With Ledgerwood off to play for Canada, coach Colin Miller said that fullback Netan Sansara will get the captain’s armband for the Stoke City match. Dustin Corea, who scored and set up a goal against Newcastle, will be out with a groin strain. And goalkeeper Nathan Ingham is nursing a strain in his kicking leg.

FC Edmonton confirmed the signings of Canadian midfielder Mauro Eustaquio and Norwegian midfielder Sabri Khattab on Tuesday — and later announced the team's plans for a four-game, two-week tour of Manchester, England.

New Vancouver Whitecaps signings David Edgar and Marcel de Jong have some advice for young players; if it’s a choice between taking the long-shot in Europe or developing with a Canadian club — choose Canada

Whitecaps’ midfielder Dane Richards will leave MLS at the end of the season and join Canadian David Edgar and his Burnley teammates in the January transfer window.

“I didn’t want to go back to Burnley and be part of that frustrating situation again where I’m sitting on the bench or sitting in the stands where I’m not appreciated for my ability. So it’s good and we got a good team now. I’m looking at the future, I’m not looking back.”

English side Burnley released a statement Wednesday confirming that the club has cancelled the remainder of defender Richard Eckersley’s contract.

Both Jackson and Edgar were in the starting lineups as Norwich City faced Burnley. But it was Jackson who got the last laugh, as his Premier League Canaries beat Edgar and his Championship-side Burnley by a 4-1 score.

Injuries have already forced national-team coach Stephen Hart to make three changes to the roster ahead of Canada’s first two World Cup qualifiers.

As Canada prepares to begin its World Cup qualifying campaign — which kicks off Sept. 2 against Puerto Rico — coach Stephen Hart has a lot on his plate. With that in mind, The 11, with some input from our readers, has created a list of players — not including Junior Hoilett, he’s been talked about ad nauseam already— who didn’t take part in the Gold Cup and could inject some life into the Canadian squad.

The club will hold a press conference Monday where it will unveil plans on a new training facility for the club and TFC Academy. For the past four years, Toronto FC did most of its training at home on at the Opine Glen Soccer Centre in Oakville and at an artificial-turf field at Cherry Beach on Toronto’s east side. As well, Toronto FC announced a loan deal that will bring former Manchester United prospect Richard Eckersley to Canada from Burnley. The deal keeps Eckersley, who has made only three appearances with Burnley since signing with the club in 2003, with Toronto FC until January, 2012.