Great day for former TFC players 25 Feb 2011 Thursday was a good day for ex-Toronto FC players. Maurice Edu, the No. 1 pick in the 2007 SuperDraft and rookie of the year that same season, scored the goal that sent Rangers through to the final 16 of the Europa Cup a minute and a half into stoppage time against Sporting Lisbon.
TFC does the right thing with Brennan, Dichio and Dasovic 24 Feb 2011 Wednesday’s decision to make Danny Dichio the coach of the senior TFC Academy squad, and place Jim Brennan in charge of the junior Academy players, is a step in the right direction for this club.
Timbers chop down Impact in preseason play 24 Feb 2011 Eddie Johnson scored against the Montreal Impact for the second game in a row. The Portland Timbers prospect, a veteran of the English lower leagues, scored for his new club in a 1-0 exhibition win over the Impact Wednesday in Arizona.
MLS confirms new 10-team playoff format 23 Feb 2011 With less than a month to go before First Kick, Major League Soccer has finally confirmed the new playoff structure for 2011. As hinted by commissioner Don Garber at last year’s MLS Cup in Toronto, the playoffs will expand to 10 teams from eight.
Cold weather keeps fans away from Crew Stadium 23 Feb 2011 The announced attendance was officially 4,665 but the few brave souls that turned out to Crew Stadium for the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal numbered less than that.
“More of a battle than a soccer game” says RSL coach about cold-weather CCL in Columbus 23 Feb 2011 Football in February. It’s rare in Ohio. And for good reason. With the temperature clocking in below the freezing mark, the 10-man Columbus Crew and nine-man Real Salt Lake battled to a first-leg 0-0 draw in the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals in extreme conditions at Crew Stadium.
Alderson, Aleman keen for U-17 World Cup chance 22 Feb 2011 Keven Aleman and Bryce Alderson come from the junior wings of two rival Canadian franchises — Toronto FC and the Vancouver Whitecaps — but they have the same goal. To get to the U-17 World Cup. And that’s a dream they can realize on Wednesday.
Barrett bags goal for the Galaxy 22 Feb 2011 Chad Barrett scored the second goal of the match as the Galaxy won 2-0, completing a two-game sweep of the Whitecaps in Arizona.
Bent promoted to assistant-coach role with TFC 22 Feb 2011 What looks to be the final piece in Toronto FC’s coaching puzzle has been placed on the board. On Tuesday morning, the club announced that Jason Bent, the former head coach of the senior TFC Academy squad, has been promoted to an assistant coach role with the club.
Previewing the all-MLS CCL quarter-final 21 Feb 2011 Columbus hosts Real Salt Lake Tuesday night in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions League quarter-final. Tuesday’s weather forecast for Columbus? A chilly -2 C with a chance of snow — maybe just a tad colder than it was for last year’s MLS Cup in Toronto.