Hoilett’s QPR deal a remarkable feat for a Canadian 27 Jul 2012But that was still a low-key pursuit, nothing like the free agency of Junior Hoilett which we saw this summer, where he was linked to several Premiership clubs and Bundesliga sides. There was interest in a Canadian player like we haven’t seen before.
Di Vaio faces charges, but we have yet to hear his side of the story 27 Jul 2012Di Vaio’s charge is found on Page 12, section 37 of the FIGC report and, for the fairest possible reporting, we will reprint it in the original Italian and then offer a translation.
Chilean club’s injury crisis gives TFC chance to free itself of Aceval contract 26 Jul 2012A key injury to a defender at Chilean side Huachipato had a domino effect that went all the way to Toronto FC.
Impact falls to Olympique Lyon in penalties, but keeper Bush shines 25 Jul 2012Marsch also threw laurels at his young goalkeeper, saying, "We like Evan Bush a lot. We think he’s a good goalie and he has a great future. He’s moved himself along this whole season. I watched him play last season and I knew he was a very good goalie last year so the performance he gave tonight was not surprising."
After OIympic loss to Japan, we will now see if mental preparations paid off for the Canadian women 25 Jul 2012Over the coming days, we will see how well Canada responds to Wednesday’s 2-1 loss to Japan in the group-stage opener of the Olympic tournament in Coventry. You can’t escape some of the parallels to the 2011 World Cup opener, another 2-1 loss to a world-power team.
Amarikwa makes TFC debut and scores against Liverpool 22 Jul 2012"It lets all the players, especially the Academy players, realize they're not that far away from competing with some very very good players," Mariner said.
Canadian U-20 women earn draw with Switzerland 21 Jul 2012Canada’s women’s U-20 side and the Swiss U-20 side drew 1-1 on Friday night in front of 400 spectators.
Fans who paid for Liverpool-TFC friendly should have expected skeleton lineups 20 Jul 2012“Unfortunately due to FIFA regulations surrounding mandatory vacation dates post-international tournaments, Liverpool’s squad in Toronto will not feature internationals Steven Gerrard, Glen Johnson, Martin Kelly, Jordan Henderson, Stewart Downing, Andy Carroll, Pepe Reina and Fabio Borini, who all took part in last month’s UEFA European Championship,” read a statement today from TFC.
Ricketts’ situation a concern for Stephen Hart 19 Jul 2012The fact that Tosaint Ricketts faces a lengthy spell without club soccer is distressing to national-team coach Stephen Hart.
Canada to meet T&T… in a Florida public park 19 Jul 2012Why play the game just outside of Miami? As Hart described it, the mid-August friendly date is “the most-hated date on the FIFA calendar.”
