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Mississauga Eagles Completes Pyramid From Top to Bottom

Posted by MEFC on 30 April 2011 in the Press Page


picTORONTO – Monday, April 25 - It could be described as a routine youth club press conference staged to introduce and explain the addition of a professional team for the Erin Mills young players to aspire to.
In fact it was an historic occasion, announcing much-needed link in Canadian soccer that’s been talked about for 50 years and for the first time in Canadian youth club soccer has resulted in a program that begins at age five and is capped off at the top with the professionals. It’s the addition of a professional component to the Erin Mills Soccer Club, a new dimension that, hopefully, if it starts a trend will mean the end of the vanishing act that befalls so many promising players while in their mid-teens. Download the entire article here.

Canadian Soccer League and Mississauga Eagles FC Come Together for 2011 Season

Posted by MEFC on 27 April 2011 in Press Page


picYoung Canadian soccer players often dream of playing professionally.  For many years, that opportunity was largely only available if their skill level was so superior that they could land a job in the prestigious European professional leagues in England, Germany, Italy, or elsewhere overseas.
Over the years, various pro leagues have come and gone in the United States.  The dream for many youngsters of playing professionally close to home depended in part on the existence and success of the old North American Soccer League, and more recently,  MLS—Major League Soccer. Download the entire article here.

EMSC Creating Canadian Soccer History

Posted by MEFC on 28 April 2011 in Press Page

 

picLast fall, the Erin Mills Soccer Club formally announced that they were creating a new team in the professional Canadian Soccer League (CSL)—the Mississauga Eagles Football Club (MEFC). But far more than simply announcing the arrival of a new “team”, the decision was—and will prove to be—a pivotal one for the future of youth soccer in not only Mississauga, but across Ontario and the rest of the country.

“When the Mississauga Eagles step on the field for the first time next month, it will represent the natural extension of our Club’s longstanding philosophy and mission.  That is, that we must offer the finest possible soccer experience to everyone, from the house league level right up through to the professional soccer,” said Susan Rossiter, President of the Erin Mills Soccer Club. Download the entire article here.


MEFC Announces Exciting Player Signing for 2011 Season

Posted by MEFC on 14 April 2011 in Press Page


picThe Mississauga Eagles FC, the newest franchise in the Canadian Soccer League, are pleased to announce the signings of a number of players for the upcoming 2011 season.The players are Ivan Juric, Igor Pisanjuk, Andrew Ornoch, David Guzmann, Joey Melo  and Dave Simpson.  Each of these players has played in the past in Mississauga and for the Erin Mills Soccer Club.Mississauga FC also announced the addition of Thierry Mangwa, who played last season in the CSL with Milltown.
Head Coach Josef Komlodi said these are important signings because each individual brings a strong track record of performance to the team.  “I know each of these players personally.  They have a high standard of play on the field and will represent Erin Mills and the City of Mississauga with distinction off the field as well”. Download the entire article here.