Toronto FC's busiest stretch of the season came is finally over, but if the Reds had a choice, they'd want to take the pitch again tomorrow to get the bad taste of Saturday's result out of their mouths. TFC allowed a franchise-worst six goals in a 6-2 loss to the Philadelphia Union and, incredibly, the scoreline may have flattered the Reds given all their defensive breakdowns."It was humiliating," said Toronto head coach Aron Winter.

Same country, new club.Canadian national-team efender Mike Klukowski has signed a two-year deal with Mansiaspor, which finished in 10th position in the Turkish league last season. Mansiaspor is also home to Canadian winger Josh Simpson.

The cloak-and-dagger preparations of the Canadian women’s team continue ahead of the World Cup.Despite having no mention of it in an materials sent to the media or on the Canadian Soccer Association website, we have it on good authority that Canada beat the Netherlands 2-0 in a behind-closed-doors friendly in Rome.