Edmonton - Professional soccer is returning to Edmonton.

A men's team and women's team will start playing in the United Soccer League a year from now

At first I was vaguely puzzled by this, wondering exactly what the United Soccer League was when it was at home, but a little bit of research (I went to Google.com and typed 'united soccer league') revealed that it was actually the A-league and the W-league, for male and female teams respectively. So this is actually a fairly serious attempt to attach the electrodes once again to the inanimate body of pro soccer in this town. On the surface, this one looks like it might have a chance. The success of the U-19 Womens' tourney last summer in particular gives some cause for optimism, and the dollar figures on participation in the USL don't ring any alarm bells. On the flipside, the last umpteen attempts to get pro footie going in Edmonton have all looked pretty reasonable as well. However, there's nothing for it but to support this latest attempt, so I'll be at Commonwealth next spring, and we'll see if this time the soccer fans in this city can't make it work.