10-man Strikers outplay, outhustle FC Edmonton 8 Apr 2012 FC Edmonton was a man up for more than 50 minutes of soccer, but never asserted its numerical superiority and fell 1-0 on the road to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in their NASL season opener.
After loss in San Jose, Whitecaps continue to be a difficult team to read 8 Apr 2012 Then the Caps imploded, giving up three second-half goals to the Quakes thanks to a series of mistakes in the back that’d have you thinking you were watching the 2011 edition of the team.
Canadian keeper Chencinski gets clean sheet in first Swedish-league start 7 Apr 2012 Canadian keeper Tomer Chencinski stopped seven shots in his first Swedish Allsvenskan league start, as he helped Orebro SK to a 0-0 draw with Mjallby AIF.
Occean scores in Germany after penalty save, striking crossbar 5 Apr 2012 For Olivier Occean, it was a case of try, try again.
Henry easily beats Caps’ Cannon for Player of the Month honours 5 Apr 2012 Henry, who had five goals and three assists for the New York Red Bulls through the club’s first four matches, got 17 of the 25 first-place votes from the membership of the North American Soccer Reporters. Vancouver Whitecaps’ keeper Joe Cannon — who has yet to give up a goal this season — finished second in the voting.
Elementary mistakes expose Toronto FC in Mexico 5 Apr 2012 At halftime, TFC defied critics by being tied 2-2 with a team that hasn’t lost at home this season. But, by the 64-minute mark of the game, it was all but over.
Canadian Edson Edward joins the Puerto Rico Islanders 5 Apr 2012 The Puerto Rico Islanders have confirmed that they have inked Ottawa native Edson Edward to a deal. The Ottawa Fury, Edward’s old PDL club, also announced that its alumnus is off to the NASL.
MLS Disciplinary Committee slaps Whitecap Harris with suspension 4 Apr 2012 Though Harris only received a yellow card for his late elbow that pinpointed the head pf the Philadelphia Union’s Carlos Valdes last weekend, the MLS Disciplinary Committee had another look and decided that the infraction constituted serious foul play.
Bad news from TFC: Frei will be out 4-6 months, not 8-10 weeks 4 Apr 2012 The injury to Toronto FC keeper Stefan Frei is much more serious than first announced.
FC Edmonton will not challenge Whitecaps’ signing of Jalali 2 Apr 2012 Sadi Jalali’s appearance this past weekend for the Vancouver Whitecaps Residency surprised more than a few Canadian soccer fans. But none were as surprised as those at FC Edmonton headquarters.