NASL ends relationship with TSN, takes Canadian streaming service in-house 23 Jul 2015The NASL has ended its relationship with TSN and is taking its Canadian streaming services in-house.
Practice? Who needs practice? Eddies beat Rowdies despite lack of training 18 Jul 2015What made Saturday’s win over the Rowdies all the more special was that the Eddies didn’t have one on-field training session between Wednesday’s draw in San Antonio and the kickoff at Al Lang Stadium.
What are the odds? 15 Jul 2015Is FC Edmonton the wild card of coincidence when it comes to soccer in Canada?
Eddies come back twice to earn point in San Antonio 15 Jul 2015"I'm absolutely delighted," said Miller after the game. "This stadium is one of the most difficult places to come in the league. They have so many quality players here [in San Antonio]. But the credit has to go to our guys, they just never gave up."
FCE coach Miller laments injury crisis, blasts NASL schedule-maker 13 Jul 2015“Explain this to me,” said Miller. “We play in Fort Lauderdale Saturday, and tomorrow we’ll be flying through Tampa on the way to San Antonio. Then, we’re back in Tampa on Saturday. How does that make sense? Only in this league does this happen, I guess. I’m not sure about the stadium availability, but how does this happen?”
Does Miller deserve an apology? Comparing Canada’s scorelessness to FCE’s scorefulness 12 Jul 2015Now, two years later, it’s looking like the cabal of Miller critics owe the man an apology — at least for the criticisms of how he handled the national side. While Canada flounders through another goalless Gold Cup (as Morrissey once sang: Stop me if you think you’ve heard this one before), Miller’s FC Edmonton leads the NASL in goals scored.
Hit the North! Eddies rout nine-man San Antonio 5 Jul 2015But, while the Eddies started off the game shorthanded, it was the San Antonio Scorpions who finished with just nine men on the field. And they faced a sombre 4,000-km-plus trip home to Texas from oil-sands territory after receiving a 4-0 hiding from the Eddies to open the NASL fall season.
FCE promotes Canadian midfielder Bruno Zebie on an emergency basis 3 Jul 2015For the first time, FC Edmonton could have brothers on the field, playing the ball to each other, in an NASL game.
Laing: “I know FCE is doing its best to keep me here” 30 Jun 2015Midfielder Lance Laing says that he’s hopeful that he can play in FC Edmonton’s NASL fall-season opener before he needs to report back to the Jamaican national side.
The Walking Eds: Injuries may force FCE to bring a skeleton squad to Fort McMurray 30 Jun 2015FC Edmonton coach Colin Miller has been involved in professional soccer for more than three decades. He said Tuesday that, at no time in his career, has he been involved in an injury crisis as severe as the one FC Edmonton is in right now.
