NASL ends relationship with TSN, takes Canadian streaming service in-house 23 Jul 2015The NASL has ended its relationship with TSN and is taking its Canadian streaming services in-house.
You can’t win with Canadians: Quintessentially Canadian Power Rankings, MLS Week 20/NASL Week 14 20 Jul 2015This is what happens when Canadians are allowed to play. The sky doesn’t fall. The team doesn’t go winless. If you don’t ever present challenges for your Canadian players, how can they ever rise to them?
Practice? Who needs practice? Eddies beat Rowdies despite lack of training 18 Jul 2015What made Saturday’s win over the Rowdies all the more special was that the Eddies didn’t have one on-field training session between Wednesday’s draw in San Antonio and the kickoff at Al Lang Stadium.
What are the odds? 15 Jul 2015Is FC Edmonton the wild card of coincidence when it comes to soccer in Canada?
Eddies come back twice to earn point in San Antonio 15 Jul 2015"I'm absolutely delighted," said Miller after the game. "This stadium is one of the most difficult places to come in the league. They have so many quality players here [in San Antonio]. But the credit has to go to our guys, they just never gave up."
FCE coach Miller laments injury crisis, blasts NASL schedule-maker 13 Jul 2015“Explain this to me,” said Miller. “We play in Fort Lauderdale Saturday, and tomorrow we’ll be flying through Tampa on the way to San Antonio. Then, we’re back in Tampa on Saturday. How does that make sense? Only in this league does this happen, I guess. I’m not sure about the stadium availability, but how does this happen?”
Quintessentially Canadian Power Rankings, MLS Week 19/NASL Week 13 13 Jul 2015But, that doesn’t mean the Canadian scene was dead when it comes to the North American first and second divisions. This weekend, Bruno Zebie made his NASL debut, coming on as a sub for FC Edmonton in its 1-1 draw with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. But, what makes it all the more interesting is that his brother, Allan Zebie, started the game.
Does Miller deserve an apology? Comparing Canada’s scorelessness to FCE’s scorefulness 12 Jul 2015Now, two years later, it’s looking like the cabal of Miller critics owe the man an apology — at least for the criticisms of how he handled the national side. While Canada flounders through another goalless Gold Cup (as Morrissey once sang: Stop me if you think you’ve heard this one before), Miller’s FC Edmonton leads the NASL in goals scored.
Quintessentially Canadian Power Rankings, MLS Week 18/NASL Week 12 6 Jul 2015Mason Trafford scores. Hanson Boakai scores. Sadi Jalali scores. Jay Chapman gets his first start. Jordan Hamilton makes his first MLS appearance. Nana Attakora is sent off. FC Edmonton gave a whopping 512 minutes of playing time to Canadians in a 4-0 win over San Antonio.
Hit the North! Eddies rout nine-man San Antonio 5 Jul 2015But, while the Eddies started off the game shorthanded, it was the San Antonio Scorpions who finished with just nine men on the field. And they faced a sombre 4,000-km-plus trip home to Texas from oil-sands territory after receiving a 4-0 hiding from the Eddies to open the NASL fall season.
