FC Edmonton battles Minnesota to preseason draw 21 Jul 2013“Mallan Roberts had two or three chances from inside the box, open headers and a couple were put into the keeper’s chest,” said Miller. “Antonio Rago hit the post. I think they had two shots on goal for the entire game. I thought, overall, we did very well.
Miller pleased with effort, laments poor finishing as FCE loses preseason friendly to Minnesota 18 Jul 2013“That’s the issue, we get into the 18-yard box and we can’t even hit the target,” said FCE coach Colin Miller. “It’s so frustrating, we showed so much quality, so much passing, but we can’t finish the chances."
FCE begins fall-season camp: Knight hopes to return for fall-season opener; Mitchell expected back 15 Jul 2013Finding the goals to turn draws into wins is a priority for the team, but there were no new faces at training sessions Monday at the Commonwealth Fieldhouse.
Whitecap Caleb Clarke bound for Germany: The FC Edmonton rumours can be put to rest 10 Jul 2013“This is a great opportunity for Caleb to continue his development and we look forward to seeing the progress he’ll make,” said Whitecaps’ coach Martin Rennie in a release issued by the club.
Looking back at the NASL spring season: Did the experiment work? 6 Jul 2013The Atlanta Silverbacks now have the better part of four months to promote and sell tickets for the Soccer Bowl.
Hlavaty, Roberts key FC Edmonton win that shatters Minnesota’s spring-season hopes 30 Jun 2013For FC Edmonton, a spring season of frustration, a season of missed chances, a season of games that should have been wins turning into draws, was punctuated by a game where everything went right.
LeRoy, Gigolaj cut loose by FC Edmonton 30 Jun 2013As soon as FC Edmonton's spring season came to a close, defender Adrian LeRoy and striker Elvir Gigolaj were released by the club.
It could happen: A three-way tie at the top at the end of the NASL spring season 30 Jun 2013The RailHawks remain atop the table with the result. But, as of Saturday night, four of the league’s seven teams — Carolina, Atlanta, San Antonio and Minnesota — remain alive in the standings.
FCE will have to confine its search for new strikers to Canada and the U.S. 27 Jun 2013“We’d like to bring in one or two new faces, possibly players on loan,” said Miller. “We are already have the best defensive record in the league, despite having so many different players back there. The players have been excellent. If we could get the best goal-scoring record, we’d be set.”
Mitchell call-up stretches already-thin Whitecaps back line 26 Jun 2013Trinidad and Tobago coach Stephen Hart has called up Carlyle Mitchell to the national side for the Gold Cup. And that means the Whitecaps’ central defender will leave the club after this weekend’s road date at D.C. United.