Roberts: The thrill of playing for Canada took a couple of minutes to kick in 19 Jun 2015“I don’t want to be the player who was only called into one game,” he said. “The experience, it was huge. I gained a lot of experience from it. There are so many players there who have careers in Europe, from around MLS and other teams in North America. I can see that’s where I want my career to go.”
FCE adds midfielders Cruz and Thiago de Freitas, as Miller woes poor defensive record 18 Jun 2015FC Edmonton has brought in two midfielders, American Pablo Cruz and Brazilian Thiago de Freitas. Both were on hand at FCE’s south-side headquarters Thursday as they were unveiled to the media. Cruz — who has played in NASL for the Atlanta Silverbacks and the San Antonio Scorpions — has long been admired by FCE head coach Colin Miller. Thiago is …
Burt and FC Edmonton agree to end contract 16 Jun 2015FC Edmonton and midfielder Chad Burt have mutually agreed to part ways, so that the player can return home to Florida to tend to personal issues.
Goalkeeper sub the talking point of FCE’s spring-season finale 13 Jun 2015The analysis of FC Edmonton’s spring-season finale — a 3-0 loss on the road to the Indy Eleven — has to begin by looking at the decision to yank keeper John Smits at halftime.
No signal: NASL’s Canadian broadcast woes highlighted by FCE/Rowdies match 6 Jun 2015So, this is the challenge. On Monday morning, when NASL executives get into the office, the first order of business is how to get the Canadian mess sorted it out. After all, it is the North American Soccer League, not American Soccer League.
FC Edmonton’s Roberts called into Canada’s national side 6 Jun 2015The Canadian Soccer Association has announced that FC Edmonton defender Mallan Roberts — who got his citizenship earlier this year — has been called up the men's national team ahead of their June 11 and 16 World Cup qualifiers against Dominica.
Chile reception: FC Edmonton’s Lance Laing off to Copa America 2 Jun 2015FC Edmonton left winger Lance Laing will be heading to South America.
FC Edmonton: No contact at all with Canadian professional league backers 1 Jun 2015But, if the league does indeed come to be — and, to be fair, there is still a lot of skepticism out there — the assumption that the North American Soccer League’s Ottawa Fury and FC Edmonton would simply come along for the ride is well, off-base.
Canadian stalemate: Fury shuts out Eddies’ NASL-leading offence 29 May 2015“Escape” is the appropriate word, because FCE keeper John Smits, making his second start in a row, made two outstanding point-blank second-half saves, to give the Eddies their first clean sheet of the season — in Cup or NASL play.
FCE injury update: Edward available for Ottawa trip, Ameobi listed as day-to-day 27 May 2015Coach Colin Miller said that Ameobi is officially listed as day-to-day, and is undergoing a scan to assess the severity of the injury to his foot.
