Canada names preliminary U-17 roster ahead of CONCACAF Championship 28 Mar 2013Six members of the Vancouver Whitecaps Residency and five players from TFC Academy are featured on coach Sean Fleming’s pre-tournament roster ahead of the CONCACAF U-20 Championships.
Jalali scores four times as FC Edmonton routs Abbotsford side in preseason friendly 27 Mar 2013“I just want to prove a point to myself and to the coach. I want to show that I can go out there and score goals. I can start, or I can come off the bench and contribute. I am not concerned about the age factor. Age is just a number.”
Whitecaps, FC Edmonton discussing more loan deals 26 Mar 2013“There’s one or two that we were discussing, but for whatever reason at this moment in time it’s not going to be possible,” said Miller, “but we’ll continue to work with the Whitecaps. We have a fantastic relationship with the club.”
Whitecaps reserves score four against FC Edmonton 26 Mar 2013“I thought it was a possession clinic for the Whitecaps in the first half,” Miller told reporters following the match. “We created a few chances for a five-minute spell. It was our first outdoor 90 minutes in all honesty, so we weren’t expecting miracles, but with well-chosen words at half time, you could see a response from the guys.”
FCE camp updates: Dosanjh to return to UBC after FCE trial, Miller on Hamilton, no interest in Stinson 19 Mar 2013University of British Columbia attacker Gagandeep Dosanjh and another mystery player will join FC Edmonton when the club heads to Vancouver Thursday to continue its NASL preseason camp.
Hamilton on FCE release: “In the end I wanted to remain with the club” 19 Mar 2013Ex-FC Edmonton defender Paul Hamilton says he wanted to remain with the club, even if the a pay cut was on the table. In the end, he says it was management's decisoin to release him.
FC Edmonton releases Paul Hamilton: Best XI defender now a free agent 19 Mar 2013Paul Hamilton was a member of NASL’s Best XI last season. Now, he’s looking for a new club.
Calgary, Winnipeg and Hamilton “bubbling to the top” of NASL expansion talk 13 Mar 2013"We want to be big supporters of soccer in Canada, and we are looking at even more cities to add in expansion in the future. Calgary, Winnipeg and Hamilton, those are the names that are always bubbling to the top."
From combine to FCE roster: Mirabelli the lone survivor of team’s tryout process 13 Mar 2013After leaving Ekenas IF, which plays in the lower divisions of the Finnish soccer pyramid, Mirabelli — a former Canadian U-20 player — came to Edmonton for November’s pro combine. At the combine, 30 free agents performed for FCE’s coaching staff, just hoping to get invited to training camp proper in February.
FCE coach Miller worked on Mitchell deal for months; LeRoy returns to Eddies as a trialist 12 Mar 2013As soon as Colin Miller became FC Edmonton’s new head coach last November, he began working on a deal to bring central defender Carlyle Mitchell from the Vancouver Whitecaps to the Eddies.
