“Terry is going to sign with us,” said FCE coach Colin Miller. “I’m delighted with that. He still has to be approved by the league and so on and so forth, but I’ve worked with Terry both at the Whitecaps and with the national team, and I know all about him. I know his history, I know the qualities that he brings to the club. "

“They should do what they think is best for their club and best for their supporters,” Peterson said in a media conference call on Tuesday.

So, with more internationals on NASL rosters, the question arises: Should the NASL break for the international windows?

“This one game at home could change the future of Canadian soccer, it could change careers,” de Guzman said Friday in a media conference call.

The 34-year-old Canadian midfielder is on trial with the Eddies and played in Friday’s friendly against Newcastle United’s U-21 squad. The Eddies are in the midst of their preseason camp in Scotland.

“The guys are in a good place, but we need to get out of here,” Miller said after Tuesday’s training session. “It’s getting claustrophobic. Guys are on top of each other, there’s a bit of chirping going on at training, as you would imagine. We’re now into our fourth or fifth week of preseason at this little place and it’s understandable that we need to get out and get some fresh air."

Even though he’s been at Ottawa’s camp since the outset, the termination of his SKC contract and his new Fury deal were only just announced. The Fury deal only lasts till the break between the spring and fall seasons, so de Jong can look for a new club in the July transfer window. In fact, his wife and daughter have remained in Kansas City.

By the time FC Edmonton headed into the break between the 2015 NASL spring and fall seasons, keeper John Smits knew he wasn’t going to be back.

“He’s very highly thought of in that USL setup,” Miller said of Plumhoff, an American who was born in Germany. “He came very highly recommended to us. So we watched the videos and I spoke to him. I liked what I heard and definitely liked what I saw. His pace, his athleticism and once he realizes this level of football I think he’ll be a very good, strong addition to the squad."

In his mentions of the new players the Eddies have added to the roster, Jason Plumhoff's name was on the list. Plumhoff spent the 2015 season with Harrisburg City of USL and finished 10th in the league’s scoring race, scoring 10 times in 22 games.