Of all the year-end awards that the CSN editors debated over, the Canadian Team of the Year was far and away the quickest decision.
An award that can go to either club or country, at any level, it rewards the accomplishments of the Canadian team that has done the most in their league, competition or season to further the game here
This year's winner is...
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CANADIAN WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM
It had been a generation since the last time the Canadian Women's National Team won the CONCACAF title and it was a year when the American women did not even participate.
Not to undermine that accomplishment in 1998, but 2010 was starkly different. The Canadians railed off five straight wins, including two against Mexico, scoring 17 goals and not conceding a single marker along the way to capturing the CONCACAF title and securing a birth in the 2011 World Cup. And despite being placed in the group of death in Germany 2011, it speaks volumes that expectations are higher than they've ever been for the Canadian Women.
To say this program has turned a corner in the last year would be a gross understatement. Carolina Morace has dragged the women's program out of the dark ages of dump and chase into a fully formed, possession oriented squad. One, that had the nerve to push forward in the final moments of the Four Nations Cup against Brazil - in Brazil - to ensure a win. And one that, in the opinion of the CSN editors, has thrillingly yet to fully show their potential.
That's why this year's CSN Canadian Team of the Year goes to the Women's National Team