Minnesota capitalizes on FCE’s defensive errors in wild 4-3 game 22 Apr 2012A cavalcade of defensive and goalkeeping mistakes allowed the NASL champion Minnesota Stars to come away from FC Edmonton’s Clarke Stadium opener with a 4-3 win.
FCE’s scoreless streak stretched to three games in 0-0 draw with Puerto Rico 19 Apr 2012FC Edmonton’s scoreless streak to start the NASL season went past the 270-minute mark, but the Eddies will take a point out of Wednesday’s visit to Puerto Rico.
FC Edmonton succumbs to early pressure from the Rowdies 15 Apr 2012FC Edmonton couldn’t survive an early surge from the home team, and would later rue a series of missed opportunities, as the Eddies fell 1-0 to the Tampa Bay Rowdies Saturday night.
Saiko says FCE must improve its possession game ahead of Rowdies tilt 11 Apr 2012“We have been working hard,” said Saiko from Florida, as the Eddies prepare to face the Tampa Bay Rowdies on Saturday. “We were disappointed in the loss, but there were some positives that we felt we could build on, and there are things that we’d like to correct.”
10-man Strikers outplay, outhustle FC Edmonton 8 Apr 2012FC Edmonton was a man up for more than 50 minutes of soccer, but never asserted its numerical superiority and fell 1-0 on the road to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in their NASL season opener.
FC Edmonton falls to Minnesota in final preseason match 2 Apr 2012Playing their final tuneup match before Saturday’s NASL curtain raiser in Fort Lauderdale, FC Edmonton lost 2-0 on the road to the Minnesota Stars.
Fonseca: Canadian U-23 team “nervous” in opening game draw 23 Mar 2012“In tournaments like this it’s important for a team to start well,” said Canadian head coach Tony Fonseca. “I think the way they faced this game was a certain level of stress coming into the first game. I think they faced it with being a little bit nervous for our taste.”
Days away from training camp, Canada finally unveils its men’s Olympic roster 9 Mar 2012Four days before the team is supposed to gather in Sunrise, Fla. for a pre-Olympic qualifying camp, the Canadian Soccer Association has officially announced the 23-player roster.
Why is CSA sitting on announcement of men’s Olympic roster? 30 Jan 2012The Canadian Soccer Association is still basking in the glow of a successful women’s CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament. But, at the same time, the CSA has made an absolute hash of the announcement of the men’s Olympic roster.
Winter: Stinson, Morgan won’t miss TFC’s CCL action due to Olympic commitments 27 Jan 2012“It should come together. We have spoken at least the games that we’re going to play against L.A. that they’re going to remain with us.”
