Inescapably Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 28/USL Week 26 10 Sep 2018 Wright got the start for the Revs and rewarded the club for its faith.
Canada begins Nations League with expected rout of USVI 9 Sep 2018 You have to wonder, if there comes a time when the likes of Jonathan David or Cyle Larin or Lucas Cavallini threaten the all-time record for national-team goals, how much their fortunes were boosted by being part of the first-ever CONCACAF Nations League qualifying campaign. It will be almost unfair to look at their ledgers and compare them to Canadian national-team players of the past.
Herdman: U.S. Virgin Islands offers a “different challenge” for Canada 7 Sep 2018 “It’s one of those tier-three matches that, when you frame this up for the players, it’s a different challenge than playing against a Mexico,” Herdman said in a conference call from Canada’s camp in Florida on Friday. “There’s an expectation to rack up a scoreline.”
Wotherspoon hasn’t actually been to Canada yet, but he’s relishing the Nations League challenge 6 Sep 2018 If David Wotherspoon is named to the Canadian roster for the Oct. 16 Nations League qualifier against Dominica, he’ll be making his first-ever trip to the country he’s representing.
Inescapably Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 27/USL Week 25 3 Sep 2018 Maybe, till the end of the season, this space should simply be reserved for “what did Alphonso Davies do this past weekend?”
Canada wins ugly against a scrappy Brazilian side 2 Sep 2018 But, as Canada preps for the CONCACAF championships — this region’s qualifiers for the 2019 Women’s World Cup — maybe this scrappy 1-0 win was exactly the kind of game that was needed. The Brazilians hacked. They whacked. The game had very little in terms of flow.
Herdman sees Canada playing in the World Cup in four years time 30 Aug 2018 “There are parts of this team that I’m really comfortable with and, when I look to the future and I’m projecting out four years time and we’re in a World Cup playing against tough opposition, top opposition, which of the players are going be able to cope with that level of competition?”
Inescapably Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 26/USL Week 24 27 Aug 2018 So, no shaking it; Canadian content in MLS is up this year.
Inescapably Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 25/USL Week 23 20 Aug 2018 Crepeau’s exploits helped Ottawa to a win over Richmond and a draw with the Fury's old NASL rival, the Indy Eleven.
Whitecaps embarrassed by TFC in Canadian Championship finale 15 Aug 2018 It just wasn’t that the Whitecaps gave up five. Jozy Altidore was rampant, scoring a hat trick. The Reds were as sharp offensively as they've been all season. But, wow, were the Whitecaps bad. Awful. Insipid.