Bear necessities: Three U of A alumni sign on with FC Edmonton 13 Dec 2018 Three former Golden Bears were unveiled Thursday as FC Edmonton signings; Bruno Zebie, Ajay Khabra and Ajeej Sarkaria. All three also spent time under the watchful eye of Eddies coach Jeff Paulus at FCE’s Academy.
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.
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.”
Soolsma rocks you like a Tiger Hurricane 8 Oct 2018 Soolsma's the first person to score four goals in the final since 1962, and only the third to do it in the history of the trophy.
Annual report shows significant drop in registered Canadian soccer players 7 May 2018 The number of registered players fell from 818,940 in 2016 to 776,176 in 2017.
Western Halifax wins national men’s title, while Edmonton Victoria cements a dynasty 9 Oct 2017 I’ve advocated for it in the past, and I’ll do so again here: When it comes to the men’s side, the senior national championship winner should have a berth in the Canadian Championship. Western Halifax FC deserves to have a shot at the Voyageurs Cup.
Bringing the Thunder: A look at CBC’s sensational new soccer drama 27 Jul 2017 The auditions were a bit different. The first time through, the hopefuls for 21 Thunder were asked to do the usual stuff; go through scenes, show their acting ranges. But, the second time through, they had to show the producers that they could play soccer.
Scottish deserves a spot in the Voyageurs Cup 9 Jan 2017 And what of the Challenge Cup winner? Year after year, the team that wins the senior men’s amateur title is one that has links to pro soccer and the Canadian national-team program. There are former national-team and/or pro players who got real jobs and had families, but still remain in love with the game. There are former and current CIS standouts. There is quality in those teams.
From Boyle Street to the big time 9 Jan 2017 Alphonso Davies has turned a lot of heads; the kid from Edmonton made his MLS debut with the Whitecaps this past season. He was just a teenager. And, he’ll still be a teenager for a few more years. His coaches look back at how the kid from one of Edmonton’s poorest neighbourhoods rose to become a national sensation...
No more silver linings 9 Jan 2017 Edmonton Scottish finally won its first-ever Challenge Trophy in 2016. And the coach believes that Canada’s senior men’s champion deserve an even greater honour; a chance to play in the Voyageurs Cup...
