Three more years: FCE hands Miller and his staff a mandate 30 Oct 2014 Colin Miller believes that the length of his contract is a message to the naysayers who think that FC Edmonton won't be around much longer.
Dear MLS, please kill the No. 4 vs No. 5 playoff game dead 30 Oct 2014 And, if Major League Soccer cared about the integrity of its playoff system, it would do the world a favour and jettison the No. 4 vs. No. 5 conference playoff games.
Turfgate: FIFA’s Valcke affirms that a men’s World Cup could be staged on turf 29 Oct 2014 In an interview/press release posted on FIFA.com, FIFA Secretary-General Jerome Valcke said that a men’s World Cup played on artificial turf could be organized sooner rather than later.
Canada’s blunders gift win to Japan at BC Place 29 Oct 2014 And the Japanese ended up with a 3-2 win, thanks to two terrible defensive mistakes by the Canadian centre backs.
The three games that ruined FCE’s chances for a post-season spot 28 Oct 2014 In the end, that supporter should come to the logical conclusion that the Eddies could have easily gone into that game with Fort Lauderdale with an NASL post-season slot already salted away. I’ll look at three games that should have been wins for the Eddies — instead, they only got two points from those matches.
FC Edmonton’s post-season hopes die in Fort Lauderdale 26 Oct 2014 But, in minute 84, the dream game turned into a nightmare. With one very poor touch, the Eddies’ keeper set up the goal that put an end to FCE’s push for a post-season spot.
It’s oh so quiet: Japan trounces Canada in front of disappointing crowd 26 Oct 2014 I hate writing soccer-attendance stories. They remind me of the times I used to have to lobby and lobby editors to give a soccer story a little more space, or any space at all. So, just the writing this column is making me owly and growly. On Saturday, the Women’s World Cup champions from Japan came to Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium …
Desiree Scott is open to Notts County return after Women’s World Cup (PLASTIC PITCH preview) 24 Oct 2014 "But, after the World Cup, the options are open. But I did really enjoy it in England and, yes, I would go back."
Laing: “Wouldn’t be a greater joy” than helping FCE beat the Strikers on Saturday 22 Oct 2014 “There wouldn’t be a greater joy than to beat my former team and knock them out of a playoff spot and get myself into it. That’s what’s soccer is all about. Teams that win championships, to get to a championship game. On Saturday, this game is as big as a championship game for us. If we lose, we’re out. If we tie, you can say that we are out as well. We have to go there with the mentality that we have to get three points.”
Canada vs. Japan: Hard to dislike the World Cup champs 22 Oct 2014 So, as the Canadians women’s national team gets set to face the World Cup champions from Japan twice in the coming week, you can’t expect there to be a war of words. Really, the series of friendlies sorta feels like we’re inviting a well-respected friend and the kids over for a playdate.