[THIRTEEN FOR ’13] Capped to the U.S. national team at the age of 19, Gale Agbossoumonde has not had his career go theway he probably hoped. He spurned a Generation adidas contract from MLS, so hoping to get a better off in Europe, he sold his transfer rights to Traffic, the South American player firm. […]
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Ryan Johnson is big catch for reshaped Timbers
[MLS TRANSACTIONS] The three months that Caleb Porter has had since he announced he would leave the University of Akronfor the Portland Timbers this month certainly gave him plenty of time to brainstorm how he’d like to shake up the MLS club. He hasn’t officially begun his job, and the Timbers have made five deals […]
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Payne's exit '100 percent my doing'
[MLS SPOTLIGHT: D.C. United] Kevin Payne, who put together D.C. United’s original investment group and has been theclub’s top executive through runs that saw it capture a record four MLS Cup titles, is stepping down as president and CEO. He says the move, which followed the addition of new owners, was “100 percentmy doing.” “It’s […]
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Toronto FC stays alive, Monterrey clinches
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Week 5] Toronto FC avoided elimination from the Concacaf Champions League with a 3-0 win at El Salvador’s Aguila. TFC will need tobeat Santos of Mexico by three or more goals in their final match to win Group 1. Defending champion Monterrey became the second team after the Seattle Sounders to clinch […]
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Toronto FC needs to win at Aguila
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Week 5] Toronto FC, the only MLS team in action this week, must win at Salvadoran club Aguila on Tuesday to keep its slim hopesalive in Group 1 of the Concacaf Champions League. For all the action … WEEK 5 SCHEDULE: Tuesday, September25 Monterrey (MEX) vs. Municipal (GUA), 8 p.m. Aguila (SLV) […]
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Toronto loses Frings for season with hip injury
[MLS INJURY REPORT] First, Danny Koevermans. Now, Torsten Frings. Toronto FC hassure had bad luck this season with its Designated Players. Following the loss of Koevermans, out for the season with a torn ACL, Frings, the TFC captain, will require arthroscopic surgery on his hipand will be out for the remainder of the 2012 season. […]
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Concacaf Champions League scoreboard
[WEEK 3] Toronto FC held Santos of Mexico even until stoppage time when last season’s runner-up got goals from Daniel Ludena and Candido Ramirez and prevailed, 3-1, to take command in Group 1 of the Concacaf Champions League. Quincy Amarikwa had scored inthe 69th minute to even the score after Darwin Quintero put Santos ahead […]
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Toronto crushes late-arriving Aguila
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] If Salvadoran club Aguila looked a little worse for wear in its 5-1 loss to Toronto FC, it had good reason. It didn’t arrive inToronto until a few hours before kickoff after missing a connecting flight through Miami. Bermudan Reggie Lambe scored twice to lead TFC to thewin. Luis Silva, Terry Dunfield […]
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Mattocks and Silva made cases
[MLS ROOKIE WATCH] Vancouver’s Darren Mattocks and Toronto FC’s Luis Silva aremaking cases for 2012 MLS Rookie of the Year consideration. Mattocks showed a stunning display of athleticism on the second of his two goals against Toronto FC, while Silva has put his recent arrestin Houston behind him with goals in back-to-back games. Mattocks, who […]
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Toronto rediscovers the will to win
A month of turmoil and player upheaval was briefly set aside as Toronto scored deep in stoppage time to down Canadian rival Vancouver, 3-2, in a spectacular match at BMO Field. On thesame day Toronto FC announced it had parted ways with one of its players arrested last month, another of those players helped propel […]