FC Edmonton remains defiant: Owner remains confident that there will be an NASL in 2017 8 Dec 2016 The message from FC Edmonton co-owner Tom Fath is the same as it was at this time last week — that he fully expects that there will be an NASL in 2017, and that Eddies will be playing in that league.
FC Edmonton owner Fath: “The expectation is that we will play in the NASL in 2017” 2 Dec 2016 FC Edmonton co-owner Tom Fath says that the club is a go for the 2017 season.
Canadian Rangers 28 Jun 2016 Unlike NASL and MLS, the USL recognizes Canadian players as domestics on the rosters of their American teams. With a Canadian coach, Swope Park Rangers has become a home away from home for our soccer exports...
A head for the game 11 Jan 2016 Soccer officials in the United States are moving to ban heading of the ball in youth soccer. Similar measures have been debated in Canada — but we’ve decided to go with an approach that stresses education over regulation. But, is there hard, peer-reviewed evidence out there that supports the notion that heading the ball leads to brain injuries?
CSA president doesn’t believe brewing NASL-MLS Division-1 battle would spill into Canada 22 Sep 2015 “It’s an American thing,” he said. “There has been no approach to us from the NASL in that capacity. And, it’s not really a major issue here.”
NASL Commissioner’s pro-rel comments don’t mean “going up, going down” happening anytime soon 10 Aug 2015 How does that relate to what he said today? Well, much like his comments on the import rule, promotion-relegation isn’t something he can do on his own. In fact, on Monday the league office confirmed to me today that it’s not something that’s been discussed internally. Basically, what the commissioner was saying is that it would be nice to have discussion about promotion and relegation — which is a lot different than having promotion and relegation.
Canada’s anti-Blatter vote may be the most significant of them all 28 May 2015 During his reign as president of FIFA, Sepp Blatter has made the Canadian Soccer Association one of his favourite federations.
Fallout from FIFA arrests might be felt in Canada 27 May 2015 Trying to predict the aftermath of Tuesday’s FIFA arrests is like trying to gather up all the buckshot that’s been sprayed out of a cannon.
NASL Commissioner Peterson would prefer a system that allowed teams to sign as many internationals as they want 1 Apr 2015 NASL Commissioner Bill Peterson doesn’t believe player quotas achieve what’s supposed to be their ultimate goal — to develop domestic players.
Look back in anger 13 Mar 2015 Former CSA president Dominique Maestracci accuses MLS of breaking promises it had made to the association; and he says the relationship with the USSF was not a cooperative one...