As if you didn't know that already. But Toronto FC fans, with all the recrimination, regret, sorrow
and the like, should take heart that Real Salt Lake are in the final. Toronto FC finished the
season on 39 points, RSL 40. On the ever important last two fixtures of the season, TFC went out
winning at home, then losing away.
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On the eve of what could be the Los Angeles Galaxy's first MLS Cup title since 2005, the man who
led LA to its last championship looks ready to return to MLS.
Steve Sampson is set to be hired by Chivas USA as head coach, sources have told SBI.
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WVHooligan 20 November @ 01:56 PM EST
Toronto will certainly protect their stars but who won't be protected? (Getty Images)
The 15h and final club in our expansion draft speculation lists is Toronto FC. Yesterday they
announced Preki as their new head coach and his first big task will be helping General Manager Mo
Johnston with figuring out who to protect and who to leave exposed in the expansion draft.
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the yorkies 19 November @ 05:45 PM EST
To paraphrase Preki during his first TFC press conference - "he didn't blow smoke up anyone's...
butt". Forgive Toronto supporters for smiling at that idea as we've been having our butts smoke
blown (oh grow up) for three years plus. Most of that smoke has been blown by the other man at the
press conference table today but in one of his main off-season duties, Mo Johnston succeeded.
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After parting ways with Chivas USA, Preki is now the coach of Toronto FC. "We are very excited to
make this announcement today," director of soccer Mo Johnston said. "Preki has everything we were
looking for, and we feel he will be a perfect fit with our club. His resume with Chivas is
impressive – having made it to the playoffs in every season he was there.
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WVHooligan 19 November @ 11:14 AM EST
Thanks for The 24th Minute for posting this video. For those of you like me that don't want to
wait for the press conference later on to see Preki introduced as Toronto's next coach, TFCTV has
you all covered.
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It would be foolish to have too strong an opinion either way on the hiring of the new TFC coach.
What he has done in the past may be a foundation, but right now Preki puts a face on the 2010
season and the countdown has begun.
Positives
-TFC moved quickly and hired a coach before the dust had settled on the season.
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WVHooligan 19 November @ 08:49 AM EST
Preki is headed north to Toronto FC. (Getty Images)
Former Chivas USA head coach Preki will be introduced as Toronto FC's fourth head coach.
Preki led Chivas USA to the playoffs in all three seasons he was head coach, but he will be
looking to improve on three first round exits.
With Preki in town you have to believe the Toronto roster may get a little makeover in the
winter months.
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Toronto FC has informed its fans, and the Canadian media, that it will reveal its newest head
coach at a press conference on Thursday. You already know who it is.
Former Chivas USA head coach Preki will be introduced as Chivas USA's fourth head coach, and
will have the task of guiding TFC to its first playoff berth in its fourth season of existence.
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Toronto FC has informed its fans, and the Canadian media, that it will reveal its newest head
coach at a press conference on Thursday. You already know who it is.
Former Chivas USA head coach Preki will be introduced as Chivas USA's fourth head coach, and
will have the task of guiding TFC to its first playoff berth in its fourth season of existence.
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the yorkies 18 November @ 06:40 PM EST
The media reports are heating up that Mo Johnston, fresh of his Scottish Football Hall of Fame
induction (insert joke here), will announce the signing of Preki (
scientific name: Predrag
Radosavljevic) as TFC's new manager. Sources are saying that negotiations are well under way
and that an official announcement could come as early as Thursday.
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Du Nord 18 November @ 12:33 PM EST
STARTERSOn Thursday Toronto FC is expected to name Preki as their new head coach.
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Incredible quote from Real Salt Lake head coach Jason Kreis on his teams tough regular season: "I
was very overconfident. I think I added to what was a little bit of an underlying thing on the team
that we were a bit overconfident going into this season.
