MLS schedulemaker gives huge boost to TFC’s CONCACAF Champions League hopes 5 Jan 2012 Toronto FC has just been handed a massive advantage ahead of its CONCACAF Champions League ties against the Los Angeles Galaxy.
Jamaican defender not ready to play, but will return to TFC 4 Jan 2012 Central defender Dicoy Williams will be back with Toronto FC in 2012, but likely won’t be ready for the start of the regular season.
Beckham’s return is no guarantee of a start at the Rogers Centre 3 Jan 2012 First, Beckham has a history of skipping games on artificial turf — and the game at the Rogers Centre goes on the fake stuff. Through a series of scheduling woes and nagging injuries, Beckham only made one appearance at BMO Field before the surface was changed to grass — that was the 2008 MLS All-Star Game.
The 11’s top 11 stories of 2011 24 Dec 2011 So, when it comes to picking the year’s best stories, I let the numbers speak for themselves. I went back through the analytics and looked at the 11 stories you, the readers, kept reading and re-reading.
Does Canadian Championship need a Can-con rule? 23 Dec 2011 But here's a suggestion. The CSA currently has no roster rules on the Nutrilite Canadian Championship. The CSA regulates the Canadian Championship. Why not place a quota there?
Taking on Lenarduzzi’s take on Canadian player development 22 Dec 2011 But there is one chapter that will be the focus of the rest of this article: Lenarduzzi, as president of the Whitecaps and a former national-team coach, has a strong opinion on Canadian player development.
Rogers Sportsnet reports soon-to-be-Rogers-owned TFC to play at Rogers-owned venue 21 Dec 2011 Rogers Sportsnet is reporting that Rogers Centre will house the March 7 CONCACAF Champions League match between Toronto FC, which will soon be part-owned by Rogers, and the Los Angeles Galaxy.
Morgan, Toronto FC dominate U-20 Player of the Year vote 13 Dec 2011 Ashtone Morgan was named Canada’s U-20 Player of the Year Tuesday, and the voting was dominated by Toronto FC products. Morgan, who became a regular on TFC’s back line in the second half of the season — and then earned his first two senior caps in World Cup qualifying in matches against St. Lucia and St. Kitts and Nevis — …
If TFC chooses Rogers Centre for CCL, expect to see many more dome home games 11 Dec 2011 If Toronto FC decides to play its March 7 CONCACAF Champions League date against the Los Angeles Galaxy indoors at Rogers Centre rather than at BMO Field, it will likely mean many more games under the dome in the seasons to come.
TFC keeper Stefan Frei gets training stint with Liverpool 11 Dec 2011 Stefan Frei can now say he has gone from the Reds to the Reds. Toronto FC announced Sunday that the Swiss goalkeeper will train with Liverpool FC until Dec. 18.