Darel Russell has only been a member of Toronto FC for a few weeks, but he joins an ever-growing list of Reds’ players whose late-game mistakes have cost the team points.

It would be easy for a Toronto FC supporter to read the news of midfielder Julio Cesar’s Good Friday release and think, no big deal, no damage done.

Michael Cox scored, then got sent off — and FC Edmonton had to weather more than 60 minutes of soccer with just 10 men on the pitch.

The Montreal Impact confirmed Thursday that it has pulled its U21 team out of the embattled Canadian Soccer League.

Six members of the Vancouver Whitecaps Residency and five players from TFC Academy are featured on coach Sean Fleming’s pre-tournament roster ahead of the CONCACAF U-20 Championships.

“I just want to prove a point to myself and to the coach. I want to show that I can go out there and score goals. I can start, or I can come off the bench and contribute. I am not concerned about the age factor. Age is just a number.”

But, despite what he’s seen from Buchanan and Lawrence, Herdman is concerned that there simply aren’t enough Canadian youngsters who will be technically able to keep up with the improving standards of play in the international game.

Valentin has really seen his stock diminish over the past two-plus MLS seasons. In 2011, he was the No. 4 overall pick, and then went on to play in 25 games for Chivas USA. The Goats’ decision to not protect Valentin in the Expansion Draft came as a shock — and the Impact looked to have a steal of a deal when it selected the former Generation Adidas player.

Neither the Canadian Soccer Association nor the Belarus Football Federation mentioned the incidents in their match reports. But highlights, courtesy of the BFF, can be found here.

Less than a week after cutting Canadian Matt Stinson from the roster, Toronto FC has added Ryan Richter, who had been trialling with the club.