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Toronto FC star embroiled in Honduran political drama

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:31:00 GMT

On June 28th, Manuel Zelaya, the president of Honduras, was put on a plane bound for Costa Rica by the army and told to never come back.
Source: National Post

Argos to BMO Field Won't Happen

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:50:16 GMT

That's not to say it can't happen, I'm just going to bet the farm it won't. First, on the Canadian Football League. It has come a long way in the past ten years or so, emerging from a relative dark age of bankruptcy and ill-advised American expansion.
Source: A More Splendid Life

Vasquez hired as Chivas USA Head Coach

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:09:37 GMT

Vasquez (who is on the far right in the adjacent photo) replaces former Chivas USA and current Toronto FC Head Coach Preki at the helm of the Los Angeles club.
Source: ChicagoNow

Burke gets vote of confidence

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:06:33 GMT

For Brian Burke, having 4 1/2 seasons remaining on his contract as Maple Leafs general manager is probably assurance enough but, if he had any doubts about his future in Toronto, Larry Tanenbaum erased them with a ringing endorsement Tuesday.
Source: Toronto Star

MLSE launches new foundation

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:30:03 GMT

December 1, 2009 - Major League Soccer (MLS) Toronto FC Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE) officially launched its new charitable arm, the MLSE Team Up Foundation on Tuesday.
Source: Our Sports Central

TFC Media League - Round 8

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:48:29 GMT

The TFC Media League is a month away from crowning its' first champion and winner of the Graham Leggat Trophy. It has been a two-horse race for the top spot between The Toronto Star and the Toronto Sun and it is still too close to pick a winner.
Source: Soccer Blogs

Tough end tinges Crew's remarkable '09

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:44:51 GMT

COLUMBUS -- The Columbus Crew's dream of being the first team to win back-to-back Supporters' Shields and MLS Cups in the same season ran into a buzzsaw called Real Salt Lake in the Eastern Conference Semifinal Series.
Source: MLSnet - Major League Soccer

Argos making small steps toward new field

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:04:15 GMT

Canadian Football League governors are taking a cautious first step with plans to relocate the Toronto Argonauts to a soccer-specific stadium, dispatching staff to study how the team could squeeze into BMO Field, amid grumbling from some of the...
Source: Canada.com

Quoted in 'Turf Removal Starts At BMO Field'

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:15:34 GMT

said in MLSnet - Major League Soccer:

Converting BMO Field into a natural grass surface will have tremendous benefits for our community, our city, Toronto FC and soccer in Canada ... BMO Field's natural grass surface will support growing and developing soccer at amateur, national and professional levels, by creating greater levels of access and opportunity. It will also help attract high-profile soccer events to our stadium, creating a positive economic impact for our city.

FIFA 10 Instant Replay: New England 1 - 2 Toronto FC

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:50:07 GMT

Quoted in 'NHL GMs won't change trapezoid, but league looks to renegotiate Coyotes lease'

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:05:51 GMT

Brian Burke said in National Post:

We’ve told the NHL we’d like to host an entry draft, an All-Star game and an outdoor game [at BMO Field, home of soccer’s Toronto FC] ... We think Toronto’s a pretty important market, and we think we could do a pretty good job with those things, and we’d like to host them. We’d like our fans to get a chance to boo [Canadiens GM] Bob Gainey like I got booed in Montreal last year.

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:37:24 GMT

Toronto FC's Jim Brennan (L) celebrates goal by team mate Nana Attakora-Gyan, as Colorado Rapids goalkeeper Preston Burpo dives for the ball kicked past him, in the second half of their MLS Soccer game in Toronto September 12, 2009.

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:36:57 GMT

Toronto FC players celebrate with teammate O'Brian White (C) who scored against the Colorado Rapids in their MLS soccer game in Toronto September 12, 2009.