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We're down to only 2 former Wizards still playing in MLS, as Chris Klein and LA will meet Yura
Movsisyan and Real Salt Lake Sunday in MLS Cup. Still there was more action around the world this
week with FIFA international games being played. Two former Wizards competed with their respective
national teams as both Shavar Thomas and Eddie Johnson played for Jamaica and the US respectively.
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Major League Soccer announced its all-star team today and a certain England midfielder was
missing from the lineup.
The MLS all-stars (Best XI) are chosen by the media, MLS players, MLS coaches and general
managers.
Chivas USA goalkeeper Zach Thornton earned his second career Best XI nod.
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the yorkies 17 November @ 07:39 PM EST
Yesterday, Toronto FC midfielder Dwayne De Rosario was named into this year's MLS Starting XI. It
is the dynamic Scarborough native's fourth time on the year end honours and the third club he has
done it with. Most notably, his appearance is the first for any TFC player.
While De Rosario is enough of a fan favourite, mostly from being local, it is fair to say that his
star has yet to rise to high enough levels in Toronto.
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The Offside 17 November @ 05:30 PM EST
Major League Soccer announced the league's Best XI yesterday, as voted for by media, players,
coaches and GMs. Here's what they came up with: GOALKEEPER (1): Zach Thornton (Chivas USA)
DEFENDERS (3): Geoff Cameron (Houston Dynamo), Wilman Conde (Chicago Fire), Chad Marshall (Columbus
Crew) MIDFIELDERS (5): Dwayne De Rosario (Toronto FC), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy), [.
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While most of them may be a bit young to have a realistic chance of playing in the 2010 World
Cup, a team of MLS Generation adidas players are about to take a trip to South Africa for an
experience they won't soon forget.
Stefan Frei, Patrick Nyarko and Chris Pontius headline a team of 18 MLS players that will
travel to South Africa to participate in a series of friendlies and other events later this
month.
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While most of them may be a bit young to have a realistic chance of playing in the 2010 World
Cup, a team of MLS Generation adidas players are about to take a trip to South Africa for an
experience they won't soon forget.
Stefan Frei, Patrick Nyarko and Chris Pontius headline a team of 18 MLS players that will
travel to South Africa to participate in a series of friendlies and other events later this
month.
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Following the announcement that D.C. United rookies (and roommates!) Chris Pontius and Rodney
Wallace will be part of an 18-player delegation that will travel to South Africa as part of the
Generatoin adidas program, Communications intern Matt Sincaglia sat down to ask them about the
upcoming trip.
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By now you've heard that the MLS has dropped their official Best XI. And while we'll get to that
at the end of this bit, there's a better way to do that. Some players in the mix didn't belong
there. Hence the reason to build OleOle's own version of the best XI.
Without further adieu, here we go.
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First the list, then the thought.
Goalkeeper: Zach Thornton, Chivas USA.
Defenders: Geoff Cameron, Houston; Wilman Conde, Chicago; Chad Marshall, Columbus.
Midfielders: Dwayne De Rosario, Toronto FC; Landon Donovan, Los Angeles; Stuart Holden, Houston;
Shalrie Joseph, New England; Freddie Ljungberg, Seattle.
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Press release from the Rapids today. Good to see further recognition of Casey's talents. Does
anybody else think that having only three defenders nominated is a bit weird?
MLS Commissioner Don Garber today announced that Colorado Rapids forward Conor Casey has been named
to the 2009 MLS Best XI during his annual State of the League address.
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the yorkies 15 November @ 10:03 AM EST
A surprising bit of rumour is making the rounds in the Sunday morning papers that could possibly
have some legs. Reports are linking the recently departed Chivas USA manager Preki to the vacancy
on the Toronto FC bench.
The merit that this rumour has is that Preki, or Predrag Radosavljevic for our Serbian readers, was
a long time teammate of Mo Johnston's at KC Wizards.
