TFC’s Payne: “We’ve been building this airplane as it’s in flight” 26 Feb 2013 Toronto FC president Kevin Payne spoke glowingly about Torsten Frings' leadership qualities during the German midfielder's retirement announcement on Tuesday, and there is no doubt that Payne will miss Frings as a person and as the Reds' captain.
Why TFC has to learn from its Designated-Player mistakes 26 Feb 2013 The process, drawn out over the course of training camp, came to an end Friday when the team announced that Frings is no longer part of the squad.
Cesar signing: TFC’s rebuilding process includes bringing a 34-year-old to the dance 15 Jan 2013 Cesar, though, at 34, is just one year younger than his coach, Ryan Nelsen. The team already has Torsten Frings, who is 36. Striker Eric Hassli turns 32 this spring. Danny Koevermans is 34. Midfielder Terry Dunfield is 30. Central defender Danny Califf is 32.
Hassli return represents a significant gamble for Toronto FC 26 Nov 2012 By standing pat on its collection of DPs, Toronto FC’s front office has, in fact, decided to play craps.
Frings out for the season: Another TFC DP bites the dust 5 Sep 2012 With the Reds being just a single point from being officially eliminated from the MLS playoff race, the club announced Wednesday that Frings will need hip surgery and will miss the rest of the season. He joins Danny Koevermans, who is out with a torn knee.
Santos Laguna scores two late goals to all but seal TFC’s CCL fate 29 Aug 2012 "There's no way that was a 3-1 game," said TFC head coach Paul Mariner. "I thought we were a little tentative in the first half and in the second half we played much better… We matched them for 89 minutes."
Late free kick allows SKC to edge Toronto FC in “bit of a nothing match” 19 Aug 2012 "It was a bit of a nothing match, to be perfectly frank," said TFC head coach Paul Mariner. "It was a bit of a stalemate and then suddenly they got the goal."
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?
Mariner’s fiery halftime speech inspires TFC rally against the Rapids 19 Jul 2012 Mariner praised how his players responded after he "gave them both barrels at halftime."
TFC wins the match, but loses Koevermans 15 Jul 2012 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.
