Ricketts now has a better strike rate than De Ro: Canada does the job against Belize 4 Sep 2015 With his brace on Friday night against Belize, Tosaint Ricketts now has 12 goal in 43 appearances for Canada. That puts him at 0.28 goals per appearance, slightly better than De Ro’s standard. But, more interestingly, Ricketts has seven career goals in World Cup qualifiers; De Rosario had nine in his career.
Quintessentially Canadian Power Rankings, MLS Week 26/NASL Week 20 31 Aug 2015 Tesho Akindele started for FC Dallas and scored on a penalty kick. Cyle Larin set the MLS rookie scoring record when the Orlando City striker notched his 12th goal of the season.
Why NASL should consider breaking for international dates 29 Aug 2015 But, as more and more North American Soccer League players get the calls to play for their countries, that league should also be subject to the same scheduling scrutiny. In fact, you could argue that NASL teams are less equipped than the MLS teams are when it comes to dealing with games on international dates.
Red-less: No Toronto FC players on the roster for Canada’s WC qualifiers against Belize 27 Aug 2015 It says something when the three Canadian MLS teams put a grand total of four players on the national side — and none of those four players are what you’d consider “regulars” for their club sides.
Quintessentially Canadian Power Rankings, MLS Week 25/NASL Week 19 24 Aug 2015 So, in fairness, it needs to be noted that a milestone was hit this week. The Impact is no longer the weakest of the five Canadian first- or-second-division sides when it comes to Canadians first-team minutes. On average, the Vancouver Whitecaps now give Canadians the lowest minutes-per-game of any of the five north-of-the-border MLS or NASL sides.
Quintessentially Canadian Power Rankings, MLS Week 24/NASL Week 18 16 Aug 2015 Quietly, Atlanta Silverback Kyle Porter has taken over as the Canadian who has seen the most minutes in 2015, either in NASL or MLS.
Quintessentially Canadian Power Rankings, MLS Week 23/NASL Week 17 9 Aug 2015 Currently, there are only eight Canadians who have got over 1,000 minutes of playing time each in either MLS or NASL this season. To put that in perspective, 1,000 minutes is just a little more than 11 full games.
Quintessentially Canadian Power Rankings, MLS Week 22/NASL Week 16 3 Aug 2015 Cyle Larin tied the MLS record for rookie goals in a season. In just 1,046 minutes of game action, the Brampton, Ont. native has scored 11 times for Orlando City.
Fury suffocates Eddies, then wins it late 2 Aug 2015 But what was striking about Sunday’s game is how much Fury coach Marc Dos Santos learned from this past spring’s Amway Canadian Championship loss to the Eddies, then used that knowledge to craft a game plan that neutralized one of the top offences in the league.
Quintessentially Canadian Power Rankings, MLS Week 21/NASL Week 15 26 Jul 2015 And, in our weekly ranking of minutes played by Canadians, Ashtone Morgan was knocked out of top spot. He slips to third, as FCE’s Mallan Roberts is now No. 1 in terms of minutes played.