CSA President: Canadian NWSL franchise wouldn’t have to be in MLS city; Hamilton USL sanction decision “still far away” 28 Oct 2013 “If you take a look at the NWSL right now, out of the Americans teams there, not all of them are in MLS markets. So, if it works for them, why wouldn’t it work in Canada? I don’t see it that way than an NWSL team has to be in the same city as an MLS team. What we want is committed, stable ownership, that ticks off all the boxes.”
Counterpoint: Why the Cosmos’s dominance is good for the NASL 11 Oct 2013 In soccer, enforced parity is deadly. You yourself say that "draws are the norm" in NASL. For the teams placed 2–7, that's more or less true, especially for two teams. Second-place Tampa Bay (five draws) averages 1.4 points per game. In the Bundesliga, that rate would put them in seventh place. NASL's seventh-place Edmonton (also with five draws) averages 1.1 points per game, a rate that's good for 15th place in the Bundesliga (an 18-team league).
As Cosmos runs away with NASL fall season, the league’s format is put to the test 8 Oct 2013 Think about it. With a month to go in the regular season, we’re already talking about a second-place team being eliminated from the race. That’s how lopsided the NASL fall-season, ahem, “race” has become.
Kronsteiner breaks league’s gag order on FCE ejection, mocks female fourth official 21 Sep 2013 The Eddies confirmed that they can’t comment because the league has asked both teams to not comment on the situation. So, that’s what makes Kronsteiner’s decision to go public a little baffling. It’s great for media, and great for the Ultras show, that Kronsteiner decided to talk about the incident; but with NASL officials in the room during the Strikers’ fan summit, we again saw the same hubris that he displayed last Sunday in the Clarke Stadium stands — making a public show of defiance that, somehow, league rules don’t apply to him.
Strikers coaches get a game each, but no additional penalties after their brushes with Edmonton police (UPDATED with comments from Bill Peterson) 18 Sep 2013 The suspensions are the lightest sentences the coaches could possibly have received, outside of the league deciding to rescind their sendings-off.
NASL needs to be public and transparent in how it deals with the fallout from Strikers-FCE match 17 Sep 2013 The North American Soccer League has a mini-crisis on its hands at the moment. And, in the coming days, how the NASL handles the fallout from Sunday’s Fort Lauderdale Strikers/FC Edmonton match can either go a long way to building the credibility of the league or entrenching the image of North American soccer outside of MLS as rudderless.
Strikers’ coaches escorted out by police, FCE considering forfeit claim 15 Sep 2013 The actions of the Fort Lauderdale coaches have FC Edmonton brass contemplating asking the league for a forfeit. The team has confirmed it will be making some kind of formal protest. A forfeit plea is an option.
After weeks in custody, judge grants ex-Impact and FCE midfielder Bryan Arguez $75,000 bond 5 Sep 2013 Arguez was arrested on Aug. 11 in Atlanta and charged with rape. He was a member of the Carolina RailHawks at the time, and the team was on a road trip to Atlanta.
Canadian Harmse handed whopping six-game ban by NASL; Campos suspended for FCE match 4 Sep 2013 NASL has finally stepped up when it comes to after-the-fact discipline. And Canadian midfielder Kevin Harmse will pay the price for his actions.
Edmonton fans witnessed some history: Senna named NASL Player of the Week 3 Sep 2013 Well, if there is any consolation for FC Edmonton out of its controversial 1-1 draw at home Sunday with New York, it was the fact that Cosmos midfielder Marcos Senna was named the NASL Player of the Week.