Rogers Sportsnet reports soon-to-be-Rogers-owned TFC to play at Rogers-owned venue 21 Dec 2011 Rogers Sportsnet is reporting that Rogers Centre will house the March 7 CONCACAF Champions League match between Toronto FC, which will soon be part-owned by Rogers, and the Los Angeles Galaxy.
If TFC chooses Rogers Centre for CCL, expect to see many more dome home games 11 Dec 2011 If Toronto FC decides to play its March 7 CONCACAF Champions League date against the Los Angeles Galaxy indoors at Rogers Centre rather than at BMO Field, it will likely mean many more games under the dome in the seasons to come.
Bermudan Reggie Lambe should be TFC’s new project player 7 Dec 2011 In 2007, Lambe signed a deal to join Ipswich Town, where he spent his time in the youth and reserve squads. According to the Bernews, Ipswich let Lambe know during the 2010-11 campaign that he wasn’t going to be re-signed. He was loaned out to Bristol Rovers, given the chance to impress brass there. But he wasn’t signed when the loan expired.
Stuart Neely leaves TFC Academy 6 Dec 2011 Toronto FC announced Monday that Stuart Neely has stepped down as the head of the club’s academy.
After Borman move, it’s now De Rosario for Iro and a draft pick 5 Dec 2011 Both of the players Toronto FC originally acquired in exchange for later-to-become MVP Dwayne De Rosario are no longer Reds. Danleigh Borman was selected by the New England Revolution in phase one of the MLS Re-Entry Draft process. Borman was the only player TFC made available for the draft.
TFC acquires Cup-tied Jeremy Hall to bolster defence 29 Nov 2011 Hall won’t be eligible to play in the remainder of TFC’s CONCACAF Champions League schedule; he played for FC Dallas in the 3-0 loss at home to the Reds that saw the Hoops crash out of the tournament.
Toronto FC waives seven players, Whitecaps lose three 23 Nov 2011 While some advance notes of these moves have escaped through Twitter, MLS has now confirmed that Toronto FC has waived seven, count ‘em, seven players. That list included Dutch forward Javier Martina and Canadian Gianluca Zavarise.
MLS unveils new unbalanced scheduling format 20 Nov 2011 Under the new format, each Eastern Conference team will play each Western Conference opponent only once in a season. The home and road dates alternate from season to season. So, for example, if TFC hosts the Whitecaps in 2012, TFC will go to BC Place in 2013.
Gonzalez’s Defender of the Year nod highlights Toronto FC’s draft-day mistake 9 Nov 2011 The scene: The 2009 MLS Superdraft. With the second pick, Toronto FC chose midfielder Sam Cronin, passing up on University of Maryland defender Omar Gonzalez, who the Los Angeles Galaxy took with the third pick. On Wednesday, Gonzalez became the youngest player, at 23, to ever be named MLS Defender of the Year.
TFC draws the Galaxy in CONCACAF Champions League quarter-final 8 Nov 2011 Toronto FC will face the Los Angeles Galaxy in its CONCACAF Champions League quarter-final. The two teams were matched together during Tuesday’s quarter-final draw at CONCACAF headquarters in New York.