TFC, Dallas share points at BMO
Photo by ISIPhotos.com By: KURTIS LARSONToronto FC and FC Dallas traded goals midway through the second half at BMO Field in Toronto to share the points and keep their respective MLS streaks alive. It looked as though TFC's newest acquisition Maicon Santos had all but locked up three points for the Reds after opening the...
Canada Corner: TFC vs. Bolton, MLS Vancouver, and more
Photo by ISIphotos.com BY: Kurtis Larson Call it a well-earned draw. Though highly overshadowed by Thierry Henry's debut against Tottenham tonight, Toronto FC took on the EPL's Bolton Wanderers Wednesday in front of just under 20,000 in attendance at BMO Field in Toronto. Fielding a team largely comprised of reserves and teenage academy players, Toronto...
Stoppage time penalty gives Philly 2-1 win
Photo by ISIphotos.com By KURTIS LARSON TFC's impressive eight-game MLS unbeaten run came to an end Saturday night thanks to a 94th minute penalty kick from Sebastien Le Toux in Philadelphia. Heading into stoppage time at 1-1 after Chad Barrett had pulled one back for the visitors in the 81st, a desperation cross was handled...
KC surprise Crew 1-0 in Columbus
Photo by ISIphotos.com By KURTIS LARSON Teal Bunbury's first MLS goal early in the first-half held up at Crew Stadium Wednesday night to give Kansas City their first win against Columbus since 2007. The win was Kansas City's first away victory of the season and snapped a three-game scoring drought when Ryan Smith unlocked the...
Canada Corner: Could Canada host a future World Cup?
Photo by ISIphotos.com By KURTIS LARSON FIFA World Cup final, July 16, 2038, Victoria, British Columbia, CA. England vs. Ivory Coast (say what you will...). Full of cameras flashing and spectators chanting, the newly constructed 89,000-seat Tim Horton's Arena sits jammed packed on the Pacific shoreline. Awaiting two flags, six referees (future goal-line refs included)...
Toronto FC signs Spanish striker Mista
By KURTIS LARSON Toronto FC announced the signing of Spanish striker Miguel Angel Ferrer Martinez to a contract that will run through the end of this season. As per league rules, details of the signing were not released. Martinez (“Mista”) has played for Real Madrid, Valencia and most recently for Deportivo La Coruna, and he...
TFC, Dynamo Play To Dirty 1-1 Draw
Photo By Nick Turchiaro, ISIPhotos.com By: KURTIS LARSON A trio of ejections, two second-half goals and a brawl culminated in arguably the most action packed 1-1 draw in Major League Soccer's short season. An otherwise tame opening hour turned into a massive second-half scuffle when Houston's Joseph Ngwenya and Toronto's Nana Attakora exchanged choke holds...
Canada Corner: ‘We are not far away’
Photo by ISIphotos.com By KURTIS LARSON "We are not far away." With MLS on break and the sporting world focused on South Africa, there's no better time to recall Canada's lone trip to a FIFA World Cup and those words above issued by Canadian international and Toronto FC Designated Player Julian de Guzman earlier this...
Canada Corner: Hoilett hints at choice, TFC announces Motagua date and more
Photo by Greig Cowie/ISIphotos.com By KURTIS LARSON From Owen Hargreaves (Calgary, AB) to Jonathan de Guzman (Scarborough, ON), Canadian soccer players have repeatedly shunned their country of birth to play for other, more powerful soccer nations around the globe. A whole host of names comprise a list of promising young Canadians that have moved overseas...
TFC 0, KC 0: A Look Back
Photo By Nick Turchiaro/ISIPhotos.com By: KURTIS LARSON Playing a man up for nearly a half-hour against an already flat and sluggish Toronto side, Kansas City looked all but assured to take three points and break TFC's home unbeaten run Saturday at BMO Field. To the surprise of many however, Kansas City continued to sit back...
TFC posts another shutout, but Nielsen salvages point for KC
Photo by ISIphotos.com By KURTIS LARSON TORONTO- In what has to be considered Jimmy Nielsen's best outing since joining the Wizards this season, Kansas City's 'White Puma' stood tall in preserving a scoreless draw at BMO Field, one of Major League Soccer's most difficult venues on Saturday afternoon. While the game plot in Toronto reads...
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