Toronto FC rallied for two goals by Tosaint Ricketts (both assisted by newcomers Raheem Edwards and Victor Vazquez) in the last nine minutes to beat the Columbus Crew, 2-1, forits second win on the road in five days and five straight win overall. “That was by no means perfect from our side,” said TFC coach […]
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MLS: Toronto FC's Vanney: 'We've got a great team'
Toronto FC showed it is the team to beat in MLS as it defeated the Seattle Sounders, 1-0, in a rematch of MLS Cup 2016 to take the lead the Supporters’ Shield race. The win was TFC’s second in fourdays, and it came without star Sebastian Giovinco and Victor Vazquez, MLS’s assist leader, as well […]
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MLS Week 10: Sapong hat trick carries Philly to first win
Philadelphia picked up its first win of the season with a 3-0 win over the New York Red Bulls thanks to C.J. Sapong‘s hat trick in the last quarter of an hour. Toronto FC took the lead inSupporters’ Shield face with a 1-0 win at Seattle in a rematch of MLS 2016. The other two Canadian […]
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MLS Week 10: Three Games to Watch
The 10th week of MLS play features a rematch of the 2016 championship game, another edition of Can Philly Get Off the Schneid? and the latest stop in the FC Dallas unbeaten tour. Fourteams played on Wednesday and go right back at it this weekend. The same pattern will be repeated later in May with […]
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MLS Week 10: Stars give TFC and SKC statement wins
Sebastian Giovinco and Dom Dwyer both had two goals to lead Toronto FC and Sporting Kansas City to statement wins on Wednesday. Giovinco scored his fourth and fifth goals ofthe season in the first 38 minutes of Orlando City’s 2-1 win. In his first start of the season, Kaka had the lone goal for the […]
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Crunch times approaching for MLS teams like Toronto FC
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) Toronto FC is a big, ambitious club with significant resources and a recent run of success, so itwon’t get a lot of sympathy for a crushing run of matches. Still, only the MLS schedule-makers know why TFC drew the short straw this month. It plays four league games in 11 daysstarting […]
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MLS Moves: Toronto FC signs Spencer to HG contract
After three years of battling knee problems that derailed his career several times, forward Ben Spencer has earned an MLS contract. Toronto FC announced Tuesday the signing ofSpencer, 22, who will be listed as a Homegrown Player due to his stint with the Real Salt Lake academy program before he tried his luck with Norwegian club […]
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MLS Power Rankings: FC Dallas maintains top spot
By knocking off previously unbeaten Sporting Kansas City, FC Dallas held top spot in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. Maynor Figueroa scored just his second MLS goal and FCD notched itssecond shutout of the season against SKC. Victories for Orlando City, Portland, and Houston moved those teams into the top five, and just outside that […]
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USL Moves: Toronto FC II signs Onkony
Teenage defender Brandon Onkony, who played with FC Montreal last season, has signed a USL contract to play for Toronto FC II. Onkony, 19, is a native of Switzerland who joined theToronto FC Academy earlier this year and played three games, scoring one goal, for TFC III at the Viareggio Cup in March. He has […]
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MLS Power Rankings: FC Dallas stays on top
The only two teams still unbeaten, FC Dallas and Sporting Kansas City, occupy the top two spots in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings after getting results on the road. FCD gave up alast-second goal but still came home from San Jose with a 1-1 tie and SKC turned in an impressive performance to prevail against […]