THE STARTING 11: Reasons for Canada Soccer’s Recent Woes
Yes this is primarily a Toronto FC site and yes The Starting 11 is usually Reds or MLS specific but sometimes we have to root around our backyard. Amongst the recent weeds has been a largely mind-numbing journey with Canada Soccer. At press time (I have a fedora – shut it) whole flotillas of men’s and women’s national sides have not only failed to succeed in tournaments, but have managed to only find the net once –...
Toronto FC vs Columbus Crew: Trillium Cup Time; Or A Very Important Match
It’s Trillium Cup time baby! What’s that? You forgot about the Trillium Cup? That’s OK, so did everyone else. However if Columbus win today (7:30 pm ET, Mapfre Stadium, SN360), then they get to again hoist the TCup and lord it over TFC yet again. And for that they will continue to be our most hated rivals for all eternity! Grrr. Toronto FC are coming off a workmanlike win against the Union last weekend that saw...
THE STARTING 11: Other Available Front Office Jobs for Retired TFC Players
If Toronto FC had their own version of “The Disappeared” it would be the long, seemingly unending, list of veteran players who get “retired” by the club mid-season. While most of the players have been admittedly in the twilight of their careers, there has often been a foggy mystery to their sudden decision to leave the game. Often predicated by a lengthy and murky spell, these grizzled vets eventually fade away...
Toronto FC vs Philadelphia Union: Who Needs Brotherly Love? TFC Need A Win
Today is Toronto’s only home game in July – BMO Field, 4pm, TSN – which means some sort of weather related disaster; what’s that? It’s going to be the approximate temperature of the surface of the sun? And it’s not a night game? Sounds perfect. Seriously though, it’s going to be hot. Damn hot. Which could actually affect the quality of today’s game against the Union. Joyous....
Closing Time At The Caldwell Arms: Steven Caldwell Calls It a Day On Seventeen Year Career
Oh Captain, our Captain. In what has been possibly the most drawn out storyline for Toronto FC this season finally came to an end when earlier this morning Steven Caldwell announced his retirement after 17 years as a professional footballer: It’s not a surprising move; in fact it’s one we’ve all been expecting for some time. But as the season wore on and reports kept coming that he was ‘training with the...
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