McDonald led the rookie class with 59 assists and 25 steals in 2021
Canucks Reduce Pre-Season Roster
Vancouver, B.C. – Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the Canucks have reduced their pre-season roster by 16 players.
Four Houston Dynamo FC players named to FIFA World Cup Qualifying rosters
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MF Darwin Cerén called in to represent El Salvador in three Concacaf World Cup qualifiers
DF Maynor Figueroa & MF Boniek García to play for Honduras against Costa Rica, Mexico and Jamaica
CB Teenage Hadebe named to Zimbabwean national team for a pair of matches against Ghana
HOUSTON – Four Houston Dynamo FC players were named to the rosters of their respective national teams for the upcoming window of 2022 World Cup Qualifier matches. The upcoming FIFA international window runs from Oct. 4 through Oct. 13 and all four players will return prior to Houston’s match against Seattle Sounders FC at BBVA Stadium on Oct. 16.
Midfielder Darwin Cerén was named to El Salvador’s roster and the Central American country will compete in three FIFA World Cup Qualifying matches against Panama, Costa Rica and Mexico. The midfielder has 71 career caps with the El Salvadorian national team and four career goals. El Salvador opened their bid to qualify for the World Cup last month and Cerén appeared in all three games.
Defender Maynor Figueroa and midfielder Boniek García were named to Honduras’ roster for the upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifying window. Garcia currently holds 132 caps for the national team and Figueroa has 173 caps. Honduras will compete against Costa Rica, Mexico and Jamaica.
Defender Teenage Hadebe was named to the Zimbabwean national team for a pair of AFCON World Cup qualifying matches against Ghana on Oct. 9 and Oct. 12. The center back has seven career caps for the national team, having premiered for his country since 2016. Hadebe has led Houston to three clean sheets since making his debut on July 20 and earned MLSSoccer.com Team of the Week honors on Oct. 30.
Six Philadelphia Union Players Receive International Call-Ups
Philadelphia Union players to represent national teams over upcoming FIFA international window
CHESTER, Pa. – Philadelphia Union today announced that six players have received international call-ups from their respective federations ahead of the upcoming FIFA international window. Andre Blake, Alvas Powell, Jamiro Monteiro, Olivier Mbaizo, Daniel Gazdag and Jose Martinez have joined their respective countries’ teams for 2022 World Cup Qualifier matches.
Blake and Powell were called up once again to the Jamaican National Team. The duo was last called up in September for the first three games of their final round of the World Cup Qualifiers. Blake, who captains the squad, has 51 caps as the starting goalkeeper for the team. In his most recent World Cup Qualifier match, Blake recorded six saves in a 1-1 against Costa Rica. Powell, a stalwart on the Jamaican National Team, has 55 caps and featured in all three of Jamaica’s most recent qualifier matches. Jamaica will face USA (Oct. 7, 7:30 p.m.), Canada (Oct. 10. 6:00 p.m.) and Honduras (Oct. 13, 8:05 p.m.).
Monteiro and Mbaizo join the Cape Verde National Team and Cameroon National Team respectively as they continue the second round of the FIFA World Cup African Qualifiers. Both players last played for their national sides in September for the first matches of the second round.
Monteiro has earned 12 caps for Cape Verde, two in World Cup qualifiers as well as nine in Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches and one in an International Friendly. Cape Verde will face Liberia away (Oct. 9, 11:00 a.m.) and then return home to face Liberia once again (Oct. 12, 11:00 a.m.).
This is Mbaizo’s fifth senior team call up for Cameroon as they also prepare for a pair of World Cup Qualifiers. He has earned four senior international caps for the Indomitable Lions, his first when he made his debut as a substitute in a friendly vs. Gabon on September 6, 2016. Cameroon will play against Mozambique at home (Oct. 9, 11:00 a.m.) then face them once again away (Oct. 12, 11:00 a.m.).
Gazdag will join the Hungarian National Team for their pair of matches in the group stage of the European qualifiers. Gazdag has earned nine caps and was most recently called up in September ahead of Euro 2020. In his six appearances, Gazdag has scored one goal in a World Cup qualifying match against Andorra on March 31, 2021. Hungary will play against Albania (Oct. 9, 2:45 p.m.) and England (Oct. 12, 2:45 p.m.).
Martinez returns to the Venezuelan National Team after a standout three-game run with the team in September for the World Cup Qualifiers. Martinez, who has a total of eight caps for La Vinotinto, played in all three matches for Venezuela in the tournament. He also notched his first assist for the national team in a 1-1 draw against Ecuador on June 20. Martinez who made his debut for the team in a World Cup qualifier match on June 3, 2021, against Bolivia, will join them again for their matches vs. Brazil (Oct. 7, 7:30 p.m.), Ecuador (Oct. 10, 4:30 p.m.) and Chile (Oct. 14, 8:00 p.m.).
Frédéric Plesius returns to the Alouettes
Montreal, – The Montreal Alouettes announced on Monday that the club has added Canadian linebacker Frédéric Plesius to the roster. He was then added to the suspended list during his mandatory quarantine period.
RDR Promotions Signs Super Middleweight Contender Jesse Hart
PHILADELPHIA – RDR Promotions is pleased to announce the signing of super middleweight contender Jesse Hart.
AFC Players of the Week – Week 4
BENGALS QB JOE BURROW, BILLS LB TREMAINE EDMUNDS & COLTS P RIGOBERTO SANCHEZ NAMED AFC PLAYERS OF WEEK 4
NFC Players of the Week – Week 4
NEW YORK GIANTS QB DANIEL JONES, COWBOYS CB TREVON DIGGS & WASHINGTON KR DEANDRE CARTER NAMED NFC PLAYERS OF WEEK 4
