Sunday, September 19, 2010 Comments Off
Just when you were ready to mourn Toronto FC’s 2010 MLS season, they give you a reason to keep believing.
Following as lackluster an opening half ever displayed by the boys in red, TFC pulled a proverbial rabbit out of the hat just when it seemed like all the magic had disappeared. The head magician was once again Dwayne De Rosario, arguably the most clutch performer in league history, with his faithful assistant Stefan Frei reminding the audience that DeRo isn’t the only one with a few tricks up his sleeve.
Friday, September 17, 2010 Comments Off
In three seasons of visiting Houston’s Robertson Stadium, Toronto FC has been, to put it mildly, crap.
TFC has a record of 0 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw in three visits to the Dynamo’s home stadium, with a goal differential of -5. The Reds seem to reserve some of their worst performances for their trips to south Texas, the past two visits resulting in soul-crushing defeats by a much superior opponent.
Now Toronto is set to play at Robertson again, this time on the heels of a demoralizing loss in the Champions League at Salt Lake in mid-week, and (more importantly) an identity-changing front office purging that promises to change the culture of the club.
Friday, July 2, 2010 78 Comments
“I went to a fight and a soccer game broke out.”
How appropriate is it that on Canada Day 2010 – at the height of the so-called “Summer of Soccer” – that the highlight of a prime time matchup between host Toronto FC and Houston Dynamo is a skirmish more befitting of a hockey game?
Monday, November 9, 2009 26,895 Comments
The first round of the 2009 MLS Cup playoffs concluded Sunday with the LA Galaxy scraping past their cross-hallway rivals Chivas USA by the narrowest possible margin, setting the stage for next weekend’s Conference Finals.
The Galaxy won their series by a single goal, courtesy of a successful Landon Donovan penalty kick in the 73rd minute of the Galaxy home leg. The 1-0 scoreline in the second leg was a complete reversal compared to the relative goalfest (a sloppy 2-2 draw) that was the Goats’ home leg a week previous.
