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  • THE STARTING 11: Ways That A TFC Version of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Would Be Different

    Chicago and Toronto have a lot in common. We both like snuggling up to a Great Lake; both cities love a bit of the old street sausage; and,  John Candy liked being inside us. The two metropolis’ also share a robust film industry, however, one thing Toronto doesn’t quite have is that one hit film…

  • MASCOT HYSTERIA: Sammy the Stag v Kickeroo

    Set googly eyes to stun because it’s time for another round of the world’s hottest football mascot throwdown – Mascot Hysteria! Knight-time was not the right time for 1.FCN’s noble mascot Ritter Frankie as the reigning champ – Mansfield Town’s suspicious stag Sammy – stuck his antlers right through the German’s cartoon chainmail. Despite a…

  • THE STARTING 11: Ways TFC Plans To Avoid Future Absences

    One of the big themes leading up to this past weekend’s match was the amount of potential absences TFC would have to deal with against RSL. Through a dreaded combo of international call-ups, injury, suspension and possibly alien abduction, The Reds were forced to face what will become this season’s demon… depth. TFC are a…

  • THE STARTING 11: Names For The Proposed Minnesota MLS Club

    MLS’ obesity epidemic continues as Don Garber pushes on with his plan to expand the league to 200 top flight clubs in 15 divisions. Don’t worry – only 45 of them make the playoffs. Sorry TFC. While yet to be officially confirmed, the latest club to join The Majors will very likely be in Minneapolis,…

  • MASCOT HYSTERIA: Sammy the Stag v Ritter Frankie

    It’s back! Another round of the world’s foremost football mascot showdown -The Vocal Minority Original Series: Mascot Hysteria! After three rounds of inspired battle, reigning champ Roelio has finally been broken! Unlike other bones it wasn’t degenerative disease, blunt trauma or the evils of osteoporosis that took down the Spanish fightin’ femur but an overly…

  • THE STARTING 11: Ways Toronto FC Players Are Spending Their Bye Week

    SPRING BREAK!!! Yeah!!! Ok, not quite a kegger on Daytona Beach but TFC players and staff have a few extra days off to relax this week as the nutty MLS schedule has handed them a March Break bye week. So while you toil away in whatever corporate ant farm is slowly destroying your soul from…

  • “I Will Remember Crew” – A Requiem to Crew Cat

    I have a grudging respect for much of what Columbus Crew has done to update the feel of their club over the past couple of years. The supporters on the Mid-Ohio Riviera have stepped up their game and deserved a football club that better reflected their, um… spirit. They ditched the Right Said Fred construction…

  • THE STARTING 11: Surprising Clauses In The New MLS CBA

    When it was all said and done, the new collective bargaining agreement negotiation was a lot like Mista. Lots of talk about its impact; a long-drawn out process filled with frustration; no strikes to be seen. Yes, Major League Soccer and its Players Union managed to save the season by agreeing to a new deal…

  • The Inaugural, One-Time-Only, Super-MegaFun Vocal Minority, First Kick, Live-ish, Vancouver vs. Toronto Match Report

    It’s here! The moment we have all been waiting for. The turning point of the young 2015 season. No, not Toronto FC’s opening match but the inaugural gathering of The Vocal Minority for a group match report. We’re sure that the TFC match will be something too. Sure, why not. In our first “live match”…

  • Get Your F-IX: Know Your TFC 2015

    As your brand spanking new Tee Eff Cees embark on their “Quest for a Play-In Match”, we bring you this handy A(ltidore) to Z(avaleta) guide to the 2015 squad. Chock full of hard-hitting investigative journalism, fascinating statistics* and shocking facts* (*not necessarily statistical) (* not entirely factual), we urge you to print up this list,…