MLS playoff revamp: The good, the bad and the ugly 17 Dec 2018 The good news: MLS is revamping its playoff system. The bad news: MLS is revamping its playoff system.
Davies named Canadian men’s player of the year 12 Dec 2018 Davies, who is now with Bayern Munich after a record transfer from the Vancouver Whitecaps, registered four assists for Canada in the calendar year. That’s the second most by a Canadian player since the record keepers started counting assists.
Back from Spain, Romero hopes to impress MLS clubs 6 Dec 2018 Canadian teenager Matis Romero will be cheering for the Portland Timbers in this Saturday’s MLS Cup game.
Miracle-working MDS takes on his biggest task yet: The Whitecaps 7 Nov 2018 And, on Wednesday, the rumours became hard truths when MDS was named the new head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. MDS signed a three-year deal, and will get the MLS chance that, well, a lot of Canadian soccer followers will say is long overdue. MDS is only 41, but with his track record, it feels, well, like he's been around forever, doesn't it?
Alphonso Davies’s final day as a Whitecap: A photo essay 30 Oct 2018 Photographer Tony Lewis was on the field at BC Place on Sunday, as Canadian wunderkind Alphonso Davies scored twice in his final MLS match as his Vancouver Whitecaps beat the Portland Timbers, 2-1.
Inescapably Canadian Power Rankings: That’s a wrap! 29 Oct 2018 Well, with no Canadian teams in the MLS playoffs, at least Alphonso Davies put on a heck of a farewell show.
Inescapably Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 34 22 Oct 2018 So far, 29 Canadians have appeared in MLS games this season, and Samuel Piette will finish as the runaway minutes leader.
Deal between CanPL and U Sports is very close, but some fine print still left to be written 18 Oct 2018 “This is a new project,” Brown said. “And this is a league that is just trying to figure out how to get a talent pool in place, and how to align that with the programs that we have.”
Inescapably Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 33/USL FINAL 15 Oct 2018 With the USL season complete, Jordan Schweitzer finished atop all Canada-eligible players when it comes to minutes played, with 2984. A total of 74 Canadians played in USL this season. Fourteen of them each played 2,000 minutes or more this season.
Inescapably Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 32/USL Week 30 8 Oct 2018 It was quite the weekend for players who have formerly worn the “next great hope” belt in Canadian soccer.
