Deja vu — Severe weather washes away TFC’s CCL match-up 25 Aug 2011 The Reds' CONCACAF Champions League group stage match with FC Dallas was abandoned on Wednesday after 45 minutes due to lightning and a tornado warning across southern Ontario. The game will replayed in its entirety on Thursday at 10:15 a.m. ET, so the 1-0 lead that Dallas held at the time of the stoppage has been erased.
Toronto FC escapes with win in CCL comedy of errors 19 Aug 2011 In a nearly empty stadium in Panama, TFC and Tauro FC put on what was a 90-minute comedy of errors. Toronto FC got a 2-1 victory, but the real stunner was that this game didn’t end with a much higher scoreline.
Historic FC Dallas win puts early pressure on Toronto FC 18 Aug 2011 Toronto FC doesn’t begin group stage play in the CONCACAF Champions League until Thursday night, but it already knows that its path to qualification for the quarter-finals has taken a weird turn.
Setanta ensures that Toronto FC’s CCL match will be seen live 15 Aug 2011 Setanta Sports, which is part of the Rogers’ family of channels, announced Monday that will air Toronto FC’s CONCACAF Champions League group stage match live at 8 p.m. on Thursday.
FC Edmonton vents frustration over losing streak in spirited training session 3 Aug 2011 FC Edmonton’s training session at Foote Field Wednesday was more, ahem, spirited than usual. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing. To see some tough tackles and a few curse words uttered on the pitch is a sign that the team isn’t taking its current four-game losing streak all that well. In fact, it’s comforting to see that FC Edmonton isn’t getting comfortable with poor results.
Johnson’s two strikes help TFC progress in CONCACAF Champions League 3 Aug 2011 Two great moments of indivual skill from Ryan Johnson ensured that Toronto FC’s CONCACAF Champions League campaign will continue into the group stages.
TFC sticks to game plan for second leg against Real Esteli 2 Aug 2011 “I know exactly what to expect,” said Johnson. “I know the fields aren’t going to be good. I know it’s going to be very humid, it’s going to be a pretty hostile atmosphere. They’re going to have all their friends and family supporting them, but it’s for us to stay together as a team and support each other on the field, on the bench — everybody."
TFC dominates Real Esteli, but surrenders vital road goal 28 Jul 2011 "I went to pick it up like I've picked up a million balls like that," Kocic said. "It was wet grass and then all of a sudden dry grass I was sliding on and the dry grass flipped me over the ball....It's unacceptable, obviously. The mistake shouldn't happen but that's sport, what can I say?"
Kocic likely to start for TFC; Dunfield relishes the chance to get on the field 27 Jul 2011 The coach also hinted that he may give first goalkeeper Stefan Frei a rest as he nurses a hand injury and give backup Milos Kocic an opportunity to see some action as well.
Ex-Impact forward Roberto Brown scores against Seattle in CCL 27 Jul 2011 A familiar name to Montreal Impact fans helped San Francisco to a 1-0 win over the Seattle Sounders in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions League qualifier on Tuesday. After Sounders defender Jeff Parke was whistled for a hand ball in the area, Roberto Brown went to the spot and slammed home the penalty kick to give the Panamanian side a slender lead, with a game in Seattle still to go.