On the eve of his team’s match against the MLS All-Stars, AS Roma legend Francesco Totti revealed that he was approached by former Italy international Marco DiVaio to join him at Toronto FC. The 36-year-old, who has played his entire professional career with Roma, responded by saying he is only concentrating on his beloved home […]
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Late, late show hits town
[MLS REWIND: Week 22] It was the late, late show across MLS on Saturday as New York,Montreal and Toronto FC all won on goals four minutes or later into stoppage time. The wildest game was in New York, where the Red Bulls blew a 2-0 lead and overcame a Alvaro Saborio hat trick to beat […]
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What They're Saying
“There’s no lack of resources here. That said, 1) we’ve got to find the right player and 2) he has want to come and then 3) we’ve got to make a deal. And those three are tough. All three of themcombined, I truly believe there’s only 10 to 12 people you’re talking about here. Take […]
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Toronto FC set to host Roma
[DATEBOOK] Serie A club Roma has added Toronto to its list of North American destinations this summer. Toronto FC announced Wednesday that it will play a friendlyagainst the Italian club Aug. 7, a week after Roma plays in the AT&T MLS All-Star Game at Kansas City’s Sporting Park. Roma, which currently includes on its roster […]
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Convey is latest Toronto reinforcement
[MLS SCHEDULE: Week 12] MLS weekend action begins Saturday afternoon when strugglingToronto FC welcomes the Columbus Crew. Toronto FC could have a very different lineup as it has brought in three reinforcements this week, following up on the loan signings of Scottish defender Steven Caldwell and New Zealand international forward Jeremy Brockie with the acquisition […]
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What They're Saying
“We seem to be the lab rats to get more games for young referees and I don’t like it at all. I think it’s inappropriate to have one team subject to more experiencedreferees.” — Toronto FC president Kevin Payne, bemoaning the inexperienced referees his team seems to get on a regular basis. He said six […]
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The Toronto FC saga — amusing, bemusing … and losing
By Paul Gardner Highly intriguing and, to me anyway, rather entertaining are the goings-on up in Toronto. It may seem perverse, if not actually malicious,to be entertained — after all, what’s so funny about a team that has won only one game out of its first 10? Result-wise that’s pretty grim news — and I […]
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Montreal answers critics with 6-0 win over Toronto
[AMWAY CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP] The Montreal Impact brushed aside criticism that it did not take the Amway Canadian Championship seriously with a 6-0 drubbing ofToronto FC at Stade Saputo Wednesday night that moved it into the final against the Vancouver Whitecaps with a 6-2 aggregate win. Italian forward Marco Di Vaiocame off the bench to led […]
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Leiweke is on trophy chase in Toronto
By Paul Kennedy Tim Leiweke’s success with AEG was part-sports, part-entertainment, part-facilities. Heboils down his goal with Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, which he joined Friday as president and CEO, as “trophies.” “If you look at the run we had [with AEG], what made theStaples Center phenomenal was the content,” he said on a conference […]
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NWSL crowd puts exclamation point on Portland market
By Paul Kennedy If there was any doubt that Portland is the strongest soccer market in the United States, that was put to rest on Sundayafternoon when Thorns FC drew a crowd of 16,479 for its NWSL home opener against Reign FC from up the road in Seattle. For those who want to arguethat their […]