Ricketts signs with Valerenga, but waits on Romanian Football Federation 31 Aug 2012 Norwegian side Valerenga announced on transfer deadline day that the Edmonton native has been signed to a contract that will see him finish out the season. But there’s a very big IF involved. At the end of Valerenga’s announcement, it reads (translated from Norwegian) that “the transition requires that the Romanian Football Federation release Ricketts international players’ license.”
FCE’s Lam to miss Sunday’s match for “disciplinary reasons” 31 Aug 2012 For the second time in two months, an FC Edmonton player has been disciplined by the club.
FCE’s Saiko gets clean bill of health ahead of Atlanta match 30 Aug 2012 FC Edmonton’s leading scorer, Shaun Saiko, has been greenlighted by doctors to play in Sunday’s must-win tilt against the Atlanta Silverbacks.
Bernier, Dunfield, De Jong back in the fold as Canada announces WC qualifying roster 30 Aug 2012 Stephen Hart offered no surprises in naming the Canadian men's naional-team roster for Sept. 7 and 11 World Cup qualifiers against Panama.
Despite Nike-sale uncertainty, CSA and Umbro Canada stay the course 29 Aug 2012 The Canadian Soccer Association maintains that it’s staying the course with its brand — and, as partners, the two parties are always in close contact. So, it’s not like the news of what’s happening to Umbro around the world isn’t monitored by the CSA brass.
Impact decision to reduce ticket prices sure to fuel calls for TFC to do the same 29 Aug 2012 And, on Wednesday, the team announced that it would be dropping ticket prices for the 2013 season, something owner Joey Saputo hinted at on Twitter the day before. Tickets have dropped 15 per cent on average, while season-ticket holders will get what the Impact is calling a “10 per cent rebate” on 2012 packages.
Santos Laguna scores two late goals to all but seal TFC’s CCL fate 29 Aug 2012 "There's no way that was a 3-1 game," said TFC head coach Paul Mariner. "I thought we were a little tentative in the first half and in the second half we played much better… We matched them for 89 minutes."
Crew’s Higuain edges out Montero for MLS POTW 27 Aug 2012 Higuain got 10 of the 22 first-place votes cast by the membership of the North American Soccer Reporters. Montero got nine. So, it was a razor-thin margin for Higuain, the brother of Real Madrid star, Gonzalo.
Canada knocked out of the U-20 Women’s World Cup 27 Aug 2012 It was a blue Monday for the Canadian U-20 Women’s national team.
CIS wrap: Familiar faces propel U of T to Old Four title 27 Aug 2012 A couple of names familiar to fans of Toronto FC and FC Edmonton made waves in CIS preseason action over the weekend.