Fun fact: According to IMDb, Cristo Fernández (plays Dani Rojas) actually started his professional life on the pitch before changing careers.
How much do we know about which actors actually made soccer moves in the show - versus having stunt doubles?
(I hope “Actor Fluff” is the right tag for this.)
Moe Jeudy-Lamour, Zoreaux’s actor, played football at Concordia University before he quit to focus on acting, but never soccer.
Canadian football is like American football except it has some rule differences that makes rugby’s influence on the sport stronger. He was wide receiver and said having that experience and being good at catching a ball helped filming goalie scenes
And you cannot forget, in addition to be faster than American football…
Out balls are bigger 🏈
Is that still the case? I thought they moved to a smaller ball to match the NFL a few years ago.
I stand corrected - balls changed size in 2018 or so.
Damn you Tim Hicks and your continued perpetuation of this stereotype.