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Toronto FC has tried and failed for three straight years to make the playoffs, so finding a
coach capable of getting the club over that hurdle was vital this winter. TFC has found just such a
coach in one of the most sought-after coaching prospects in American soccer.
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Photo by ISIphotos.comToronto FC has tried and failed for three straight years to make the playoffs, so finding a
coach capable of getting the club over that hurdle was vital this winter. TFC has found just such a
coach in one of the most sought-after coaching prospects in American soccer.
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Los Angeles Galaxy defender Omar Gonzalez won Major League Soccer's Rookie of the Year Award.
Gonzalez started every game in his rookie season, scoring a goal and registering an assist. He
joined the club from the University of Maryland as the Galaxy's third overall pick in the 2009
SuperDraft. Gatorade Rookie of the Year Winners 2009: Omar Gonzalez - Los Angeles Galaxy 2008: Sean
Franklin - Los Angeles Galaxy 2007: Maurice Edu - Toronto FC.
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Los Angeles Galaxy defender Omar Gonzalez was named the winner of the 2009 Rookie of the Year
Award on Thursday, beating out Toronto FC goalkeeper Stefan Frei and D.C. United forward Chris
Pontius for the honors.
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Just when I'm trolling around in search of something to care about, along comes Toronto FC COO and
all around fan favourite Paul Beirne tweeting about how he intends to require TFC Academy entrants
to commit to playing for Canada.
Even Duane Rollins points out the Academy couldn't force a player to play for the national outfit
if it came down to that, so ultimately this is just more fan populism, and it seems they're loving
it.
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Con 24 equipos de diez países, ya está en marcha la edición 2009/10 de la Champions League de la
Concacaf. Aunque a los organizadores no le guste el apodo, ya toda Centroamérica la llama "la
Concachamps".
RONDA PRELIMINARHerediano (
Costa Rica) - Jalapa (Guatemala) - Liberia Mia (
Costa
Rica) - Luis Ángel Firpo (El Salvador)
New York Red Bull (
Estados Unidos) - Olimpia (
Honduras) - San Francisco
(
Panamá) - Toronto FC (
Canadá)
28/7:
DC United (EE.
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the yorkies 11 November @ 07:02 PM EST
While we are no big fan of the playoff structure in MLS, it seems to be a necessary evil in a North
American league for now. The 2009 MLS Playoffs have actually been quite good though with 3 out of
the 4 teams who remain being deserving. Sometimes however, there are off the field occurrences
which can be just as interesting.
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Peter Vermes took over as interim head coach of the Kansas City Wizards last summer to try and
help the team turn around a disappointing season and to get a better sense of what the team needed
heading into 2010.
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the yorkies 07 November @ 05:38 PM EST
Make no mistake - Mo Johnston needs to make more than a few good player acquisitions this winter in
order to improve TFC. However, the decision that will have the deepest impact on The Reds will be
who Johnston hires to manage the team. There are high expectations from the supporters but betting
on a big name may not be smart.
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WVHooligan 06 November @ 06:07 PM EST
I realize that the last official football match to take place at Giants Stadium was almost two
weeks ago between the Red Bulls and Toronto FC, but I still figured I'd throw my two cents in on
what was once a football mecca in this country. The first thing that comes to mind when thinking
about the Meadowlands is very mixed feelings.
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the yorkies 05 November @ 08:11 PM EST
One of the more quiet acquisitions that MLSE made this summer was a controlling stake in the
football specialty channel GolTV. The purchase may be the first step towards making a TFC TV
channel but of course that means MLSE will need to create a full line-up of programming. As with
any network, not all of the shows can be big hits - such as.
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the yorkies 03 November @ 05:53 PM EST
It seemed astonishing when Mo Johnston recently claimed to be shocked by the level of criticism
that he was receiving after TFC's recent failure. Was the wily Glaswegian watching the same team
the supporters were? Why the shock on Mo's part?
It should be no surprise however when you look at the acceptance of mediocrity that comes from
places higher in the organization.
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