The 50th-ranked Canadian men take on No. 96 Trinidad. The winner slots in Group A along with topranked Argentina, No. 33 Peru and No. 42 Chile at the 16-team Copa America, which kicks off June 20 across 14 cities in the U.S.
The University of New Brunswick Reds had one more smashing
performance to cap off a perfect season and successfully defend their University Cup title.
Austen Keating 's goal and two assists pushed the Reds to a 4-0 victory against the Universite du Quebec a Trois-rivières Patriotes on
Sunday for the Fredericton school's 10th national championship.
The Reds breezed through 2023-24 with a combined exhibition, regular and post-season record of 43-0, and have gone 47-0 dating back to last year's playoff run and national championship.
In the eight-team University Cup tournament at the Mattamy Athletic Centre, the Reds eased their way to the school's 10th title with shutout wins against Brock, the host Toronto Metropolitan University and the Patriotes.
It was the first time in tournament history a team did not allow a goal.