Horace James signs deal with the Eddies 14 Mar 2014 Horace James scored against FC Edmonton last season. Now, the former Atlanta Silverback hopes to score a lot of goals for FC Edmonton in 2014.
Players happy that FC Edmonton has abandoned its black home kit 13 Mar 2014 The team unveiled their new home and away kits for the 2014 season. The Adidas kits sees the team go back to a blue and white design, with only flashes of black.
Edmonton City Council green-lights new $1.25M turf for Clarke Stadium 12 Mar 2014 Edmonton’s city council has unanimously green-lighted the plan to tear up the existing turf at Clarke Stadium, and replace it with a new surface in time for the NASL fall season.
If not resolved by April, PRO referee lockout could also affect the NASL season 7 Mar 2014 But, when FC Edmonton opens the NASL season in Tampa Bay, and the Ottawa Fury visits the Fort Lauderdale Strikers (both on April 12), there’s a growing possibility that those games won’t be overseen by PRO refs.
Folan’s experience a bonus for FC Edmonton 7 Mar 2014 “The experience in Colorado was one of the best I’ve had. It’s a beautiful place. And when I got there, the team had just won a championship, and there were so many young players. There was so much energy. I knew that I wanted to return (to North America) and play here for the longer term.”
CSA approves Calgary bid to join PDL; now, on to the next step 6 Mar 2014 The decision paves the way for Calgary Foothills to officially make an expansion bid to the United Soccer Leagues, which administers the PDL. The PDL is an elite league focused on prepping U-23 players for pro careers.
Irish international Caleb Folan joins FC Edmonton as a trialist 4 Mar 2014 Folan made 26 appearances for the Rapids, scoring six times, in the 2011 season. He’s made a number of stops in English league football, which has included stints at Chesterfield, Wigan Athletic, Hull City and Bradford City.
FC Edmonton and Clarke Stadium: Le turf est mort, vive le turf! 3 Mar 2014 “Hopefully we’ll just have the four league games left plus Amway Canadian Championship games on the old turf,” said FC Edmonton General Manager Rod Proudfoot. “We felt that council was very thorough today. They had lots of questions. That’s fine with us.”
Ongaro won’t be with FC Edmonton in 2014 1 Mar 2014 FC Edmonton confirmed Friday afternoon that Ongaro's trial has come to an end, and that no contract was offered to the PAC-12's leading scorer from the most recent NCAA campaign.