Can Carlos Ruiz cut it in Canada?
I earned a few extra air miles recently when I flew to Montreal for the Impact’s Champions League qualifier against Real Estelí of Nicaragua. According to my latest newsletter I’ve now got enough for a stylish wine chiller featuring 33 preset temperatures. By my reckoning, Carlos Ruiz must have enough air miles to purchase not only the chiller, but also a well-stocked wine cellar and a chateau in France under which to house it. To say Toronto FC’s new striker is well traveled is the understatement of the season. His recent itinerary, for example, has taken him from Los Angeles to Guatemala, on to Toronto, back to LA for his TFC debut and soon he’ll be in Trinidad & Tobago to captain his country once again in another World Cup Qualifier. The question is, will “El Pescadito” find the Canadian waters to his liking? Ruiz has attracted his fair share of criticism over the years – there are those who will tell you Toronto has parted company with one moody, over-hyped, under-performing vetera
