“Unfortunately due to FIFA regulations surrounding mandatory vacation dates post-international tournaments, Liverpool’s squad in Toronto will not feature internationals Steven Gerrard, Glen Johnson, Martin Kelly, Jordan Henderson, Stewart Downing, Andy Carroll, Pepe Reina and Fabio Borini, who all took part in last month’s UEFA European Championship,” read a statement today from TFC.

The fact that Tosaint Ricketts faces a lengthy spell without club soccer is distressing to national-team coach Stephen Hart.

Mariner praised how his players responded after he "gave them both barrels at halftime."

On Monday, the Whitecaps announced the expected signing of Scottish striker Kenny Miller to a Designated Player contract. He will join countryman Barry Robson, who made his Caps’ debut earlier this month.

Toronto FC confirmed Monday that leading scorer Danny Koevermans will miss the rest of the 2012 season with an ACL tear in his left knee

Of the 22 goals TFC has scored this year, Koevermans has eight of them (and added one assist). So, the team has scored just 13 goals in 19 games that Koevermans did not have a part in.

Despite picking up three points the Reds did suffer a big loss with Danny Koevermans injuring his left knee late in the first half and had to be stretchered off the field. The injury looked serious and it would be a huge blow to the Reds if the Dutch striker is out for any extended length of time. Koevermans has had a deadly strike rate in MLS having scored 17 goals in just 25 matches since joining Toronto midway through last season.

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.

Yet just when it seemed as TFC had once again fallen apart late, Dunfield saved the day for the home side.

Toronto FC announced that it has parted ways with Dutch forward Nick Soolsma “by mutual consent.”