FC Edmonton can’t crack 10-man Silverbacks; Barrera ejected for third time since June 29 Sep 2013 NASL commissioner Bill Peterson has an unfortunate problem on his hands. And that’s what to do with Silverbacks midfielder Danny Barrera, who is earning (or has earned) the reputation as the league’s dirtiest player.
Injury outbreak forces FCE coach Miller to take skeleton crew to Atlanta 26 Sep 2013 Striker Michael Cox is likely done for the season. With concussions, both winger Massimo Mirabelli and left back Lance Laing are off the trip. Centre back Mallan Roberts continues to nurse a heel injury. Midfielders Gagan Dosanjh and Shaun Saiko have both suffered flare-ups of long-term injuries.
Dunfield still on the unattached-but-still-being-paid-by-MLS list; ex-Whitecap Paulo Jr. still paid out by MLS despite move to NASL 25 Sep 2013 On the August update, two players cut by Toronto FC this season — Matt Stinson and Terry Dunfield — were on the list of unattached players still being paid out by MLS. But, on the September update, Stinson is off the list, but Dunfield and his US$120,000 salary is still on.
Lenhart named MLS Player of the Week; The 11 gives its nod to Carlyle Mitchell 23 Sep 2013 Camilo may have scored twice in Vancouver's 3-0 win over Montreal, but his markers came late. For most of the 90 minutes, it was a tense 1-0 affair. And who did more to help preserve that 1-0 lead than anyone else on the pitch? Defender Carlyle Mitchell.
CIS Wrap: For third straight week, No. 1 ranked school crashes to defeat 23 Sep 2013 So, last week, Carleton went to No. 1. And guess what happened. Right. On Saturday, the Ravens lost to Laurentian, 2-1. On Sunday, the Ravens could only manage a 0-0 draw with the Nipissing Lakers.
Fordyce apologizes to supporters after FCE outclassed by Minnesota 22 Sep 2013 “I want to apologize for the performance today,” said Fordyce, who scored the Eddies’ lone goal, a 93rd-minute consolation, in a 2-1 loss to Minnesota United FC.
Kronsteiner breaks league’s gag order on FCE ejection, mocks female fourth official 21 Sep 2013 The Eddies confirmed that they can’t comment because the league has asked both teams to not comment on the situation. So, that’s what makes Kronsteiner’s decision to go public a little baffling. It’s great for media, and great for the Ultras show, that Kronsteiner decided to talk about the incident; but with NASL officials in the room during the Strikers’ fan summit, we again saw the same hubris that he displayed last Sunday in the Clarke Stadium stands — making a public show of defiance that, somehow, league rules don’t apply to him.
Collin stays on the pitch after contentious elbow call, and SKC beats Toronto FC 21 Sep 2013 Referee Allen Chapman called the foul, but decided, after consulting with his linesman, that no card should be issued. So Collin stayed on the pitch and SKC was able to play out the game 11 vs. 11. The question is, was the elbow part of the cadence of Collin’s run, or did he raise it higher than normal to catch Rey in the face?
MLS slaps TFC’s Osorio with two-game ban; De Santis gets a game 20 Sep 2013 The question is, did Osorio have time to pull out of his challenge? It’s one of those situations that’s actually muddied by the use of instant replay. By slowing it down in replay, it looks as if Osorio has more time to pull out of the challenge than he actually did — and the play looks more malicious in nature when it slows down.
Will it be 1-1 again? FC Edmonton bucks the odds by playing to same tie scoreline five times in a row 19 Sep 2013 Now, 1-1 is one of the most common scorelines of all in soccer (more on that later). But, still, to see it repeated five times, against five different opponents, is a longshot of longshots. Some of the opponents would be better, some would be worse. Some would have a higher-than-average goals-per-game standard, some would be below the league average. The opponents would be variables, not constants. Yet, to see a team play them all to 1-1 draws over the course of five consecutive weeks, home games and road games, is mind boggling.