New Canada women's coach Casey Stoney is wasting little time evaluating the talent at her disposal.
The former England captain, who revealed her first squad selection Thursday for the Pinatar Cup later this month, is already in Spain having a look at the Canadian under-17 women while she awaits the senior players who are due to arrive there Feb. 15 to 18.
There would have been a third NSL player in the squad had midfielder Quinn not been injured. The 29-year-old Quinn, who joined the Vancouver Rise from the NWSL's Seattle Reign, has won 104 caps."Firstly, for the women's game in Canada, this is a huge step," Stoney's said of the new league."To professionalize the game and have professional teams is massive."The Pinatar Cup marks Stoney's debut at Canada's helm.
Stoney, formerly coach of the Manchester United women and most recently the NWSL's San Diego Wave, was named Canada coach on Jan. 13. She succeeds Bev Priestman, who left Canada Soccer after being sent home as a result of the drone-spying scandal at last summer's Paris Olympics. In addition to Jade Rose, there are two other NCAA players on Stoney's roster: Ella Ottey from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and SMU's Nyah Rose, both 19.
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