MLS opens a marketing office in Canada: Is it already too little, too late? 2 Oct 2017 But, where MLS has truly stumbled in Canada is in making itself a national concern. Basically, in this country, interest in the league is restricted to the three metro areas that have teams. The three Canadian MLS clubs have virtually no presence in the rest of Canada.
Intrinsically Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 30/NASL Week 27/USL Week 28 2 Oct 2017 Congratulations go out this week to teenager Abraham Dukuly, who made his professional debut Sunday for FC Edmonton.
What is bio-banding, and can it help level the playing field for kids in soccer? 26 Sep 2017 What bio-banding aims to do is to put kids together by ability and size, not age. The thinking is that the system will offer more shots to kids born late in the year, or the late bloomers who take a year or two more to elevate their games.
Intrinsically Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 29/NASL Week 26/USL Week 27 25 Sep 2017 Orlando City’s Cyle Larin, Jacksonville’s Drew Beckie and Ottawa Fury keeper Callum Irving continue to lead their respective leagues when it comes to minutes played by Canadians.
Intrinsically Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 28/NASL Week 25/USL Week 26 18 Sep 2017 Toronto FC misses a few key regulars, and still is good enough to annihilate the Los Angeles Galaxy, 4-0. For Canadian soccer followers, the big news out of TFC’s weekend win was that Tosaint Ricketts bagged a couple of goals.
Intrinsically Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 27/NASL Week 24/USL Week 25 11 Sep 2017 So far this season, 26 Canadians have appeared in MLS matches; but, of those, only five have earned more than 1,000 minutes each. To put that in perspective, 1,000 minutes is just over 11 games of full-game action. More than half are under the 500-minute mark.
Intrinsically Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 26/NASL Week 23/USL Week 24 4 Sep 2017 The most significant change comes in MLS, where Orlando City, which has been that league’s leader in minutes played by Canadians since First Kick, was finally passed at the top. The Montreal Impact, even with Samuel Piette and Anthony Jackson-Hamel on international duty, has surpassed the Lions in terms of minutes played by Canadians. Patrice Bernier’s 90 minutes played in Saturday’s loss to Chicago helped nudge the Impact ahead.
Intrinsically Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 25/NASL Week 22/USL Week 23 28 Aug 2017 FC Edmonton’s Allan Zebie scored his first NASL goal, and it stood as the winner as the Eddies defeated the San Francisco Deltas 2-1 in the league’s unofficial Canadian derby.
Intrinsically Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 24/NASL Week 21/USL Week 22 20 Aug 2017 But we’d be remiss in our duties at The 11 to ignore the fact that the number of minutes for Canadian players at TFC has dwindled over the last couple months.
Canada’s roster: Hutchinson’s back, two players could make national-team debuts against Jamaica 19 Aug 2017 Atiba Hutchinson's time for thinking is over. Canada's veteran midfielder will make his return to the national side.
