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FC Edmonton and the Fort Lauderdale Strikers will be turning back the clock to 1982 for two games this season.FC Edmonton will be sporting retro Edmonton Drillers jerseys on the road against the Fort Lauderdale Strikers on July 30 and at home against the same Strikers squad on Aug. 14.
The Strikers, formerly Miami FC, went back to their old NASL roots in 2011 and have been wearing jerseys inspired by the original NASL Strikers all season. FC Edmonton would like to honour Edmonton’s strong soccer heritage by wearing the Drillers jerseys for the two games.
“FC Edmonton is just one piece of Edmonton’s soccer fabric dating back to the Black Gold in 1978,” said FCE GM Tom Leip. “The NASL was in town from 1979 to 1982 and the Drillers became a major part of Edmonton’s professional sports history. We just wanted to pay homage to that.”
We haven’t changed our name,” Leip added. “We’re still FC Edmonton; we simply want to acknowledge the teams that paved the way for us here in Edmonton.”
Fans will have a chance to buy their own piece of history at the Aug. 14 home game at Foote Field. A limited number of the replica jerseys will be available for sale
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