Ubiparipovic’s brace helps Fury beat Eddies, clinch NASL post-season spot 4 Oct 2015Miller said that the Eddies knew coming into the game that the Fury was one of the best, if not the best, counterattacking sides in NASL. So, he was disappointed that the Eddies were caught on two counters.
Olympic qualifying: Canada’s offence covers for its worrying fullback play 3 Oct 2015The simple truth is If you have Zebie and Adekugbe on the flanks, that Canadian weakness isn’t evident. Instead, Floro is sending out makeshift fullbacks and hoping they can deal with the likes of Arroyo. And, remember that, in the opener against the U.S., Canada was torched down the wing on the Americans’ opening goal.
Eddies vs. Fury: This weekend’s can’t-miss match 2 Oct 2015Two Canadian teams in the top sector of the league standings. Facing each other, with so much on the line. Pinch us.
Quintessentially Canadian Power Rankings, MLS Week 30/NASL Week 24 28 Sep 2015Cyle Larin went into this weekend's action knowing he just needed one goal to set the MLS rookie-scoring record.
Cosmos rotate the squad, Eddies soar into fourth spot 27 Sep 2015With the Cosmos already assured of a post-season spot because it won the spring-season title, the club prioritized resting players over putting out the best XI available. And that decision will be magnified because it influenced a game that was vital not only to the Eddies, but the other teams involved in the dogfight for fourth.
Cosmos date marks the beginning of vital three-game stretch for FC Edmonton 25 Sep 2015The Eddies host the spring-season champion and overall NASL leaders New York Cosmos Sunday. The team said that there are only about 200 or so tickets left for that match. Then, the Eddies go on the road to face the fall-season leaders Ottawa Fury and then the Cosmos, again. With the Eddies just two points out of the NASL’s final post-season spot, this three-game swing could very well be the defining stretch of their season.
PLASTIC PITCH 7: Our latest issue is out now. MLS. NASL. Ethan Gage. Diana Matheson. Chris Pozniak. 21 Sep 2015The new issue, out today, features a vintage shot from the World Cup qualifier which saw Canada qualify for the 1986 World Cup. And what can you find inside the issue?
Finally! 21 Sep 2015After years and years and years and years of Canadian Championship heartbreak, the Vancouver Whitecaps finally exorcised their demons by taking the Voyageurs Cup in 2015
“We have not accomplished anything yet” 21 Sep 2015What a swan song for Marc Dos Santos, who has announced he will leave the Ottawa Fury at the end of the NASL season in order to secure a USL/MLS job in 2016. As we enter the stretch run of the NASL’s fall season, his team sits at the top of the league table. After a disappointing spring campaign and early elimination from the Amway Canadian Championship, MDS and his team have rebounded. In this Q and A, Dos Santos talks about NASL, the future of the Fury and his skepticism over a rumoured all-Canadian pro league...
A second chance for Zebie 21 Sep 2015Fifteen years ago, Allan Zebie was a boy, playing soccer in the playgrounds and on the streets of Paris with his friends and cousins.