Canadian men’s soccer team to face Costa Rica in world Cup qualifier in Edmonton on Nov. 12 in ‘homecoming’ for Bayern Mnuich star Alphonso Davies
To say a lot has changed in the life of Alphonso Davies since he last played a meaningful game in his hometown is something approaching epic understatement.
“For me personally, it’s like a homecoming game,” Davies said on a Zoom call from Munich on Thursday. “Ever since I left Edmonton, this is the first time I’ll be training, playing in front of the city.” And while Davies is looking forward to playing in front of everyone who comes out, he is doubly excited to play in front of his parents, Debeah and Victoria, who haven’t seen him play on Canadian soil since his last game for the Whitecaps more than three years ago. They were to see him in Toronto for September’s qualifier against El Salvador, but Davies picked up a knee injury in the previous game against the United States and had to fly back to Germany for treatment.
First-time visitors to the facility, now known as the Brick Field at Commonwealth Stadium, will surely be crossing their fingers for a more enthralling display than Davies recalls of his own initial visit there. “I feel like some people underestimate the soccer culture in Edmonton,” he said. “It is big. And you know, like I said before, I experienced it first-hand with the Women’s World Cup and seeing the stadium really come alive, and I’m excited to see it again.”
While Davies’s exploits are helping to improve Canada’s standing, in both the world of soccer as well as the Bayern locker room, playing at the very pinnacle of the European game can seemingly be a cruel place at times, even for someone who has a standing invitation to hang out with Drake next time he’s in Toronto.
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