V-Cup: FCE “devastated” over controversial call, six minutes of added time in Montreal 15 May 2014 “He (Mallan) had his hands behind his back and the ball’s gone off the label on his jersey. That’s never a penalty. The funny thing is, I thought Drew was having a good game up to that point. But there was also six minutes of time added on. As soon as the six minutes went up, you go the feeling that something was up.”
Aird’s Canadian repatriation the highlight of the U-20 roster 12 May 2014 And one name jumps right out at the Canadian soccer supporter. Fraser Aird.
Invincible! Edmonton’s Lam finishes remarkable undefeated season with Kitchee SC 12 May 2014 “It has been a fantastic season,” said Lam in a message from Hong Kong. “Obviously, having clinched the league a few weeks ago took away from the dramatics a bit, but we were very determined to finish undefeated."
FCE hangs on for first league win in front of “fantastic” Indy supporters 11 May 2014 “It was absolutely fantastic,” said Miller. “They (Indy) deserve a great deal of credit. They have set a new standard for this league, just like the Seattle Sounders set a new standard for MLS when they came into the league.”
Canadian defender Buchanan sends the Americans message after message in Winnipeg 9 May 2014 For the Canadian women’s national team, Thursday’s friendly against the United States didn’t quite feel like a preparation for the 2015 Women’s World Cup. Coach John Herdman decided to populate three-quarters of his back four with teenagers — players who could very well be playing for Canada at the coming U-20 Women’s World Cup before they get shots to play …
The rabbit strikes: FC Edmonton stuns Montreal 8 May 2014 When a rabbit is seen at the stadium, good things happen for FC Edmonton. Maybe it was the mystical power of the rabbit that made Montreal Impact defender Karl Ouimette blow an 89th-minute defensive header on a long kick. Maybe it was the rabbit that gave FCE substitute Michael Nonni the foresight to jump on Ouimette’s turnover, round keeper Evan Bush, and score the goal that gave the NASL Eddies their first-ever Amway Canadian Championship win over MLS opposition.
Impact’s Bernier has high regard for FCE coach Miller 7 May 2014 “I know Colin from the national team,” Bernier said Tuesday after he and his Montreal Impact teammates finished their training session at a blustery Clarke Stadium. “I know how he expects his team to play.”
FC Edmonton hopes for a Cup “clanger” with Impact 6 May 2014 “That’s the romance of the Cup,” said Miller after FC Edmonton finished training in the blustery winds and light snow Tuesday at Clarke Stadium. “It’s filled with clangers. And we hope we have another clanger tomorrow night.”
Beating Eddies is snow problem for the Fort Lauderdale Strikers 4 May 2014 It was a battle of FC Edmonton’s rotated squad against a Fort Lauderdale Strikers team that didn’t get to the Alberta capital till 2 a.m. Saturday morning.
Fixture clash: Floro looking to add two MLS players to Canada’s roster for May friendlies 1 May 2014 Floro said Thursday that going with an entirely European-based lineup for an upcoming camp in Austria — with friendlies against Bulgaria (May 23) and Moldova (May 27) — would leave the team short in two positions.