FC Edmonton’s reserves see match abandoned after melee 2 Aug 2012 Scottish features former FC Edmonton forward Chris Lemire and defender Chris Devlin, a former Edmonton Aviator and co-coach of the Edmonton Drillers than won the CMISL indoor title this spring. There are plenty of ties between FC Edmonton and players in the Scottish lineup, which made this incident so odd.
Keane named MLS Player of the Month 2 Aug 2012 Irish striker and Los Angeles Galaxy Designated Player Robbie Keane was named the MLS Player of the Month for July.
MLS salaries: The Canadian Rich List 2 Aug 2012 Going through the names on the list, we decided to pick out the Canadians in MLS — and rank Canada’s Rich List (or Poor List, depending on some entry-level deals).
New Eddies get acclimated to life in the NASL 1 Aug 2012 Brazilian striker Julio Cesar da Silva Rodrigues trained for the first time with FC Edmonton Wednesday, and the early reviews are good.
Defender O’Brien moves from Leeds to the Whitecaps 1 Aug 2012 The Irish defender was placed on the Leeds’ transfer list in May after he couldn’t regain a spot in the lineup after undergoing treatment for depression, which was diagnosed in 2011. O’Brien and Leeds made his battle with depression public early in 2012.
Hall signs on to become TFC’s No. 2 keeper 31 Jul 2012 “Freddy brings depth to our goalkeeping position and has many qualities that we like to see at this position,” said Toronto FC Head Coach and Director of Soccer Operations Paul Mariner.
Canada to face Arsenal (OK, Team GB) in Olympic quarters 31 Jul 2012 Arsenal midfielder Steph Houghton scored the goal that gave GB a 1-0 win over Brazil on Tuesday. Kim Little, the Scottish star on Team GB, is also Arsenal’s leading scorer. She scored 17 goals in 17 games for the Gunners in 2011-12.
Canada shows us mental toughness with two-goal fightback against Sweden 31 Jul 2012 But, Canada did something that it wasn’t able to do under former coach Carolina Morace. Instead of folding the tent, the Canadians fought back. And, the resulting 2-2 draw with the Swedes guarantees Big Red a spot in the quarterfinals.
Canadian forward Michael Nonni arrives in Edmonton as a trialist 30 Jul 2012 Nonni, who has made one appearance for Canada’s U-23 team, was a former conference all-star at the University of California-Santa Barbara, where he teamed with Toronto FC rookie Luis Silva.
Palmeiras product Julio Cesar da Silva to audition for FCE 30 Jul 2012 Both Canadian Michael Nonni and Brazilian Julio Cesar da Silva Rodrigues are strikers, who the team hopes can help boost what is the NASL’s least productive offence in 2012.