FCE promotes Canadian midfielder Bruno Zebie on an emergency basis 3 Jul 2015For the first time, FC Edmonton could have brothers on the field, playing the ball to each other, in an NASL game.
The Walking Eds: Injuries may force FCE to bring a skeleton squad to Fort McMurray 30 Jun 2015FC Edmonton coach Colin Miller has been involved in professional soccer for more than three decades. He said Tuesday that, at no time in his career, has he been involved in an injury crisis as severe as the one FC Edmonton is in right now.
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.
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.
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.
It “could have been 9-6”: Eddies win high-scoring affair, but Smits named man of the match 24 May 2015It’s not often when there are six goals in a game — and the winning team scores four of them — that a goalkeeper is named the man of the match.
