Canadian women’s team putting plans in place to deal with Zika risks 30 May 2016 John Herdman said that the team’s medical staff and the Canadian Olympic Committee have been closely monitoring the Zika situation. He said that his medical staff attended a conference last week where Zika was the top item on the agenda, and they returned with “good, clear information about the risks.”
Overwhelmingly Canadian Power Rankings MLS Week 13/NASL Week 9/USL Week 10 30 May 2016 Of any of the affiliated USL teams, FC Montreal's is the best example of a club that's being used as a true developmental side and not a farm team for the MLS parent club.
Martinez’s strike eliminates FC Edmonton from spring-season title race 28 May 2016 FC Edmonton began Saturday evening’s action in a dogfight for the NASL spring season title. But a fantastic 25-yard strike from Miami FC’s Ariel Martinez ended those dreams.
FC Edmonton not hurt too bad by international call-ups; Ottawa will suffer 27 May 2016 But, because the Eddies have a bye next weekend, the call-ups won't affect the team greatly. Corea will miss one match. Ledgerwood won't miss any. Both players will be back in the lineup for the final game of the spring season, when the Eddies face Fort Lauderdale on June 12.
It’s been soccer’s Season of the Underdog: Will FC Edmonton join those ranks? 25 May 2016 “There’s a job to be done,” Miller said before the Eddies head off to South Florida. “They just signed a boy, (Michael) Lahoud, who I think was the one who made the Cosmos tick for many games, and now Miami have him. With him and Richie Ryan in the middle of the park, you can see their intent in Miami is not to be in the league where they are at the moment.”
Overwhelmingly Canadian Power Rankings MLS Week 12/NASL Week 8/USL Week 9 23 May 2016 Canadian national-teamers found the net across North America; Tesho Akindele scored twice for FC Dallas; Cyle Larin scored twice to lead Orlando City to a win over the Montreal Impact. And, in NASL, Marcel de Jong scored his second late-game match-winner of the season. His goal paced the Ottawa Fury to a 1-0 triumph over Jacksonville — and it was set up by fellow Canadian Carl Haworth.
The RailHawks’ house of horrors: FC Edmonton continues surge up NASL standings with win over Carolina 22 May 2016 Since 2012, when FC Edmonton moved into Clarke Field, the RailHawks have not won there, and have been outscored 22-6.
Timbo’s tackle prevents FC Edmonton from finishing ACC comeback in Ottawa 18 May 2016 For the Eddies, the Timbo tackle will become just another chapter in a novel entitled Agonizing Ways to Be Eliminated From the Voyageurs Cup. At least the Eddies didn’t get knocked out by a 97th-minute goals in the second leg of a tie, as they have in the past two years. But, scoring two first-half goals in Ottawa is yet another way this team has brought its fans so close to Cup joy — only to have it go bad in the end.
Regina’s soccer community hopes to bring Canadian national-team match to New Mosaic Stadium 16 May 2016 Devin Masch, executive director of the Regina Soccer Association, said his group has approached the Canadian Soccer Association about its intent to host an international game — possibly a World Cup qualifier if the Canadian men’s national team makes it to the hex.
Overwhelmingly Canadian Power Rankings MLS Week 11/NASL Week 7/USL Week 8 16 May 2016 Fraser Aird’s lead over the rest of the pack is at over 100 minutes; but chances are — when it comes to minutes played this season — that the Vancouver Whitecaps fullback could be caught and passed by Toronto FC’s Will Johnson sooner rather than later.