FC Edmonton to name new GM by end of the week, says Fath 21 Jan 2013 Today, the team confirmed what had been rumoured for weeks, that current GM Tom Leip was going to be leaving the club.
Sinkgraven, Schrijver out of work as FC Edmonton lowers the axe 28 Sep 2012 FC Edmonton has fired coach Harry Sinkgraven and assistant Hans Schrijver.
NASL Commissioner David Downs in Edmonton to meet with Mayor Stephen Mandel 19 Sep 2012 NASL Commissioner David Downs will arrive in Edmonton Wednesday night, ahead of a Thursday meeting with city officials, including Mayor Stephen Mandel and City Manager Simon Farbrother.
FCE’s Saiko gets clean bill of health ahead of Atlanta match 30 Aug 2012 FC Edmonton’s leading scorer, Shaun Saiko, has been greenlighted by doctors to play in Sunday’s must-win tilt against the Atlanta Silverbacks.
Let there be beer… FC Edmonton has application in front of AGLC 12 Jul 2012 Team general manager Tom Leip confirmed that the team has placed a liquor-licence application to the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission, but have yet to get it back with a stamp of approval.
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.”
FCE’s Parker named NASL Defensive Player of the Week 11 Jun 2012 But, making his third start in a row after spending almost a year out rehabbing from the breaks (and a subsequent fractured foot), Parker put his stamp on a 1-0 win over the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. So much of a mark, in fact, that he was named the NASL’s Defensive Player of the Week.
Hello, Newman: Four Canadian pro teams endorse their CSA candidate 26 Apr 2012 Make no mistake. This is unprecedented stuff. In North America, sports teams’ front offices usually work behind the scenes when it comes to political issues and don’t make public pronouncements on their positions. Too many risks, too many bridges that can be burned. But this times is different.
FC Edmonton will not challenge Whitecaps’ signing of Jalali 2 Apr 2012 Sadi Jalali’s appearance this past weekend for the Vancouver Whitecaps Residency surprised more than a few Canadian soccer fans. But none were as surprised as those at FC Edmonton headquarters.
FC Edmonton confirms Clarke Stadium move, shows off new black-and-blue look 29 Mar 2012 FC Edmonton confirmed that Clarke Stadium, located right next door to Commonwealth Stadium and just steps from the LRT, will be the team’s new home as it hopes for a new soccer-specific stadium to be built in Edmonton. And, during a Thursday press conference at Commonwealth Stadium's Green and Gold Room, FCE also debuted its new Adidas home, road and keeper kits, which sees the black and blue replace the blue and white scheme of the 2011 home kit.
