What 'Anti-Ambassador' Richie Laryea Brings to Canada's World Cup Lineup

What 'anti-ambassador' Richie Laryea brings to Canada's World Cup lineup

Richie Laryea’s mouth is not the only weapon in his arsenal, but it is the most barbed one: Over years of devotion to soccer’s dark arts, he has developed an uncanny ability to whisper opponents into acts of self-defeat.

Richie Laryea more than just a wind-up merchant for Canada

VANCOUVER – Richie Laryea knows full well how a lot of people view him.  He’s heard it all before.   Agitator. Instigator. Wind-up merchant. S**t talker.   The Toronto FC fullback has earned a reputation over the course of his career for both club and country as the type of player that opponents hate to play against. He can be pure sandpaper at times, getting under the skin of opposing players with his effective combination of physicality and ch…

Canada's Richie Laryea plays with 'the edge that teams are looking for' at World Cup

After years of playing in Concacaf, Toronto FC and Canada defender Richie Laryea has become an expert at getting under people’s skin. For years, Canada allowed themselves to get bullied by opponents at times, but these days it’s Canada bringing the high intensity to every game they play. That was evident in Canada’s World Cup […] The post Canada’s Richie Laryea plays with ‘the edge that teams are looking for’ at World Cup appeared first on Wakin…