CONCACAF CONCACAFs CAF: United gets World Cup 2026, as Moroccan vote collapses 13 Jun 2018 The World Cup will be played on Canadian soil in 2026.
United 2026 bid now the underdog as Morocco will be on the June 13 ballot 1 Jun 2018 Just a little more than a year ago, when the United 2026 bid was made official, it felt like CONCACAF had what amounted to a sitter at its feet. A tap-in. There was no way a push to bring a World Cup to the United States, with a little help from Canada and Mexico, could fail, right?
United bid co-chairs on 60-10-10 game allocation: FIFA could change it, but they’re confident it will stay where it is 19 Mar 2018 The United World Cup bid’s split of games is still open for discussion, even though the people at the top of the effort feel confident that their proposed schedule won’t change.
With the club’s path unclear, FC Edmonton begins releasing players 16 Nov 2017 The group of FC Edmonton players had their contracts expire on November 15. And with the team in limbo at the moment, it’s really no surprise that the team is now making the news of these players’ departures official.
FC Edmonton owner Fath hopeful NASL can still salvage Div-2 status after U.S. court defeat 4 Nov 2017 “I was very disappointed in the initial decision to not sanction NASL as a Division-2 league, because it should be,” Fath said Saturday. “And now I am very disappointed that the injunction didn’t go through. Now, the league will look at options, we’ll be looking at the next steps.”
Farago’s goalkeeping heroics can’t keep FCE from NASL playoff elimination 14 Oct 2017 “I knew it was always going to take a miracle for us to make the playoffs,” said FCE coach Colin Miller after the match. “I would rather focus on the team’s performance tonight. I am very pleased with the effort, and hopefully we can carry that momentum into Wednesday’s game.”
NASL makes it clear: Either it gets the injunction, or else it doesn’t continue 28 Sep 2017 Kessler stated over and over that there is no plan B — NASL “has no other option or plan to continue” if the injunction to keep its Div-2 status isn’t granted by the court.
NASL goes to court: Launches suit in wake of Div-2 sanctioning decision 19 Sep 2017 The North American Soccer League is suing the United States Soccer Federation.
Eddies prepare for a run of “10 Cup finals” and try to shut out the NASL gossip 8 Sep 2017 “There’s nothing we can do about it as players,” said FCE captain Nik Ledgerwood of the latest episode of As the NASL Turns. “We try to go on with our work, although it is a distraction. It’s your workplace, it’s up in the air. But, at the same token, it’s the same thing as last year. We were dealing with the same thing in the off-season. Nobody knew if there was going to be a league, a team, whatever it was. We’ll continue to work hard and do our stuff, and we hope the fans will come out and continue to support the team.”
FC Edmonton remains silent in wake of USSF decision to “refrain” from granting NASL Div-2 status for 2018 5 Sep 2017 FC Edmonton's front office stated Tuesday that it will not have anything official to add to the NASL's statement.
