You’re better off without us 13 Mar 2015 An American soccer expert explains why, despite some pretty noble intentions, that his nation’s leagues and federations aren’t ever going to be decent stewards of the Canadian game...
NASL Commissioner: If Puerto Rico wants back in, must go through expansion process; Edmonton meetings went well 19 Aug 2013 With the announcement that the Islanders won’t be back for spring 2014, the NASL will no longer play the waiting game with the franchise.
NASL adds franchises in Jacksonville and Oklahoma City… but teams still needed in MT and PT zones 25 Jul 2013 The Board of Governors met with four groups, and approved the Jacksonville and OKC bids. Both teams will join the league in 2015. NASL spokesman Michael Preston said that the league won’t identify the other two cities that had bids in, but they didn’t receive flat-out rejections. See them more as being at the beginning of NASL courtship.
FCE expected to make lineup changes ahead of ACC second leg in Vancouver 29 Apr 2013 “We know we have to keep our lineup fresh,” said Miller. “After the game in Vancouver we have a big game Saturday against Tampa. We know what we have to do against the Whitecaps. We have to score two goals and can’t give away anything. The Whitecaps will need to be poor and we’ll have to be at our best."
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."
New Eddie Edson Edward reflects on a bittersweet cutdown day 5 Mar 2013 Caceros spent the 2012 season with FCE. And, he helped sell Edward on the idea of coming to Edmonton. In the cruelest of ironies, Edward got a job, while Caceros was left off of coach Colin Miller’s roster.
Nurse believes FC Edmonton can go from worst to first 27 Feb 2013 It might seem like a strange decision. Chris Nurse, in search of another second-division title, came to a franchise that finished in last place in the league last season.
Islanders also left off NASL fall schedule 11 Feb 2013 As has been widely rumoured, the Puerto Rico Islanders’ absence from the NASL will continue through the fall season.
Commissioner: NASL does not want to be an affiliated developmental league 24 Jan 2013 “From the MLS side of things, I can see why this good for them. Each team can have more players under contract. They can hold on to more players. But, for the players, this limits their free-market options, when they find that they have been relegated to playing for a minor-league team.”
Cosmos stadium plan, Indy expansion franchise: NASL gets the good-news day it needed 16 Jan 2013 And it got good news, big time. As the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Convention sets up shop in Indianapolis, NASL stole the thunder from MLS — which is holding its SuperDraft on Thursday — with two major announcements.