FC Edmonton prepares for “local derby” in San Francisco 14 Jun 2017 “This is a local derby, this is,” Miller joked. “We could almost walk there or take bikes or whatever. It’s great; it’s a west-coast rivalry, it’s as close as you can be for a rivalry in our league. It does feel like a genuinely short trip.”
Intrinsically Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 15/NASL Week 12/USL Week 12 12 Jun 2017 Three Canadian keepers all made their season debuts: Nathan Ingham started Wednesday and Saturday for FC Edmonton, as he looks (for now) to have at least a loose grip on the No. 1 position with the club. Marcel DeBellis, formerly of the Ottawa Fury, got into a game for the Richmond Kickers; and Marco Carducci finally got his chance to start for Rio Grande Valley.
“We were robbed” says FCE coach Miller after controversial loss to Miami FC 10 Jun 2017 “He said there was a push, but there was just the usual hustle and bustle in the box you usually get every game,” said Ameobi.
FCE coach Miller on Miami FC: “This is not Barcelona that we’re playing” 9 Jun 2017 FC Edmonton coach Colin Miller is expecting a short bench when his team hosts NASL-leading Miami FC Saturday night.
FCE keeper Ingham, fresh off his NASL debut, gives credit to his time with TFCII 9 Jun 2017 “I’m excited, it’s been a long time coming,” Ingham said after the Eddies trained Friday.
Riyadh’s revenge: Cosmos go down to nine men and FCE score four in Saudi Arabia make-up game 7 Jun 2017 Maybe this was just a bit of karmic payback for the Cosmos scrambling to postpone their May 21 home date with the Eddies just so the New York side could jaunt off to Saudi Arabia for a friendly.
Canada Soccer releases 40-man provisional roster ahead of Gold Cup 6 Jun 2017 The timing was impeccable. On the same day that Canadian national-team coach Octavio Zambrano revealed his 40-man provisional roster for the upcoming Gold Cup, came news that Edmonton-raised teenage phenom Alphonso Davies has got the citizenship test out of the way and will have a Canadian passport very soon.
Intrinsically Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 14/NASL Week 11/USL Week 11 5 Jun 2017 Cyle Larin and Will Johnson have run away and hid at the top of the minutes-played-by-Canadians-in-MLS list.
FCE coach Miller on lopsided loss to Puerto Rico: “The buck stops with me” 3 Jun 2017 “The buck stops with me,” said the coach. “I’m big enough to accept that when things go like that, it’s a reflection on Colin Miller.”
Edmonton punches above its weight when it comes to nurturing MLS-level talent 1 Jun 2017 But, Edmonton, despite the logistical problems its soccer clubs and coaches face, still manages to punch above its weight when it comes to producing talent.