Frings out for the season: Another TFC DP bites the dust 5 Sep 2012 With the Reds being just a single point from being officially eliminated from the MLS playoff race, the club announced Wednesday that Frings will need hip surgery and will miss the rest of the season. He joins Danny Koevermans, who is out with a torn knee.
TFC’s loss in Kansas City is a rewind of so many other setbacks 2 Sep 2012 So, on Sept. 1, with two months of regular-season soccer left to play, TFC is a single point from being mathematically eliminated from the playoff chase. That is the result of Saturday's 2-1 loss to Sporting Kansas City.
Impact decision to reduce ticket prices sure to fuel calls for TFC to do the same 29 Aug 2012 And, on Wednesday, the team announced that it would be dropping ticket prices for the 2013 season, something owner Joey Saputo hinted at on Twitter the day before. Tickets have dropped 15 per cent on average, while season-ticket holders will get what the Impact is calling a “10 per cent rebate” on 2012 packages.
Santos Laguna scores two late goals to all but seal TFC’s CCL fate 29 Aug 2012 "There's no way that was a 3-1 game," said TFC head coach Paul Mariner. "I thought we were a little tentative in the first half and in the second half we played much better… We matched them for 89 minutes."
Dunfield’s late header allows TFC to snatch point in Houston 26 Aug 2012 Despite running the balance of play and looking like they were on their way to locking up a relatively easy three points, the Dynamo and their fans looked stunned the Reds escaped with a 1-1 draw at Houston's BBVA Compass Stadium on Saturday night.
Toronto FC locks up defender Doneil Henry 21 Aug 2012 “This is another positive step for our football club, signing another promising young defender for the long term,” said Head Coach and Director of Soccer Operations Paul Mariner in a release issued by the club.
Late free kick allows SKC to edge Toronto FC in “bit of a nothing match” 19 Aug 2012 "It was a bit of a nothing match, to be perfectly frank," said TFC head coach Paul Mariner. "It was a bit of a stalemate and then suddenly they got the goal."
Shorthanded TFC forced to settle for draw with Timbers 16 Aug 2012 "How many teams in MLS can have five starters out and put on a performance like that?" Mariner asked. "When you ask players to come in after months of layoffs… if you factor those things in, with Portland having most of their guns firing and us coming out with 2-2, I'm reasonably happy with what's going on."
TFC’s mental errors allow Chicago to snatch a late win 5 Aug 2012 But, mistakes from keeper Milos Kocic, who took a knee to the head in the first half and was bleeding from both nostrils, and defender Logan Emory helped undo Toronto FC’s efforts for the evening.
TFC scores 5 in CCL opener, but the game wasn’t seen by many 2 Aug 2012 With just 5,324 fans in attendance at BMO Field and no TV broadcaster airing the game, Toronto FC's performance in its CONCACAF Champions League opener against CD Aguila could well become an urban legend.