Why did I think that Toronto had a chance to win today ? Why did I choose to attend this match knowing that the cupboard was bare ? Why was Holger Osciek, former coach of Canada and now out of a job, at the game in the MLSE box ?

Toronto came into this game with 9 players missing on international duty (Brennan, Sutton, Wynne, Guevara, Ruiz, Marshall, James, Robinson and Jarrod Smith). Click to continue reading...

Chivas USA beat a severely depleted Toronto FC 2-1 Saturday afternoon.

Daniel Paladini, briefly a former Galaxy player, scored his first-ever MLS goal for Chivas USA just before half time and Los Alamitos' Jonathan Bornstein added the second half winner. Goalkeeper Zach Thornton was carted off injured.

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Facing an immense player shortage this weekend as a result of Major League Soccer's inability to schedule around FIFA international dates, Toronto FC has reached out to the Vancouver Whitecaps to have defender Diaz Kambere join the MLS outfit in a one-match loan deal.Kambere, 22, will be suiting up for TFC's home match on Saturday against Chivas USA and will then return to British Columbia to be available for the Whitecap's game on Sunday versus the Minnesota Thunder. Click to continue reading...

Guevara and eight other TFC players will be missing Saturday/ AP Photo  Okay, here I go again with another rant. Saturday every nation in the world still in Copa Mundial 2010 qualifying will be playing. Every domestic first division in the world will off this Saturday, save one: the incomparable Major League Soccer. Click to continue reading...

With MLS blithely carrying on with a regular schedule this weekend despite the heavy World Cup qualifying fixture list around the world, criticism is mounting about the harm the domestic league is doing to its credibility at home and internationally.

Coaches hate it, players hate it, fans hate it, but the MLS suits don't appear to understand the harm they are doing to the league.

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Talk about some bad times in Toronto right now. They will be missing nine players tomorrow to international duty and are looking to sign players to one-day contracts to fill their roster. In the mean time they did petition to Major League Soccer to re-schedule tomorrow's game with Chivas USA to another date. Click to continue reading...

Courtesy of Bernardo Fallas' blog on the Chron site, check out this schedule from now until Halloween for Dynamo, playing CONCACAF Champions League and MLS (not to mention WCQ games for some of them):

Sunday: vs. K.C. at Robertson, 2 p.m. MLS
Sept. 13: at San Jose, 9 p.m. MLS
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John Carver is looking for some soccer players, any soccer players.

In a story widely-reported in Canada, Carver's Toronto FC will have to take on Chivas USA on Saturday missing nine players due to international duty.

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The past couple of days got me thinking, this year we've seen so many trades between the clubs. Some moves have paid off and others have been more of a waste than anything. I felt like today was a good day to look back at the moves that have paid off and the moves that [...] Click to continue reading...

Week 24 is already off to a hot start with Colorado's rare road upset of FC Dallas last night. The move bumped the Rapids back into the playoff picture for the time being. Several other clubs hope their luck can change like that this weekend as each club faces some more must-win matches. Back to our [. Click to continue reading...

So the Rapids surprised everyone, especially myself with their 1-0 win against Dallas in a very empty Pizza Hut Park. We'll see if Colorado can back that up and make a run at the playoffs, but I'll leave that til Monday. The big story for this weekend is the number of players who will be [...] Click to continue reading...

By now you have read at least 13 articles about how depleted Toronto FC will be this week due to national team call-ups. The situation is so dire that they are looking to staff members to fill out the side; team scout Tim Regan, formerly a defender with the Metrostars/RBNY and Chivas USA, looks likely to get one last shot at 90 minutes of MLS glory. Click to continue reading...

So after more than a year of distribution delays, Goal 2: Living the Dream is now in North American theaters. A few of the boys from Toronto FC attended the Canadian premiere, which was recorded for posterity by TFCtv.

If you're interested in seeing this one, good luck; it seems to only be showing in Canada, California, Illinois, Arizona, Texas, Kansas and Vegas so you might need to cash in some of those frequent flier miles you've been hanging on to. Click to continue reading...

Here at World Club Rankings, you know what we like – Club Football. Unfortunately, we will not get very much of that this weekend as almost every top domestic league in the world goes into a little hiatus for World Cup 2010 qualifiers. That means that only one club form the most recent WCR Top 25 is in action (Gremio) and the only club matches on television here in the States are MLS matches. Click to continue reading...

Even before TFC sold Edu to Rangers, the size of their squad has been of concern all season long. The salary cap is the final factor, but the Senior roster numbers eighteen and the reserve squad has room for 10. So the international call-ups that will take 9 away from Toronto's roster may be a concern, but it should have been anticipated long ago. Click to continue reading...

RFK was indeed a fortress tonight. One not capable of keeping a goal out in a 2-1 win for United but one which was formidable enough to give the Capital Club its first win in the 94 year old national cup competition since their inaugural season in 1996. It is also United's first cup win since the 2004 MLS cup victory. Click to continue reading...

Toronto FC has signed forward Chad Barrett to a four-year extension, club officials announced Wednesday. Barrett was brought in by Toronto on July 27th as part of the deal that sent Brian McBride's rights to the Chicago Fire; Toronto also received a 2009 first-round draft pick and conditional future considerations in the trade. Click to continue reading...

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One team is in desperate need of some offensive help while the other team might just be raising the white flag.

That's one way to look at the Colorado Rapids trading of forward Herculez Gomez to Kansas City for allocation money and draft picks (4th rounder and 1st round supplemental in '09).

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Two embarassing results for Majore League Soccer in the CONCACAF Champions League happened yesterday.  Last years MLS Cup runners up and the Western Conference champions both dropped out of the regional tournament yesterday.  

The New England Revolution lost 0-4 at home to Joe Public of Trinidad and Tobago.

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As we head into September the shift in MLS has gone from building teams to preparing for the stretch drive and securing playoff positions. The New York Red Bulls and D.

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Ok, so I want to try and write these recaps on Monday. I didn't get around to it this time, but I promise that it'll be better next week. Or not, as I think I have jury duty. Yuck. There wasn't as much Eastern dominance though, as only Columbus managed a win against a non-Conference [...] Click to continue reading...

What is the U.S. Open Cup? That one is pretty easy to answer. In Europe, you have your famous national cup competitions in which clubs from the top leagues compete with clubs from lower divisions to determine a champion for all levels – FA Cup (England), Coppa Italia (Italy), Copa Del Rey (Spain), etc. Click to continue reading...

Facing a massive player shortage for their next game, Toronto FC head coach John Carver is lashing out at league officials for their refusal to schedule games around FIFA international dates. In all, nine TFC players have been called up for international duty this weekend, a testament to the talent that the club boasts, but also a real problem heading into this weekend's home game against Chivas USA. Click to continue reading...

Both New England Revolution and CD Chivas USA have made their work harder with losses away to Tauro FC and Joe Public. Tonight, they get to return the favor or risk elimination. Both games will be shown on Fox Soccer Channel, and Galavision (check your local listings and check back here around 8pm Eastern as we may have a feed). Click to continue reading...

I'm trying not to make this such a Columbus love fest here but when your hot it has to be noted and right now the Columbus Crew are indeed hot. The main reason is because of the way things are clicking on the offensive side of the ball and also to a degree on the [...] Click to continue reading...