“It’s a big relief:” TFC finally gets its first MLS win of 2012 27 May 2012The streak is over. Toronto FC finally got on the board for the 2012 MLS campaign, winning a 1-0 result over the Philadelphia Union on Saturday at BMO Field that ended the Reds' record stretch of nine consecutive losses to begin the season.
MLS salaries: The winners, the losers, the bargains 25 May 2012Eckersley is a classic example of the type of athlete who is popular in Toronto. A journeyman kinda guy who works exceptionally hard. He fits the archetype of a Dan Gargan, John McDonald, Matt Bonner, James Reimer — working-class guys who blow up in a Toronto market that eats superstars alive but worships the depth-chart players.
Another eventful Voyageurs Cup finale, another TFC victory 24 May 2012"We can still make something out of the season because we play Champions League now," said forward Danny Koevermans. "The club needed this. The fans needed this. Everybody needed this."
Impact adds Olympique Lyon friendly into congested late-July schedule 23 May 2012As for that July schedule Montreal goes to Philadelphia on the 14th, hosts New England on the 18th, travels to Houston on the 21st and hosts the Red Bulls on the 28th. With so many games around the date of the friendly, some serious questions would need to be asked of the Impact if any of the first-team regulars get significant minutes for a revenue-generating friendly.
Boa Morte at TFC: Desperate times don’t always call for desperate measures 22 May 2012Luis Boa Morte, a desperate player. Toronto FC, a desperate club.
De Rosario earns POTW nod for yet another dominating performance vs. TFC 21 May 2012As we stated on the ballot, ““De Rosario was dominant, outside of two goals. If De Ro only played his former teams he’d break Roy Lassiter’s scoring record three times over.”
TFC’s Koevermans: “We’re just the worst team in the world at the moment” 20 May 2012“We have nothing,” Koevermans said. “We’re just the worst team in the world at the moment, and our hope only we can get a point or win in the league. I’ve already said the words frustrating, horrible, horrendous, atrocious. It’s done.”
Draw with Sounders feels like a loss to the Whitecaps 20 May 2012Leading 2-1 with only three minutes of stoppage time standing between a victory against the Seattle Sounders, the Vancouver Whitecaps conceded a 90th-minute goal to Fredy Montero.
10-man Red Bulls hand Impact its first MLS loss at home 20 May 2012Saturday’s match also ended with a Red Bulls victory, this time a 2-1 triumph that had some of the 20,373 vocally registering their displeasure at the Impact’s inability to get the desired result, even after seeing the New York side play with 10 men for the final half hour of the game.
Deja vu: Whitecaps let TFC escape Vancouver with an advantage, again 17 May 2012But, make no mistake: Even though the Whitecaps’ home legs of 2011 and 2012 had different feels — a game of wasted chances vs. a crazy comeback goal — the results were the same. Toronto FC escaped in each instance with a positive result — and a road goal.
