Former MLS MVP Dwayne De Rosario and longtime international Robyn Gayle have been named to the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame.
Mar 19, 2024 at 12:42 PM ET
A forward turned attacking midfielder simply known as DeRo, De Rosario scored 104 MLS goals and added another 22 for his country, a then-Canadian record. He was named Canada Soccer Player of the Year four times and won MLS Cup MVP honours twice. At club level, playing for San Jose, Houston, Toronto FC , New York Red Bulls and D.C. United, De Rosario won the MLS Cup four times , was twice named championship game MVP and earned MVP honours in the 2006 all-star game. He was the league MVP in 2011 — he was runner-up on two other occasions — when he also captured the Golden Boot.
An attacker with a penchant for spectacular goals, he won MLS Goal of the Year honours in both 2004 and 2005. At club level, Gayle won Canada Soccer’s national championships and reached the USL W-League championship game three times. At the London Olympics, Gayle stepped in for Candace Chapman, only to hurt her hamstring in Canada's 3-0 win over South Africa.After retiring as a player, Gayle went on to become a key member of John Herdman's staff, both with Canada and Toronto FC.
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