TFC, Whitecaps feel last minute signings won’t make big differences Saturday 2 Mar 2013 “Obviously the lateness doesn’t help,” Toronto head coach Ryan Nelsen conceded to The 11 when asked about the last minute additions. “We had to evaluate what we had at Toronto on the playing staff, what we could do with the cap. The cap’s a big issue with this club so we had to be creative. Creative in making this club competitive looking at the short-term and long-term future."
TFC’s Payne: “We’ve been building this airplane as it’s in flight” 26 Feb 2013 Toronto FC president Kevin Payne spoke glowingly about Torsten Frings' leadership qualities during the German midfielder's retirement announcement on Tuesday, and there is no doubt that Payne will miss Frings as a person and as the Reds' captain.
Why TFC has to learn from its Designated-Player mistakes 26 Feb 2013 The process, drawn out over the course of training camp, came to an end Friday when the team announced that Frings is no longer part of the squad.
French connection for MLS Academy coaches 25 Feb 2013 Major League Soccer has announced a new partnership with the French Football Federation, one which will see an academy coach from each of the 19 MLS teams get professional development at the famed Clarefontaine Academy.
Impact goes through the motions in 1-0 win; TFC still running out trialists with a week to go before First Kick 24 Feb 2013 And it was hard to tell if both the Impact and Crew were going through the paces, saving energy for their openers, or if this game was a sign of two teams screaming for more preseason time.
Justin Davis in TFC camp, looking to make jump from NASL to MLS 17 Feb 2013 As part of the Minnesota Stars, he established himself as one of the best left backs in the league over the past two seasons. He was a key part of a Stars team that won it all in 2011 and got to the final in 2012.
English veteran Darel Russell to try his luck with TFC 14 Feb 2013 If Darel Russell impresses TFC coach Ryan Nelsen enough to earn a contract, the stability of an MLS club might be a welcome change.
Impact overwhelms NASL champs, Toronto FC swamps USL’s Orlando City 14 Feb 2013 And, the Impact scored early and often as it overwhelmed the reigning NASL champion Tampa Bay Rowdies 4-1 at the Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic in Orlando, while Toronto FC overcame a terrible start in a torrential first-hald downpour to overcome USL-Pro’s Orlando City 2-0.
TFC cut three who didn’t get into preseason opener 11 Feb 2013 Need any more proof of how much of a crapshoot the Supplemental Draft really is? Two of the three early cuts from Toronto FC’s camp were players taken in the the 2013 draft-after-the-real-draft.
Recapping TFC and Montreal’s first preseason games of 2013 10 Feb 2013 The games from the Walt Disney World Classic are archived on YouTube, so that offers the chance to not have to spend a prime Saturday afternoon watching any Toronto FC and Montreal’s preseason matches.