Edmonton City Council to mull recommendation that would see the end to football lines at FCE matches 27 Feb 2014 FC Edmonton could be playing on brand new football-line-free turf after the NASL World Cup break.
FCE welcomes NASL format change, just don’t dare call it “playoffs” 27 Feb 2014 FC Edmonton welcomes the NASL’s decision to abort its controversial playoff format and double the number of teams that will make the post-season in 2014.
Herdman: No Canadian free agent is worthy of taking vacant allocation spot in NWSL 26 Feb 2014 “At this stage, we don’t have that depth of talent. My commitment is to put the best Canadian players in that league, and I can’t make that commitment at this point.”
Former Red Devil Ritchie Jones chose FC Edmonton over San Jose 26 Feb 2014 “I spent time with San Jose Earthquakes last summer and they wanted me to come back for their preseason,” said Jones after an FC Edmonton training session at Commonwealth Fieldhouse. “But, since I talked to Colin, I felt Edmonton was the right place for me.”
Atlanta’s loss could be FC Edmonton’s gain 26 Feb 2014 “There were a lot of things going on in Atlanta. And the team wasn’t making decisions on a lot of the guys. And some of the guys opted for a change of scenery. That’s part of professional football. But they fired Brian Haynes, who won coach of the year, and it gave the impression that things were not very stable.”
Horace James joins Eddies on trial; Ongaro given another week to prove himself 24 Feb 2014 Coach Colin Miller said trialists are being brought in little by little, as he wants to avoid a “gong show” where all of the hopefuls are on the field at once, which hurts the team’s ability to estimate their worth.
FC Edmonton turns down a couple of loan offers from the Whitecaps 24 Feb 2014 On Monday, FC Edmonton coach Colin Miller confirmed that his club has already turned down two potential loan offers from the Whitecaps for the 2014 season. The reasons? FC Edmonton is already very deep in one of the positions played by one of the players who was offered. And, the other simply didn’t fit with the club.
NASL asks supporters’ groups if they want to see format change, winter season 20 Feb 2014 The survey, which was sent out to FC Edmonton and Minnesota United supporters on Wednesday, asks if fans like the current Soccer Bowl format or would like to see the competition widened.
After being cut by Impact, Jordan Ongaro returns home to try and crack the FC Edmonton squad 18 Feb 2014 Ongaro is now on trial with FC Edmonton, and was at the Commonwealth Fieldhouse Tuesday as the Eddies began their preparations for the 2014 NASL season.
Calgary Foothills’ bid to join PDL to go in front of CSA in March 10 Feb 2014 The club has financial backers and has informed the USL that it wants to begin play in the PDL in 2015. But, before USL can green-light a new franchise, it needs to see that the bid has been endorsed by both Alberta Soccer and the CSA. The Foothills executive expects the CSA to endorse its bid in March.