[MLS] As interim general manager Earl Cochrane tried to sort out the Dwayne De Rosariomuddle, reports out of Europe identified former Dutch international Aron Winter as the club’s new technical director and head coach. Winter, an assistant coach on the Ajax Amsterdam staff, told the Dutch newspaper DeTelegraaf that he is flying to Toronto today […]
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De Ro speaks of his rough childhood
As if his training stint with Glasgow Celtic hadn’t been contentious enough, Toronto FC attacker Dwayne De Rosario has not cast his boyhood home ofScarborough, Ont., in a flattering light during an interview. His parents moved to Canada from Georgetown, Guyana, before he was born and while they and his two older brothershelped keep him […]
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By crossing the Atlantic, De Ro crossed the line
That Dwayne De Rosario, he’s got some nerve, eh, going off to Glasgow to land a loan gig with Glasgow Celtic without so much as a nod and a wink fromToronto FC. Who does he think he is? David Beckham? Yeeesh. Well, right, Beckham did it on the sly, too, but did it on the […]
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Nine first-time selections on MLS Best XI
[AWARDS] Los Angeles Galaxy midfielders Landon Donovan (three consecutive selection and fourth overall) and Toronto FC midfielder Dwayne De Rosario(record-tying fifth selection) are the only two players on MLS’s 2010 Best XI who have received this honor in previous years. Donovan is one of four Galaxy players on the 2010 Best XI.With three selections, Real […]
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Klinsmann to be consultant in Canada
[MLS] Juergen Klinsmann isn’t getting back into coaching just yet. The German who resides in Southern California has been hired as aconsultant by Toronto FC — the MLS club that draws big crowds but has never reached the playoffs in its four years in the league. Klinsmann, whose playing career included World Cup andEuropean Championship […]
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Toronto FC responds to fan revolt
[MLS] In response to a fan revolt, Toronto FC has extended the deadline for season-ticket holders to renew and will give away the 2011 opener for free. It alsoannounced it will not raise ticket prices in 2012 for returning season-ticket holders. The move followed feedback the MLS club gathered through e-mails, online chats and town […]
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Don Garber: 'We look at everything'
[INTERVIEW] The Commissioner of Major League Soccer has much on his mind, including the first MLS Cup to be played in Canada next month, two expansion teamspreparing to start play in what looks to be a very busy 2011, and what can be done to ease the burden of travel for teams playing in competitions […]
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De Ro displays the cost of bad spending
[MY VIEW] When he whipped out an imaginary checkbook and pantomimed the writing of a presumably hefty payment after scoring a goal a week and a half ago,Toronto attacker Dwayne De Rosario triggered a wave of reaction, much of it scornful. De Rosario, both as a player and a person, is renowned for a forceful […]
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RSL clinches berth in final eight
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Real Salt Lake became the first team this season to qualify for the quarterfinals of the Concacaf Champions League when it ralliedto earn a 1-1 tie with Toronto FC before more than 10,000 fans at BMO Field on Tuesday. Cruz Azul of Mexico clinched the other berth from Group A in the […]
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Season-ticket prices hiked for TFC loyalists
Toronto FC’s parent organization, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, has announced ticket prices for the 2011 season that call for a 34 percent increase (from $315 to $422 — U.S. dollars) forthe club’s hard-core fans who camp out in BMO Field’s south section. The new package covers four games — including MLS Cup 2010. The […]