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...

To highlight the sheer volume of players missing from action this weekend due to international call-ups, here's a complete list of absences by game:

Chivas USA @ Toronto FC - 1 p.m. ET
TFC - Greg Sutton (Canada)
TFC - Jim Brennan (Canada)
TFC - Marvell Wynne (USA)
TFC - Carlos Ruiz (Guatemala)
TFC - Amado Guevara (Honduras)
TFC - Tyrone Marshall (Jamaica)
TFC - Julius James (Trinidad & Tobago)
TFC - Jarrod Smith (New Zealand)
TFC - Carl Robinson (Wales)
CHV - Sacha Kljestan (USA)
CHV - Shavar Thomas (Jamaica)

New England @ Columbus Crew - 7:30 p. Click to continue reading...

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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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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...

John Carver didn't hold back much after Toronto lost to Chivas 2-1 on Saturday.

He said he was "absolutely furious" with his defense and also was disgusted with the league and its scheduling. In fact, he even said Toronto FC asked the league to postpone next Saturday's match against Chivas due to extreme hardship. Click to continue reading...

Right now 28-year-old midfielder Chris James is starring for Tampere United in the Finnish Veikkausliiga. So far this season, James has notched five goals in 14 appearances. The former Fulham player actually played in over 30 matches for the various English youth squads, but decided to play his senior international soccer for the country of his birth with the New Zealand All Whites. Click to continue reading...

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Toronto FC forward Danny Dichio looked clear-headed and alert as he walked out of Giants Stadium following TFC's 2-0 loss to the Red Bulls. The big English striker left the match after just playing two minutes when Red Bulls defender Gabriel Cichero caught Dichio with an elbow to the face.

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NYRB 2 TFC 0
You could ponder tactics and strategies when you try to think about TFC's loss today, but it would lead you nowhere. It was not a game of match-ups and styles. It was more of a simple tale of talent and luck. New York had both. Talent does not have to show up for long. New York proved that today. Click to continue reading...

Wow, a road victory, a honest to goodness road victory. Toronto defeated Colorado 1-0 today. A great goal from Chad Barrett very close the end of the first half and then a rollicking, nail biter in the eventful second half were the key ingredients.
Watching TFC as visitors on television has become a battle between hope and history. Click to continue reading...

If your interested,Toronto FC travels West to play Western leaders Real Salt lake. A team like Toronto that have yet to loose a game at home.For Toronto this isn't good,they have been hurt by the absences of Maurice Edu and Marvell Wyne who are on Olympic duty for the US in the upcoming Beijing Olympics. Click to continue reading...

Though I'm still feeling hollow and depressed following last night's game in the Windy City, it's time to offer up my opinions. While most of the sentiment I've been hearing from other supporters has been all doom and gloom, I don't think we had a very weak performance. In fact, if MLS refereeing had not committed daylight robbery on us AGAIN, I daresay we would have won the match.

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Toronto FC hosted the Vancouver Whitecaps in a Canada Day match-up at BMO. The Whitecaps took the lead on a penalty kick in the first half. The kick was awarded after a foul was detected by the ref during a corner kick. I did not see it myself, but my eyes were following the path of the ball coming in. Click to continue reading...

In the end, our Canadians were better than their Canadians.

Sure, Brian Ching got the brace in Dynamo's 3-1 win last night (can't seem to find highlights anywhere. Ah well.), but Dwayne De Rosario was my true Man of the Match. DDR's goal just before the end of the first half was a thing of beauty. Click to continue reading...

When Cuauhtemoc Blanco signed with the Chicago Fire last year many of us wondered how many red cards he would earn. In a huge surprise, he got none during his 14 games and only earned 3 yellows. So has Blanco let go of his John McEnroe type image? In a quick answer, no.

During last night's exhibition game with Toronto FC, Blanco and Maurice Edu nearly came to blows in the first 15-minutes. Click to continue reading...