FCE’s Mallan Roberts: The top CB prospect in Canada is set to become Canadian 8 Feb 2013This week, FC Edmonton supporters — and followers of the Canadian national program, too — got some very good news.
NASL statement on global match-fixing scandal 6 Feb 2013The 11 asked the North American Soccer League — the recognized Division 2 in Canada and the United States — for its policy on match-fixing — and how to prevent it.
FC Edmonton updates city, fans on soccer-stadium progress 6 Feb 2013Also included in the release was an artist's rendering of an envisioned stadium, giving fans a taste of what a new home for the Eddies could look like.
The Easton Report: What it means for Div. 3 in Canada 5 Feb 2013Make no mistake, the CSA’s decision to protect a national Div. 3 vision, while at the same time endorsing a report which backs away from a national Div. 2 strategy, represents a major, major win for NASL over USL. FC Edmonton and Ottawa will be recognized as Div. 2 in NASL, while USL can’t cross the border — at least not in a way that would be recognized as, well, Canadian.
Pugh: NASL Ottawa to have coach by end of March, stadium on schedule 5 Feb 2013While the name hasn’t been picked, Pugh said many of the suggestions were linked to the city’s logging heritage and its closeness to the river. Rivermen, Loggers, Voyageurs are all names that came in. And football purists also suggested names like Ottawa City, Rovers and Rangers.
FC Edmonton: Porter won’t be with the team in 2013 4 Feb 2013Kyle Porter is on trial with D.C. United. But, if that doesn't pan out, the Canadian forward no longer has an FC Edmonton contract offer as a fallback position.
Canada names roster for final U-17 camp ahead of CONCACAF qualifying 31 Jan 2013While the TFC Academy and Whitecaps Residency players take up 60 per cent of the roster, the player on this squad that has the best chance of breaking into a senior pro squad this season is FC Edmonton Reserves’ Hanson Boakai. Not many training days go by without someone at FCE raving about his potential.
Fantastic four? Canadians Bennett, Farenhorst, LeRoy and Tice off to NASL combine 29 Jan 2013LeRoy, the Ottawa native who was part of the Eddies roster in 2011 and spent last season in the USL with Harrisburg City, is one of four Canadians on the roster for the NASL Combine, which runs Feb. 1-3 in Fort Lauderdale.
At 17, Jalali signs first-team contract with FC Edmonton 29 Jan 2013“It’s really exciting for me,” said Jalali, who also trained with the youth wing of German side, Kaiserslautern, last year. “There are not a lot of 17-year-olds who can say they have moved onto a first team right away.”
Make-or-break for Edmonton: If Clarke doesn’t sell out, a new stadium is an impossible task 28 Jan 2013Make no bones about it. This will be the year that will determine the future of FC Edmonton. This summer, the Edmonton soccer community needs to show city council that it supports the club.
