Also included in the release was an artist's rendering of an envisioned stadium, giving fans a taste of what a new home for the Eddies could look like.

According to Del Piccolo’s agent, via Twitter, the Impact “retain DelPiccolo's MLS rights. IMFC have been very supportive and we remain on good terms with an eye on the future.”

And it got good news, big time. As the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Convention sets up shop in Indianapolis, NASL stole the thunder from MLS — which is holding its SuperDraft on Thursday — with two major announcements.

Maybe the biggest surprise on the list is the inclusion of Bryanna McCarthy, the University of West Virginia product who has played in just four senior national-team matches so far in her career.

The real difference to the English game would be the fact that, outside of Southern basement dwellers Reading and Queens Park Rangers, the non-playoff teams would all still have something to play for outside of relegation.

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The Whitecaps will almost certainly lose if Darren Mattocks plays 90 minutes. But, before Davide Chiumiento left, the 'Caps were undefeated if he played — but NOT the full 90.

Ottawa Fury President John Pugh was selected as a Builder in the USL Women’s Hall of Fame category. And, the best indoor player this country has ever produced, Hector Marinaro, was selected for his goal-filled career in the MISL, a league that is now owned by the USL.

Hours after UBC won the men’s title Sunday in Quebec City, Trinity Western University took the women’s crown in Victoria.

In Canadian men’s university soccer, there’s the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds, and then there’s everyone else.