The Evil Reds: Why it’s good for MLS that TFC is just so darn despicable 22 Nov 2017 And this is exactly what MLS needs. It needs Toronto FC to be the foil. That’s the thing with MLS. With central control of contracts, with all franchises trotted out in Adidas gear, it’s always had the feel of a bunch of branch plants playing each other. What MLS needs is a New York Yankees, a Manchester United, a New England Patriots or Dallas Cowboys, a super-team that, outside of its fan base, is absolutely loathed.
When it comes to treatment of officials, Toronto FC flirts with disaster 5 Nov 2017 In the game, though, both players continued what has been a troubling pattern with Toronto FC this season. In the first half, after not getting a call, Giovinco came at Penso from behind and grabbed the referee by both shoulders in attempt to spin him around and yell in his face. And he got nothing for it. Penso took it.
TFC begins its attempt to defy history with a win over the Red Bulls 30 Oct 2017 Toronto’s playoff campaign began Monday in New York, er, New Jersey – and the Reds did not show indications that they would become just another historical footnote.
From a Canadian soccer follower: How Americans can adjust to their new World Cup-less normal 12 Oct 2017 Trust me. I’m Canadian. And, as a Canadian, I know all about missing World Cups.
Piatti’s penalty miss looms large in Canadian Championship final’s first leg 21 Jun 2017 We’ll have to wait a week to see just how large a part Ignacio Piatti’s penalty miss plays in the Canadian Championship final.
Worth the wait 9 Jan 2017 For the better part of a decade, supporting Toronto FC was an exercise in futility. But, after getting to within one Stefan Frei fingertip from winning MLS Cup, expectations are high in Canada’s largest city. Where do the Reds go from here?
Super Frei: The man of the hour has an air of great power 10 Dec 2016 Stefan Frei, drafted by Toronto FC in 2009, may have dreamed back then about winning an MLS Cup at BMO Field. He probably didn’t imagine at the time that he’d do it as a member of the Seattle Sounders.
Chaos from the corner: TFC’s set pieces allow Reds to take classic Eastern Final over Impact 30 Nov 2016 Just the thought of corner kicks will give Impact supporters nightmares throughout their offseason. All three TFC goals in regulation time of the second leg came off of corners that Montreal couldn't deal with.
Vanney, Biello keep the temperature down in lead-up to Impact-TFC second leg 28 Nov 2016 But you could have started a drinking game with the media involved in Monday’s conference call — they had to drink every time TFC coach Greg Vanney said that he respected the Impact.
Impact takes first-leg lead, but TFC gets two vital road goals 22 Nov 2016 At the 67-minute mark, the score was 3-0 for the Impact, the Big O was rocking, and it was looking like the second leg at BMO Field was going to be nothing but a formality — a wake by the lake
