Intrinsically Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 20/NASL Week 17 (hiatus)/USL Week 18 24 Jul 2017 This past week marked some MLS firsts for Canadians.
After Gold Cup elimination, what’s next for the Canadian men’s program? 20 Jul 2017 There’s one game scheduled in September in Jamaica and with no World Cup qualifiers or Gold Cup games of any sort for years, the program will have to try and continue developing on friendlies.
Intrinsically Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 19 (hiatus)/NASL Week 17/USL Week 17 17 Jul 2017 Jacksonville’s Drew Beckie, with 1,383 minutes played, led all Canadians when it came to time spent on the pitch. A total of 14 Canadians played in NASL this spring season.
Canada raises bar of expectations with solid performance against Costa Rica 11 Jul 2017 “I think we’re going to make something of this Gold Cup,” said goalkeeper Milan Borjan, who, like many other players around him turned in an excellent performance. “With a new, amazing coach that gives the guys the confidence, gives the spirit for the games. It’s really good.”
Intrinsically Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 19/NASL Week 16/USL Week 16 10 Jul 2017 Any time you see a 9-0 scoreline it turns your head. And, in USL action last week, that’s exactly what Canadian Jordan Murrell and his Reno teammates did, putting nine by LA Galaxy II.
Relief for the Canadian men’s team as it scores four in Gold Cup opener 7 Jul 2017 Canada has been waiting on Alphonso Davies to get that Canadian passport for a while and now that he has it, he’ll already be heralded as the future of the Canadian program looking for a talisman.
Intrinsically Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 18/NASL Week 15/USL Week 15 3 Jul 2017 It’ll be like a scene out of Wrestlemania. Canadian Premier League organizer Paul Beirne will be onstage, announcing the new national soccer circuit’s inaugural season. And then, after a flash bomb goes off and a crashing change in the background music, he will salute the Whitecaps front-office staff, and then announce: “guess what? They were working for us all along.”
Intrinsically Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 17/NASL Week 14/USL Week 14 26 Jun 2017 Laryea is the third Canadian to play for Orlando City this season — joining Will Johnson and Cyle Larin. And the Lions continue to lead MLS when it comes to giving minutes to Canadian players.
Intrinsically Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 16/NASL Week 13/USL Week 13 19 Jun 2017 Larin is still comfortably in second place, but Orlando teammate Will Johnson took over the lead.
Jackson-Hamel scores winner for Canada after Hoilett’s penalty miss 13 Jun 2017 Junior Hoilett messed up his chance to be the hero — so Anthony Jackson-Hamel got the cape, instead.