“This year we were just about [at] 21,000 season-ticket holders. I think, next year, I wouldn’t be surprised if we hit 25,000 season-ticket holders.” — Toronto FC presidentBill Manning, saying the MLS champions will allow more season-ticket holders and retain temporary seating in the north end of BMO Field to meet demand as its renewal […]
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MLS offseason process continues with Waiver Draft
Nearly five dozen players will be available to MLS teams when the league conducts its offseason Waiver Draft Wednesday. The players are those not eligible for Free Agencyor the Re-Entry Drafts and are either out of contract or their 2018 contract options were not picked up. Stage 1 of the Re-Entry Draft will be held […]
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TV: MLS Cup 2017 draws audience of 1.3 million viewers on TSN
Toronto FC’s first MLS championship was watched by an average audience of 1.3 million Canadians on TSN, down from the record 1.43 million it reported watched the 2016 final, also against theSeattle Sounders. Theaudience peaked with 2 million viewers at the moment Spaniard Victor Vazquez sealed 2-0 win with the second goal in stoppage time. […]
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Jozy Altidore: 'Toronto FC, baby, best team ever'
Toronto FC held a downtown parade on Monday to celebrate its first MLS title. Toronto mayor John Tory was on hand for the fan rally at Nathan Phillips Square that included speeches by TFC coachGreg Vanney and TFC captain Michael Bradley. Tory talked about how he never thought about how he’d hand over his end […]
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MLS Free Agency: Beitashour and Moor head list
Steven Beitashour and Drew Moor, who started for Toronto FC in its 2-0 win over Seattle in MLS Cup 2017, are among the 40 players eligible for MLS free agency in 2018 and can beginnegotiating with other MLS clubs in Tuesday. Other players eligible include three players — DaMarcus Beasley, Chris Pontius and Nick Rimando […]
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What They're Saying: Bill Manning
“The best thing about this is that this team isn’t done. We’re going to be really good next year. The next step is [winning] the Concacaf Champions League, and we’ve alreadybeen talking about it. We’re set up for long-term success. This isn’t a one-off.” — Toronto FC president Bill Manning after his team became the […]
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Toronto FC coach Vanney knows his mother would be proud
On his fifth try, Greg Vanney won MLS Cup. Saturday night marked the culmination of a 17-year career in MLS — 10 as a player, two as an assistant coach and four as ahead coach — and he was finally rewarded with Toronto FC’s 2-0 win over the Seattle Sounders in MLS Cup 2017. “I […]
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Video Pick: Victor Vazquez's path from Barcelona to MLS Cup champ
Toronto FC playmaker Victor Vazquez was Lionel Messi‘s teammate in Barcelona’s youth academy. He played in only one La Liga game before suffering a knee injury, butcame back to star in the Belgian league before arriving this season in MLS, where he provided the final ingredient Toronto FC needed to lift the title.
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MLS Cup 2017: Toronto FC lays claim to title of MLS's best team ever
Long-suffering Toronto soccer fans can say it proudly: 2017 Toronto FC is the best team in MLS history. TFC won the MLS Supporters’ Shield with the most points (69) and largest margin (12)in league history. It won the Canadian Championship — the Voyageurs Cup — for the sixth time in the competition’s 10 years. And […]
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MLS Cup 2017 Player Ratings
TORONTO FC-SEATTLE EXPRESS: Dec. 9 in Toronto Toronto FC 2 Seattle 0. Goals: Altidore (Giovinco) 67, Vazquez90+4. Att.: 30,584. After more than a nervy hour of controlling the action without getting a goal, Toronto FC punched through with a Jozy Altidore strike to propel itpast Seattle, 2-0, in the 2017 MLS Cup Final Saturday at […]