Despite NY Cosmos move, NASL has no vision of going toe-to-toe with MLS 12 Jul 2012“No, we aren’t comfortable with financing a Division-1 league,” said Leip. “Our owners are not interested in moving up a league. We have a lot of respect for the the kind of financial commitment MLS owners have made to create Division 1, and we certainly don’t want to tread on their territory. And, certainly the Cosmos only came to us after every road to MLS had been exhausted.”
Scottish trialist Proctor trains with FC Edmonton 12 Jul 2012After bringing in American midfielder Bryan Arguez on loan from the Montreal Impact earlier this week, FC Edmonton began auditioning a new import trialist Thursday.
Arguez disappointed not to get a shot with Impact, looks forward to playing time in Edmonton 12 Jul 2012But, now, after playing in just four reserve matches with the Impact this season, Arguez is looking forward to getting back into the rhythm of playing again.
FC Edmonton’s Gardner reflects on Canadian U-20 team’s battles with Mexico 10 Jul 2012“You can plan to play the Mexicans, you can talk about what you have to do against the Mexicans, but it’s nothing like when you actually have to play them, the way they pass and move,” said Gardner.
Smits’s saves, Porter’s goal get FCE road point in Puerto Rico 8 Jul 2012From the way the teams traded scoring chances, you wouldn’t believe that 0-0 draws were the results of the first two encounters this season between the clubs. Really, if this game would have finished 5-5, it would have been fair based on the quality scoring chances each team was able to carve out.
FCE loses in Texas heat; held scoreless for fourth match in a row 5 Jul 2012In a game that saw FC Edmonton take a defensive posture on the road against NASL-topping San Antonio, the Eddies yielded a second-half goal to Esteban Bayona, and dropped a 1-0 decision to the Scorpions.
In Canada, the 4-4-2 is making a big comeback 3 Jul 2012Toronto FC is a much bigger club than second-division FC Edmonton but, relatively speaking, FCE’s decision to go 4-4-2 is more stunning than the Reds’ change.
FCE changes formation, dominates match, has to settle for draw with Islanders 1 Jul 2012After two losses on the road, coach Harry Sinkgraven unveiled a new-look lineup. Instead of a 4-3-3, FCE switched to a 4-4-2, with Shaun Saiko moved from the outside to a free attacking midfield role behind the strikers.
FC Edmonton needs to be better out of the gate 27 Jun 2012And, if Edmonton is to break the losing skid, and improve on what has been a disappointing 2-2-1 home record, it needs to do a heck of a lot better job right after the opening kickoff.
After loss to RailHawks, we can compare FCE of 2012 to the Impact of 2011 24 Jun 2012After a disheartening 2-0 loss on the road to the Carolina RailHawks on Saturday, the parallels between the Eddies and the Impact of 2011 are more and more evident.
