No CanPL open trials in Edmonton? It could be an advantage for the Eddies 26 Oct 2018 But, according to FCE coach Jeff Paulus, the fact that the tour is skipping Edmonton plays in the Eddies favour. All the other teams had/will have their region show off their top hopefuls, while FCE might be able to sit on a player or two who wasn’t able to travel for a trial.
CanPL commissioner suggests there may be “room for creativity” when it comes to signing players 26 Oct 2018 CanPL commissioner suggests there may be "wiggle room" with salary cap
Fury celebrates three U-20 call-ups, the day after team cuts ties with those players 24 Oct 2018 But, and this is a pretty big "but," the Fury announced Tuesday — the day before the U-20 announcement — that Reid, Kinumbe and Bayiha were part of a 15-player purge, as Ottawa's management cleaned house after a disappointing USL season that saw the team finished the playoffs. The three call-ups were all confirmed not to be returning to the Fury for the 2019 season.
Extreme Makeover: Ottawa Fury edition 23 Oct 2018 After a USL season that saw the Ottawa Fury miss the playoffs and struggle to find the back of the net, the club announced that sweeping changes are being made.
Inescapably Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 34 22 Oct 2018 So far, 29 Canadians have appeared in MLS games this season, and Samuel Piette will finish as the runaway minutes leader.
Cavalry takes the not-quite-Merseyside Derby in penalties over FCE 20 Oct 2018 But, in the end, it was the Everton supporter coaching the team wearing red getting one over on the Liverpool supporter coaching the team wearing blue. The teams finished 90 minutes of play level at 1-1, but the Calgary-based side won the exhibition match/trialist evaluation on penalties, 3-2.
Deal between CanPL and U Sports is very close, but some fine print still left to be written 18 Oct 2018 “This is a new project,” Brown said. “And this is a league that is just trying to figure out how to get a talent pool in place, and how to align that with the programs that we have.”
America, as always, brings Canada back down to Earth 18 Oct 2018 But, with yet another loss to the Americans in which the Canadians didn’t generate enough to be competitive, it’s OK to be nervous about what Canada will do when it gets to the World Cup.
As FC Edmonton’s new assistant coach, Fleming looks forward to finally being part of a “home” game 16 Oct 2018 But, in those years, he never knew what it was like to play a true home game. The demands of being in the national program meant that he was often far, far away from his Edmonton home.
Osorio on Nations League: “You don’t really know what you’re up against” 15 Oct 2018 So, even though Canada played Dominica in the most recent World Cup qualifying cycle, Canadian midfielder Jonathan Osorio admitted that he and his teammates have what amounts to a very limited scouting report on the team from the island nation.
