Hoilett’s wonder goal punctuates a breakthrough season 22 Apr 2012No, it’s not too much to call Hoilett a “star.” The fact is, Hoilett has played so well for Blackburn this season, he’s proven he’s national-team worthy, no matter the passport. He has now scored seven times in the world’s best league (I will get to that later, for you La Liga fans), after Saturday’s wonder strike against Norwich City.
Impact sends little-used Fucito to the Portland Timbers 20 Apr 2012Within the space of less than a year, striker Mike Fucito has gone from one Cascadia rival to the other — via the Montreal Impact.
FC Edmonton broadcasts move to CBC.ca, return to TEAM 1260 radio 20 Apr 2012With less than a week to go before Sunday’s home opener, it’s confirmed that the broadcast feed, called by Gareth Hampshire and, ahem, yours truly, will not only be carried on the league-mandate Ustream channel, but on the CBC Edmonton website.
WPS striker Lenczyk signs with the Ottawa Fury 19 Apr 2012The club announced that American forward Meghan Lenczyk will join reigning W-League MVP Mallory Outerbridge in the attack. Lenczyk was the 14th overall selection in 2011 WPS draft, and played in 14 games for the Atlanta Beat, scoring twice.
Canadian loyalties aside, let’s all hope Lensky has beaten his demons 19 Apr 2012The case with Lensky won’t be the paperwork or a question of loyalty. Over the next few weeks, we will see if he has managed to rediscover his passion for the game, and if he has truly shed the demons of his past.
Undefeated Sporting KC extends Whitecaps winless streak to four 19 Apr 2012After starting unbeaten in four, the Vancouver Whitecaps are now winless in just as many after a 3-1 loss to Sporting KC at BC Place Wednesday evening.
Impact earns first MLS road point in club history 19 Apr 2012Mission accomplished, as the visitors scored first, allowed the opponents to draw even but, unlike the recent past, hung on to pick up the first MLS road point in team history. The result — a 1-1 draw.
FCE’s scoreless streak stretched to three games in 0-0 draw with Puerto Rico 19 Apr 2012FC Edmonton’s scoreless streak to start the NASL season went past the 270-minute mark, but the Eddies will take a point out of Wednesday’s visit to Puerto Rico.
Liverpool friendly would create schedule nightmare for Toronto FC 18 Apr 2012Adding Liverpool to the schedule means a stretch of six games in 17 days. That would be ridiculous.
Drillers begin preparations Tuesday for CMISL championship on Saturday 17 Apr 2012The Edmonton Drillers are playing to be the internationally recognized Canadian champion of indoor soccer on Saturday.But it's not like they will show up to the game as a well-oiled machine. In fact, they are holding their first practice on Tuesday night.
