The team announced that Jeff Paulus, who led Edmonton’s Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) side to a national collegiate championship in 2011, will be an assistant to coach Harry Sinkgraven for the 2012 season.

FC Edmonton fans anxious to find out about the team’s new kits and what venue the club will call home in 2012 will have to wait a little longer.

Ashtone Morgan was named Canada’s U-20 Player of the Year Tuesday, and the voting was dominated by Toronto FC products. Morgan, who became a regular on TFC’s back line in the second half of the season — and then earned his first two senior caps in World Cup qualifying in matches against St. Lucia and St. Kitts and Nevis — …

We know when the Eddies will open at home, but the question still remains as to where the game will be played. FCE has not committed to a second season on the bouncy turf at Foote Field, and discussions have been held between management and the City to find the team a new home as well as a long-term plan for a 10,000-15,000-seat soccer stadium.

For the second year in a row, midfielder Bryce Alderson has been named Canada’s U-17 male player of the year.

If Toronto FC decides to play its March 7 CONCACAF Champions League date against the Los Angeles Galaxy indoors at Rogers Centre rather than at BMO Field, it will likely mean many more games under the dome in the seasons to come.

Stefan Frei can now say he has gone from the Reds to the Reds.Toronto FC announced Sunday that the Swiss goalkeeper will train with Liverpool FC until Dec. 18.

In a move that has to be seen as very sentimental in nature, the club has signed veteran keeper Greg Sutton. The deal now gives the Impact three keepers on its MLS roster for 2012.

But, until we see how Bell and Rogers react to each other in the boardroom, it’s hard to figure out how it will change the governance of any of the sports properties. Remember, that, unlike the reign of the Pension Fund, no one here has a majority stake in MLSE. So, the guess would be that more, not less, decision-making would be tied up at the board level.

The Vancouver Whitecaps will be losing CEO Paul Barber at the end of February. But the club won’t be putting up a help wanted sign.