Love or hate the NASL’s 9-game spring-season sked, it made for a heck of an opening weekend 14 Apr 2014 Now, whether you love or hate the NASL’s decision to create a spring season in which each of the 10 teams plays a nine-game schedule — with one of the top two playoff, er, “Championship” seeds going to the league champ — there’s no doubt it brought a sense of immediacy to the opening weekend.
Despite late equalizer, FCE should feel frustrated with draw in Tampa 13 Apr 2014 The Eddies created more scoring chances, and were the better side based on style points. But a missed penalty and another effort that caromed off the post punctuated a night of missed opportunities.
Edward, Parker miss out on FCE season-opening trip to Tampa 7 Apr 2014 FC Edmonton will be at least two players short of full strength when the club faces the Tampa Bay Rowdies in their NASL opener Saturday.
NASL’s new pay-per-view streaming plan: Breaking it down for Fury and FCE supporters 2 Apr 2014 And the new system isn't as cut-and-dried for Canadian followers of the NASL as it is for those in the United States and the rest of the world.
Jonke and Ameobi: Rivals in Finland, teammates in Edmonton 31 Mar 2014 And while the two players wore different colours, there was definitely some mutual admiration. When the chance came for Ameobi to get a trial with FC Edmonton, Jonke told coach Colin Miller that the English striker would be a good fit with the club. And, on Monday, Ameobi’s trial turned into a contract, as he fills the last international spot on the Eddies’ roster.
Miller pleased as FCE’s offence clicks in preseason friendlies 23 Mar 2014 “I think the number of chances we’ve been able to create has been excellent,” Miller said after the SFU match, a 3-1 win for the Eddies. “We really could have had a couple more tonight. But I’ve been really pleased with the style of football we are playing. In fact, there were times I thought we were guilty of overplaying. Some of the chances they created were more a product of us giving the ball away in poor areas.”
New Voyageurs Cup sked: For NASL teams, short-term pain for long-term gain 21 Mar 2014 Really, the new scenario is the best thing the NASL teams could have asked for.
Ameobi joins FC Edmonton on trial; could see minutes against TWU 18 Mar 2014 The middle of the three soccer-playing Ameobi brothers, Tomi, has decided to try and take his game across the pond. He is expected to get minutes on Wednesday, as FC Edmonton faces Trinity Western University in a friendly in Langley, B.C. Ameobi joined the Eddies on trial on Tuesday, as the club shifts its NASL preseason training to Vancouver.
Two trials, no bites 17 Mar 2014 Jordan Ongaro led the PAC-12 in goals scored last season; but, after he was drafted, the Canadian striker found out that his homecoming wasn’t going to be as happy as he’d hoped...
9×90 = An NASL Spring Champ 17 Mar 2014 But, with 2014 being a World Cup year — and clubs realizing it’s a tough task to bring fans out on a Saturday to either Clarke Stadium or Carleton University when Italy or BraziI or Argentina or England is playing — the call was made to create a rather unique split.