New NASL Commissioner in Edmonton: On expansion, stadium, Traffic and working with MLS 12 Dec 2012 “I’ve worked for Don, I have worked with Don, I’ve known Don for probably 17 years. When the time is right to have those conversation, both he and I will know,” said Peterson.
The problem with the MLS Combine: Where are the Canadians? 11 Dec 2012 Of the 54 players, only two were born in Canada. And of those two, only Kyle Bekker will likely ever play for Canada.
Breaking down FCE’s 2012 season, player by player 11 Dec 2012 As FC Edmonton won just five of those 28 games and finished dead last in the NASL, the numbers aren’t expected to be pretty. But because FCE’s defensive-minded games resulted in a lot of low-scoring losses and draws, the minus numbers aren’t as severe as you might think.
Sinclair wins Lou Marsh 10 Dec 2012 Christine Sinclair has won the Lou Marsh Award as Canada’s top athlete of 2012.
Henry, D’Angelo win Canadian U-20 player honours 10 Dec 2012 Toronto FC’s Doneil Henry won a close vote over Fortuna Dusseldorf’s Samuel Piette and claimed the title of Canada 2012 male U-20 player of the year.
Breaking down TFC’s 2012 season, player by player 10 Dec 2012 We looked back at Toronto FC’s disastrous 2012 campaign, but we broke down the games minute by minute. From that, we came up with a goal difference for every player on the Reds, similar to a plus-minus in hockey.
Breaking down the Impact’s 2012 season, player by player 10 Dec 2012 The Impact were over .500 in games that saw either Collen Warner, Zarek Valentin or Patrice Bernier play a full 90 minutes.
Carducci, Lawrence win national U-17 player awards 9 Dec 2012 It is rare to see a goalkeeper win an end-of-season honour when he or she is lumped into a field of outfield players. Player-of-the-year awards are rare for the only players on the field who get to use their hands.
Sinclair wins CBC Athlete of the Year vote 8 Dec 2012 And while many within the soccer community will say the Sinclair choice should have been an obvious one, there was one major distinction between Canada’s greatest soccer player and the rest of the field.
Impact’s release of Arguez gives him freedom to say yes or no to FC Edmonton 8 Dec 2012 For FC Edmonton supporters, the good news is that the Montreal Impact have released Bryan Arguez. For FC Edmonton supporters, the bad news is that the Montreal Impact have released Bryan Arguez.