FC Edmonton has 13 “verbal agreements” in place with players 13 Nov 2018 FCE coach Jeff Paulus said he hopes that the team will be able to announce some player signings by the end of November.
It’s a Bitar-sweet beginning to the CanPL draft 13 Nov 2018 The first-ever No. 1 pick in a Canadian Premier League draft is Carleton University’s Gabriel Bitar.
Membership numbers are surging for York 9, but team still has a ways to go 8 Nov 2018 At time of writing, the club’s membership numbers have nearly tripled during October to 702, an amount that still leaves them behind five of the other clubs preparing to kickoff in April, but represents a significant increase.
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
Can the CanPL start fixing our country’s “Mayan pyramid?” 24 Oct 2018 The task is daunting. The CanPL coaches are building a soccer league in a country that has never really embraced one. Success on the field, in the stands, and with player development may be elusive for years.
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.”
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.
Clanachan: CanPL is “zeroed in” on seven teams for 2019 16 Oct 2018 “We are zeroed in on the seven (teams), obviously. I wouldn’t say it would take a minor miracle, but it would take something very innovative to happen very quickly (to add an eighth for 2019)”, said Clanachan.
