Now that contract is signed, Lassonde excited to start season with FCE 26 Mar 2012 The Eddies confirmed Monday that Canadian midfielder/defender Fabrice Lassonde — who has been playing the left back position in the majority of preseason matches — has inked a deal with the club. Lassonde confirmed that it’s a one-year deal.
FC Edmonton completes weekend sweep of WSA Winnipeg 25 Mar 2012 An own goal and markers from recently signed French forward Serisay Barthelemy and Alex Semenets gave the Eddies all the offence they’d need in the first half of the Sunday finale. For Semenets, it was his second goal in as many games.
Porter, Pinto account for five goals as FCE routs WSA Winnipeg 25 Mar 2012 Porter scored three first-half goals as FC Edmonton routed WSA Winnipeg of the PDL 7-0 Saturday in the Manitoba capital.
Fonseca: Canadian U-23 team “nervous” in opening game draw 23 Mar 2012 “In tournaments like this it’s important for a team to start well,” said Canadian head coach Tony Fonseca. “I think the way they faced this game was a certain level of stress coming into the first game. I think they faced it with being a little bit nervous for our taste.”
U-23 cutdown day was bittersweet for Impact midfielder Evan James 21 Mar 2012 When Canadian U-23 coach Tony Fonseca announced his 20-man roster for the upcoming Olympic qualifiers, it was a bittersweet moment for midfielder Evan James.
With more fullbacks in camp, FC Edmonton decides to part ways with Saler 21 Mar 2012 Fullback Niko Saler survived the last year’s purge of the FC Edmonton backline. But, with more defensive prospects coming into the NASL team’s camp, the Canadian left back was let go on Wednesday.
Canadian U-23 coach Fonseca cuts older players, goes with youth for Olympic qualifiers 20 Mar 2012 Canadian U-23 coach Tony Fonseca has made four cuts — and is going with a very young lineup for the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament, which begins Thursday night in Nashville.
Edwini-Bonsu sacrificed men’s senior team call-up so he could play for U-23s 19 Mar 2012 Canadian striker Randy Edwini-Bonsu had to do some wheeling and dealing with his German club in order to get clearance to play for Canada’s U-23 team in the upcoming Olympic qualifiers, which begin Thursday in Nashville.
FC Edmonton debuts three new trialists, while Barthelemy notches hat trick 18 Mar 2012 FC Edmonton debuted three new trialists Saturday in its 3-1 preseason win against the Vancouver Metro Soccer League All-Stars on the grounds of Simon Fraser University.
More ex-Whitecaps head to San Antonio: Wagner, Knight off to NASL 16 Mar 2012 On Friday, the NASL expansion side announced that it had signed ex-Whitecaps Blake Wagner and Wes Knight. Wagner and Knight will join two other former Whitecaps, Kevin Harmse and Greg Janicki — who were the first two signings the Scorpions ever made.