Dwayne De Rosario on World Cup expectations for Canada and why his European transfer never happened

Extratime: 1v1 is back and we continue to feature in-depth conversations with the biggest names in North American soccer!

This episode, Andrew Wiebe and Charlie Davies sit down with Canadian legend Dwayne De Rosario to chat about his life and stellar career.

The guys talk Canada, the 2022 World Cup, DeRo’s incredible MLS career, and the time he got a Sony gift card for winning Canadian Player of the Year!

0:00 – Getting the Order of Ontario, being a dad

2:40 – How Canada soccer has grown over the years

6:45 – Winning Canadian player of the year… and getting a Sony gift card?!?!

12:50 – Expectations for Canada at the World Cup

18:23 – Growth of soccer in North America leading into the 2026 World Cup

19:35 – Remembering DeRo’s amazing All-Star Game performances

21:55 – Why a move to Europe never happened

27:23 – Favorite goal of DeRo’s career

28:10 – The 2001 Quakes team was STACKED

32:57 – Coming back from a devastating knee injury

36:55 – How the crazy 2011 MVP season happened

43:38 – What soccer is all about

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