Quintessentially Canadian Power Rankings, MLS Week 8/NASL Week 4 27 Apr 2015 FC Edmonton had a bye this week in NASL play, but its hold at the top of the minutes-played-by Canadians list among the top two divisions in North American soccer only got a little stronger.
Quintessentially Canadian Power Rankings, MLS Week 7/NASL Week 3 20 Apr 2015 FC Edmonton not only got a thrilling win in the most compelling game played in either MLS or NASL this weekend, but the Eddies are putting some distance between themselves and the rest of the pack when it comes to playing Canadians.
Quintessentially Canadian Power Rankings, MLS Week 6/NASL Week 2 12 Apr 2015 And FC Edmonton has run out to a commanding lead amongst MLS and NASL teams — when it comes to giving Canadian players minutes in league games. The Eddies started three Canadians — who all played the full 90 — in their 1-1 draw with Carolina; add to that sub Michael Nonni, who came on for 14 minutes of action.
Quintessentially Canadian power rankings, MLS Week 5/NASL Week 1 5 Apr 2015 This week, the NASL enters our weekly ranking of who is getting minutes in the top two divisions in North America.
Canada’s win over Puerto Rico sorta sets up first World Cup qualifier vs. Dominica 31 Mar 2015 “There are two things in which we can focus. First, we are going to play Dominica on a pitch similar to this one tonight in these conditions so it has been a good test. Considering that Puerto Rico is a young team but with three or four good players, we consider this game is a good practice to play against Dominica. We have a lot of respect for Dominica because the most important thing is to win the qualification game.”
Quintessentially Canadian Power Rankings, Week 4 30 Mar 2015 We also changed the way we do the list in week four. Why? We have headaches when it comes to four players.
Quintessentially Canadian Power Rankings, Week 3 23 Mar 2015 Four Canadian players made their MLS season debuts (or MLS debuts, period) in the third weekend of the MLS season. That boosts the number of Canadians who have played in the league so far in 2015 to 12.
A long MLS labour stoppage could act as a massive equalizer for Gold Cup, early World Cup qualifiers 3 Feb 2015 Victor Montagliani: "From the technical side, there are a handful of players in MLS who could be part of the team that would be at the Gold Cup. And it would hurt if those players weren’t playing. But, when you look at all the countries in CONCACAF, we might be one of the ones least affected by an MLS work stoppage. Certainly, it would not affect us like it would the United States, where the majority of their players play in MLS.”
Dissecting another U-20 loss: Why didn’t Hamilton start for Canada? 20 Jan 2015 Through the two most recent games, Larin has become the favourite for minutes, even though Hamilton’s returns have been better. For sure, Hamilton may have needed some rest against El Salvador — hence why he didn’t come into that game till the 81st minute — but Larin had a chance to prove something in that game, and didn’t come up with a finished product.
Ecstasy and the agony: Larin feels the sting of defeat hours after being No. 1 MLS pick 15 Jan 2015 And, deep into second-half stoppage time, Larin stood right next to Romilio Hernandez as the El Salvadoran forward buried the dagger-through-the-heart winner off a set piece. Keeper Nolan Wirth made a diving stop off the first attempt in the box. Larin, who was back in the box to help defend the set piece, had the rebound carom off of him before it fell to Hernandez, who slammed the ball in.