Out with knee problem, FC Edmonton’s Van Leerdam waits on doctor’s verdict 24 Jul 2012 FC Edmonton will soon find out just how long import midfielder Ilja Van Leerdam will be out as he struggles with a knee problem.
FIFA: Canadian clubs only spent 100K on transfers in the first half of 2012 23 Jul 2012 According to FIFA, Canadian teams acquired a total of 58 players in the first half of 2012, while 48 moved on. But, altogether, the total amount of transfer dollars in ALL of the deals was… USD$100,000.
FCE scores two goals in 93 seconds in win over Atlanta 22 Jul 2012 But, the Eddies got two second-half goals in the space of 93 seconds, then held on to beat the Silverbacks by a 2-1 count. The win saw FC Edmonton spring off the league basement, ahead of the Silverbacks.
Last-place FC Edmonton extends coaching deals for Sinkgraven, Schrijver 19 Jul 2012 The club announced Thursday — while the first team is on a road trip that will see it face Atlanta on Saturday — that Sinkgraven and Schrijver’s contracts will be extended through to the end of the 2013 season.
Proctor signs contract as FC Edmonton prepares for Atlanta trip 18 Jul 2012 FC Edmonton is waiting on the Scottish Football Association to finish filing some paperwork to the Canadian Soccer Association to make the transfer official.
FC Edmonton’s next home match moves to CBC TV 17 Jul 2012 FC Edmonton’s home matches have been broadcast on CBC.ca all season long — now the NASL team’s Aug. 4 telecast will jump to CBC TV.
FCE remains in league cellar after loss to 10-man Rowdies 15 Jul 2012 Despite being up a man for an hour, FC Edmonton couldn’t score — and, to make matters worse for the home team, the Eddies were caught at the back late in the game, as Luke Mulholland’s goal gave the Tampa Bay Rowdies a 1-0 win.
Let there be beer… FC Edmonton has application in front of AGLC 12 Jul 2012 Team general manager Tom Leip confirmed that the team has placed a liquor-licence application to the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission, but have yet to get it back with a stamp of approval.
Despite NY Cosmos move, NASL has no vision of going toe-to-toe with MLS 12 Jul 2012 “No, we aren’t comfortable with financing a Division-1 league,” said Leip. “Our owners are not interested in moving up a league. We have a lot of respect for the the kind of financial commitment MLS owners have made to create Division 1, and we certainly don’t want to tread on their territory. And, certainly the Cosmos only came to us after every road to MLS had been exhausted.”
Scottish trialist Proctor trains with FC Edmonton 12 Jul 2012 After bringing in American midfielder Bryan Arguez on loan from the Montreal Impact earlier this week, FC Edmonton began auditioning a new import trialist Thursday.