Peterson’s departure marks another step on the path to a kinder, gentler NASL 9 Jan 2017 The league announced that it and now-former commissioner Bill Peterson had parted ways. A release put out by the league indicated it was an amicable split.
Canadian soccer president confident that MLS, NASL roster reform to come in coming months 14 Sep 2016 Canadian Soccer Association president Victor Montagliani says he’s confident that we’ll see reforms made to roster rules in both MLS and NASL before the end of the year.
Big win for Minnesota United, NASL: Canadian Mozzi Gyorio’s lawsuit tossed out of court 11 Jul 2016 On Monday, New York Justice Ellen M. Coin dismissed the lawsuit brought upon the team and the NASL by Canadian midfielder Mozzi Gyorio, who is now a member of the Ottawa Fury.
Peterson: If Canadian teams wanted to leave NASL for a new domestic league, “we’d wish them well” 22 Mar 2016 “They should do what they think is best for their club and best for their supporters,” Peterson said in a media conference call on Tuesday.
NASL Commissioner: “We’d love to honour the FIFA windows,” but it isn’t feasible for league… yet 22 Mar 2016 So, with more internationals on NASL rosters, the question arises: Should the NASL break for the international windows?
As a member of the Ottawa Fury, Mozzi Gyorio will return to the league that he’s suing 2 Feb 2016 Mozzi Gyorio is set for a return to the NASL — a league he is in the process of suing.
The Canadian-positive NASL franchises south of the border close up shops 11 Jan 2016 On Monday, NASL announced that Atlanta — which was funded by owners in 2015 — would not return in 2016. Had the owners opted to fund the Silverbacks for another year, the burden would have been especially tough on the Ottawa Fury and FC Edmonton. The Canadian dollar is currently worth just a little over 70 cents US, so the exchange rate on funding an American team would have been brutal.
Loonie swoons 11 Jan 2016 The Canadian dollar is trading well below 72 cents US. Canadian clubs in MLS and NASL take in most of their revenue in domestic currency, but pay out a lot of expenses in U.S. dollars. But, for NASL teams, the currency gap is widened because they pay out contracts in Canadian dollars. How is our weakening currency changing the soccer landscape?
Attakora and Beckie signings show that if they can count as domestics, Canadians can play in America 1 Jan 2016 Nana Attakora and Drew Beckie prove a point: That if a Canadian player is able to count as a domestic player on the roster of an U.S.-based NASL team, he'll get a shot.
FCE to head to Scotland; here’s why it makes perfect cents (sense) 11 Dec 2015 A preseason trip to Europe in no way suggests that Fath is doing anything more but increasing his investment in a team he and his brother, Dave Fath, have lost money on since day one. But, with the dollar slumping to less than 73 cents US on Friday, and it likely to drop even further as the oil price continues to sag, the fact remains that a trip to America has become increasingly expensive, and will likely be even more pricey in the spring of 2016.
