MLS salaries: The Canadian Rich List 2 Aug 2012 Going through the names on the list, we decided to pick out the Canadians in MLS — and rank Canada’s Rich List (or Poor List, depending on some entry-level deals).
TFC or MLS? It doesn’t matter who killed the Mellberg deal 26 Jul 2012 Nixing the deal was the right thing. Worrying about who made the call to kill the deal is like being watching kindergarten kids who each scream “he started it!” It’s beneath us, really, isn’t it?
It’s a deal of convenience for Toronto FC; a fresh start for Julian de Guzman 13 Jul 2012 De Guzman was always in a no-win situation in Toronto; it’s a sports city that eats its own like no other, a city where star athletes always have targets on their backs and journeymen become folk heroes. Add to that the fact the JDG plays the most misunderstood, most underrated position in the game — holding midfielder.
Back four goes from zeroes to heroes: TFC draws with the Red Bulls 1 Jul 2012 "The young back four are learning really quick," said Toronto head coach Paul Mariner. "I thought that was the best performance of the back four today."
TFC watches two-goal lead slip away in the Houston heat 21 Jun 2012 But it all came undone as poor defending gave Houston the opportunity to steal a point at home on a hot, humid night in its brand new BBVA Compass Stadium.
TFC’s Mariner era begins with loss in Kansas City 17 Jun 2012 With Paul Mariner taking the reins from Aron Winter, beginning the next chapter of Toronto FC's history, the end result was still a familiar one for the Reds. Poor play at the start of the match and bad luck on the offensive end played a big part of a 2-0 road loss to Sporting Kansas City.
Hirschfeld’s late save preserves draw with the U.S. at BMO Field 4 Jun 2012 On Sunday night, Canadian goalkeeper Lars Hirschfeld played the hero when he made a game-saving stop on Clint Dempsey in the final seconds of extra time to preserve a scoreless draw against the U.S at BMO Field.
“It’s a big relief:” TFC finally gets its first MLS win of 2012 27 May 2012 The streak is over. Toronto FC finally got on the board for the 2012 MLS campaign, winning a 1-0 result over the Philadelphia Union on Saturday at BMO Field that ended the Reds' record stretch of nine consecutive losses to begin the season.
Another eventful Voyageurs Cup finale, another TFC victory 24 May 2012 "We can still make something out of the season because we play Champions League now," said forward Danny Koevermans. "The club needed this. The fans needed this. Everybody needed this."
Hassli’s thumping volley allows Whitecaps to draw level with TFC 17 May 2012 With the Vancouver Whitecaps down 1-0, the big Frenchman reached into his bag of magic tricks and pulled out one his finest efforts yet, hitting a powerful volley into the top right corner of Milos Kocic’s goal.