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FC Edmonton coach interesting in “a couple” of players from NASL Combine

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Steven Sandor
– 02/14/2012

Harry Sinkgraven

FC Edmonton coach Harry Sinkgraven said he has interest in “a couple” of the players he saw put through their paces over the weekend at the NASL Combine.

Sinkgraven and assistant Hans Schrijver traveled to Florida over the weekend to look at more than 70 prospects vying for jobs in North America’s second division — a list that included six Canadians.

From NASL match reports, we know that former Montreal Impact prospect Kevin Cossette impressed with a whale of a free-kick goal; and Simon Fraser University product Dalvir Malhi also had some impressive stints on the field.

Sinkgraven said he can’t name the prospects who interest the club, as the team now needs to negotiate with their agents and find out if those players would actually be interested in coming to Edmonton.
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CONCACAF delivers amnesty to de Guzman and Dunfield

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Steven Sandor
– 02/14/2012

Terry Dunfield

The Canadian men’s national team got a bit of good news Monday.

CONCACAF announced that, after discussions with FIFA, the decision has been made to wipe away the yellow cards accumulated by players during the first two rounds of World Cup qualifying.

And that means Canadian midfielders Terry Dunfield and Julian de Guzman, who had a yellow each from the previous round of qualifying, will enter the next phase of World Cup matches with clean slates. So, neither player will be walking a tightrope when he next plays for Canada in an official qualifying match.
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