Ricketts resumes playing career with Valerenga 5 Nov 2012 The Edmonton striker was finally cleared to play for Valerenga, the team that signed him at the end of August. He came in as a 60th-minute sub Monday night in a 1-0 loss to Sogndal in Norwegian league action.
CIS: Dosanjh’s extra-time winner gives UBC Canada West revenge against Alberta 5 Nov 2012 Last season, Alberta beat UBC in the Canada West final. So it was sweet for UBC to turn the tables in Edmonton.
Five years of coaching turmoil reflects poorly on Impact organization 4 Nov 2012 Coaching is never a stable job, but outside of Toronto FC, it’s hard to think of a club where the gaffer is on a more precarious perch than in Montreal.
James one of three players cut by the Impact 2 Nov 2012 Canadian Evan James never got into an MLS match with the Montreal Impact. And, on Friday, he was one of three players cut by the team.
Women’s World Cup: Edmonton debates Commonwealth funding 1 Nov 2012 The dressing room for the CFL Eskimos was not part of the proposal, and Mayor Stephen Mandel told reporters that he wants to know why it can’t be used. If the Eskimos simply don’t want to share, he said he “has no sympathy” for that position.
Canada over USA: Jackson scores for Norwich, Dempsey misses penalty for Spurs 31 Oct 2012 Mississauga’s Simeon Jackson has knocked Tottenham out of the Capital One Cup.
Whitecaps work on penalty taking ahead of Thursday’s playoff date 30 Oct 2012 But put Vancouver Whitecaps coach Martin Rennie into the camp of soccer bosses who have their teams practice penalty kicks ahead of knockout games.
Edmonton city council to look at new WWC Commonwealth renovation proposal 30 Oct 2012 A new fourth way for the renovation of Commonwealth Stadium ahead of the U-20 Women’s World Cup and the Women’s World Cup will be debated by Edmonton City Council on Halloween.
Ex-Whitecap Orgill is the first confirmation for FC Edmonton combine 30 Oct 2012 Dever Orgill, a Jamaican striker who featured for the Vancouver Whitecaps residency, is the first confirmed trialist who will come to FC Edmonton’s player combine in late November.
Minnesota gets NASL stay of execution, while Virginia readies expansion announcement 30 Oct 2012 The eight other current NASL teams are taking a wait-and-see attitude with the Minnesota Stars.