Eddies spurn chance to make up ground in NASL fall season race 24 Sep 2016 FC Edmonton’s rivals in the NASL post-season race — the ones who have yet to clinch their spots, that is — all endured miserable weekends. Miami FC lost. The New York Cosmos got hammered. Minnesota was beaten by the Ottawa Fury for the second consecutive time.
Another cycle gone 15 Sep 2016 Like so many before, this World Cup-qualification campaign ended in bitter disappointment; once again, Canada couldn’t survive a tough road schedule and CONCACAF gamesmanship
FC Edmonton hopes to overcome its Miami vices 8 Sep 2016 Miami FC was the team that spoiled FC Edmonton’s attempt to win the NASL’s spring-season title.
International call-ups will have impact on NASL’s fall-season race 30 Aug 2016 “It’s a real positive in one aspect of it, because we’re now such a good standard of league that we’re attracting international football players,” said Miller. “But, at what point does the international call-up affect the standard of the league?
Miller on U-20 call-up for Shome: “If there is a better young player in our league, I have yet to see it” 25 Aug 2016 “Shamit, and I’ve said this before, if there is a better young player in our league, I have yet to see it. I think he is so consistent and I think he’ll be a big part of the national-team program moving forward.”
Levis a fit for the Whitecaps: CIS product makes the MLS jump 23 Aug 2016 Levis is not the first CIS product to play in MLS. Right now, University of Montreal product Wandrille Lefevre is playing for the Montreal Impact. And he’s not the sole Husky to play pro soccer. Paul Craig played with FC Edmonton in NASL.
Eddies snatch seventh home win in a row after comeback over Cosmos 27 Jul 2016 If the Eddies are indeed putting together a special sort of season, they may look back on Wednesday’s 2-1 win at home over the New York Cosmos as the day they went from “the team that’s on a hot streak” to a “team that’s a genuine contender for a Soccer Bowl.”
The RailHawks’ house of horrors: FC Edmonton continues surge up NASL standings with win over Carolina 22 May 2016 Since 2012, when FC Edmonton moved into Clarke Field, the RailHawks have not won there, and have been outscored 22-6.
Diakite’s volley leads Eddies to win over Jacksonville on a woeful field 4 May 2016 It is becoming clearer with every FC Edmonton match that Diakite is a real diamond-in-the-rough signing for the Eddies. He may be one of the meanest tacklers NASL has ever seen. He’s dominant in the air. He’s unorthodox at times, but he’s an absolute shutdown defender.
Six games over the course of less than three weeks: FC Edmonton set for toughest part of its schedule 28 Apr 2016 From next Wednesday (May 4) to May 22, the Eddies will play six games. That works out to an average of a game every three days for the better part of a month. Beginning with next Wednesday’s date in Jacksonville, the Eddies will play four NASL matches and two Amway Canadian Championship matches in the span of a little less than three weeks.
