VMP Final Countdown 2017: Number 16 – Benoît Cheyrou
Jan13

VMP Final Countdown 2017: Number 16 – Benoît Cheyrou

Highest: 10 Lowest: 20 Average ranking: 15.96 Mark: 18 – I feel like this is a bit of a eulogy. Benoit Cheyrou became iconic. He wasn’t here for very long, but his contributions and class were hard to ignore.  He came on against Montreal in the semi-finals and ‘saved us all’.  And he did.  What a goal. This season, his role appeared to have three facets : be a mentor, become a coach, be a backup. He’s been a mentor to Tsubasa...

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Toronto FC vs Colorado Rapids:  Can TFC Take Advantage of the Sadsack Rapids?
Jul22

Toronto FC vs Colorado Rapids: Can TFC Take Advantage of the Sadsack Rapids?

Toronto FC vs Colorado Rapids ~ Sat. July 22nd ~ 7pm ET ~ BMO Field ~ TSN1/4 It’s game day and Toronto FC are back home to take on the woeful Colorado Rapids.  TFC are coming off a wild one in the Big Apple, in which they grabbed a road point (but looked like they could have won), lost Seba to injury and saw coach Greg Vanney get tossed by the ref.  There was also the – still controversial – offside/no goal call on...

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Toronto FC vs New England Revolution:  Unbeaten In Eight vs Unbeaten In Ten At Home – Who Triumphs Tonight?
Jun03

Toronto FC vs New England Revolution: Unbeaten In Eight vs Unbeaten In Ten At Home – Who Triumphs Tonight?

Toronto FC vs New England Revolution ~ June 3rd ~ 730pm ET ~ Gillette Stadium ~ TSN In his most recent column for us, Duane Rollins (Duane’s World! It’s party time, it’s excellent!), called us (and anyone still residing in the cynics circle) out for not embracing the Reds’ current success.  And with Toronto FC unbeaten in eight MLS games (that bump in the road in Ottawa notwithstanding), top of the league, best...

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VMP 2016 Final Countdown #11: Benoit Cheyrou
Jan16

VMP 2016 Final Countdown #11: Benoit Cheyrou

Kristin: 6 – Our favourite menacing dock worker – and the most intelligent player on the pitch – the sublime (yes sublime) Cheyrou, our midfield maestro, keeper of the ship during injuries and scorer of the most amazing goal ever. Hopefully we get one more year of his marvelousness. Benoit Cheyrou remains one of my favourite players and one of the best bits of business that  TFC has done in the past two years.  Silky...

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THE STARTING 11: Unused Elements of the Cancelled TFC Championship Parade
Dec19

THE STARTING 11: Unused Elements of the Cancelled TFC Championship Parade

We were so close. Inches away really. What a letdown! Yeah the fancy trophy would have been nice and all – but I mean the parade! Thousands, if not millions, billions even, lining the streets of Toronto to fete MLS Cup Winners Toronto FC. But no, teams that take shots on goal aren’t so lucky meaning that parade preparations that were well underway, left a bunch of floats and features forever mothballed… 11. The Al...

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