Inescapably Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 10/USL Week 8 7 May 2018 Well, it was quite a weekend for Canadians in MLS and USL. There were goals aplenty from Canadians in the North American professional leagues.
Inescapably Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 9/USL Week 7 30 Apr 2018 For the second week in a row, a Canadian has struck against Fresno FC, the new U.S.-based affiliate of the Vancouver Whitecaps.
CONCACAF’s decision to scrap extra time robs fans of what could have been an epic Chivas-TFC finale 25 Apr 2018 But, what makes this final hard to take, well, it’s because CONCACAF just had to go and go all 1970s NASL with the format. It’s ridiculous that a continental club championship doesn’t provide for extra time to be played if the two teams are level after two legs. To go straight to penalty kicks… ugh. Give the players 30 more minutes to try and decide a championship in an 11-v-11 environment.
Inescapably Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 8/USL Week 6 23 Apr 2018 But, in terms of “most ironic game of the week involving a Canadian player,” let’s focus on last Wednesday’s 2-2 draw between Fresno and Tulsa.
TFC doesn’t get their Goats: Chivas shocks BMO Field with inspired road effort 17 Apr 2018 Pizarro was simply wonderful on the night; the best player on the pitch. He looked to be playing in a variety of positions, tirelessly running to help out the back line when needed, going out onto the wing when needed, and supporting the attack when needed.
Inescapably Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 7/USL Week 5 16 Apr 2018 First, congratulations to Real Monarchs’ forward Mastanabal Kacher, who netted a brace in a midweek game against Sounders 2.
Another deep Canadian run helps the case for a second team in the CCL: And it stands to benefit the CanPL 11 Apr 2018 And the glaring, obvious truth is that Canada, despite only having one team in CCL, year after year performs better than the United States, which has four slots in the tournament.
TFC now two-thirds of the way through its Mexican odyssey 10 Apr 2018 Two Canadians involved in maybe one of the biggest goals ever scored by a Canadian club, in one of the world’s true soccer cathedrals. Pinch me.
Inescapably Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 6/USL Week 4 9 Apr 2018 Canadians played key roles in the NASL reunion match between North Carolina FC and the Indy Eleven this past weekend.
Toronto FC deserves plaudits, while Club America’s baffling tactical approach needs to be questioned 3 Apr 2018 They’re at BMO field, in the lousy, blustery rainy weather. Before the game, at some point, you'd think manager Miguel Herrera and his staff would have looked at some video of Toronto FC in action, and thought to themselves, “wow, Jozy Altidore and Sebastian Giovinco can really burn you on the counter.”