CanPL era officially begins: New league ratified by the Canadian Soccer Association 6 May 2017But, officially, the Canadian Premier League era began Saturday in Whistler B.C., as the new league was ratified by the Canadian Soccer Association.
Williams’s late goal, Irving’s wonder save give Fury first-leg win over the Eddies 3 May 2017Eddies keeper Tyson Farago came out of goal to block the cross that came in for the Fury’s Tucker Hume, but the ball fell to Williams, who slotted the ball into the goal, bringing the less than 3,000 in attendance at Ottawa’s TD Place to their feet.
Canadian Championship: Fury’s Edward may have “some new tricks” for his former FC Edmonton teammates 2 May 2017So, it was only fitting that Eddie Edward got the chance to meet and greet with his old FC Edmonton teammates at Ottawa International Airport. The Eddies were disembarking from their plane just as the Ottawa Fury players were returning from Charleston, S.C., where they drew the Battery over the weekend in USL play.
Intrinsically Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 9/NASL Week 6/USL Week 6 1 May 2017n MLS, Orlando City has given more minutes to Canadians so far this season than any of the three Canadian sides. In NASL, the San Francisco Deltas lead the way in giving playing time to Canadians. And, in USL, Mastanabal Kacher leads all Canadians in minutes played; and the former FC Montreal player now plays his soccer in Colorado Springs.
Miami scores twice, hits woodwork twice in win over FCE 29 Apr 2017He said that the fans would “need to cut the players some slack.” He said it was difficult for Edmonton, who have been training outside in temperatures around the freezing mark, to come to Miami and then adjust to steamy conditions.
Zebie has impressed at FC Edmonton since he’s made the move to the middle 26 Apr 2017“It’s great. I love it, to be honest,” Zebie said of the position change. “I used to play there when I was younger. But, obviously, I hadn’t played there in so long. I just have to get used to it.”
Paperwork is finally signed: Diakite can resume play with FC Edmonton 26 Apr 2017But, for the reigning NASL Young Player of the Year, it looks as if the work visa soap opera is about to come to a close.
The death of yet another World Cup dream: Canada’s U-17s can’t advance after loss to Cuba 25 Apr 2017Cuba delivered the death blow on Tuesday with a 2-1 win. It was Canada’s second loss in two games.
Parts Unknown: From Guam to Canada to Iran, soccer has allowed FC Edmonton’s Shawn Nicklaw to travel the globe 24 Apr 2017“We played in some pretty crazy places,” said Nicklaw. “We played in Iran, we played in Turkmenistan, we played in India. We had training camps in Qatar, training camps in Japan. Yeah, I’m a world traveller.”
Intrinsically Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 8/NASL Week 5/USL Week 5 24 Apr 2017So, Anthony Jackson-Hamel has played just 36 minutes for the Montreal Impact so far in 2017. He has three goals. That’s a return of a goal every 12 minutes. What does this mean? That Anthony Jackson-Hamel is the greatest player to ever play in MLS. Take your Landon Donovans and Dwayne De Rosarios and Jaime Morenos and Chris Wondolowskis … …
