Antoniuk signs with FC Edmonton 16 Mar 2011 Dan Antoniuk has accepted FC Edmonton’s contract offer. The American striker, whose trial with FC Dallas was aborted when the MLS team managed to fill its roster before his tryout was set to begin, agreed Tuesday to join the NASL club for its inaugural season.
Champions League or First Kick? RSL, Galaxy triumph 16 Mar 2011 First Kick of the Major League Soccer season? Or Real Salt Lake taking on Saprissa in the semifinals of the CONCACAF Champions League? And RSL didn’t disappoint. A 2-0 win over Saprissa puts the MLS side on course to go the finals. The key? Saprissa didn’t get a road goal — so just one marker by RSL in the second leg in Costa Rica should put the tie out of reach.
FC Edmonton fullback gets shot to make national U-20 team 15 Mar 2011 FC Edmonton’s roster is filled with players who are hoping that featuring for the NASL club will get them back on the radar of the Canadian national program. For left back Niko Saler, those hopes were heightened on Tuesday. Saler, currently in Arizona training with FC Edmonton as the club prepares for its inaugural NASL season, got the call and will join the Canadian U-20 team for its training camp in Florida ahead of the upcoming CONCACAF U-20 championships in Guatemala.
Whitecaps add depth to the roster 15 Mar 2011 Brian Sylvestre is from Hollywood, Fla. But, in the eyes of the Vancouver Whitecaps, he’s a homegrown star in waiting. Sylvestre was one of three signings made official by the Whitecaps on Tuesday, as the club fills out its roster ahead of Saturday’s season opener against Toronto FC.
The super-duper MLS season preview 14 Mar 2011 It’s become obligatory for every sports journalist to provide season previews for the league he or she covers. It’s automatic, and a great space killer! In that vein, The 11 presents its “waited until the last possible second before the regular season” season preview! Why the wait? Because it’s hard to figure out the East. The West? Wow, a lot of power and depth there. As for the East? Last season, New York and Columbus and six other mediocre to bad to awful clubs were in the conference. New York and Columbus left them all in the dust.
JEF United says players are OK; when will Matt Lam play again? 14 Mar 2011 Matt Lam is safe and sound, but he won’t be playing anytime soon.
Edgar acknowledges call-up for Belarus friendly 14 Mar 2011 Burnley defender David Edgar confirmed through Twitter that he will be called up for the March 29 friendly between Canada and Belarus scheduled for Antalya, Turkey. Edgar acknowledged his fans who congratulated him on his call-up.
Braz retires, will go into management with Impact 14 Mar 2011 He’s only 29. He doesn’t have a history of chronic injuries. But Montreal Impact fullback Adam Braz called time on his playing career Monday. The Impact announced that Braz, who spent seven seasons and played more than 10,000 minutes with the club, will move into team management. And the club admitted when Braz informed the front office of the decision, there were stunned faces all around.
FC Edmonton and FC Dallas trialist returns for PASL championship 13 Mar 2011 But, Antoniuk was in Cincinnati Saturday, helping the Sockers defend their crown, as they beat Mexico’s Guerreros de La Raza de Guadalajara 10-6 in the PASL final. Antoniuk scored in the victory.
MLS Cup champs beat Whitecaps in final preseason game 13 Mar 2011 There’s something about Canada that brings out the best in Jamie Smith. The Colorado Rapids’ midfielder scored the only goal as the MLS Cup champs beat the Whitecaps 1-0 in Vancouver Saturday in the teams’ final tuneup before the season kicks off.