The full list of each team's most valuable player award from 1996-2008 are below. Each Major League Soccer team gives out its own set of team awards at the end of each season, usually announced at the last home regular season game. Not to be confused with the leaguewide awards.

Sometimes the news articles state that the winner's fellow players voted him MVP, but I've read about the media voting as well. Click to continue reading...

The season has ended and the eyes of every Toronto FC supporter will be on our general manager, Mo Johnston.

After a rough first year in Major League Soccer, many people expected a whirlwind of changes heading into training camp last spring. Unfortunately, many supporters were left confused by the lack of transfer activity, with the only major transaction being the departure of Ronnie O'Brien. Click to continue reading...

Josh Wolff's goal last night was his 30th goal in league play, which ties him with Davy Arnaud for 4th on the list.

Wolff's goal was also his 33rd goal in all competitions, breaking the tie with Mo Johnston for 4th on that list.

Last night was Jimmy Conrad's 150th game for the Wizards in MLS. Click to continue reading...

Wizards stats after last night's game against Toronto.

Jimmy Conrad made his 170th appearance for the Wizards in all competitions, moving him past Mo Johnston for sole possession of 7th place on that list.

Last night was Conrad's 149th league appearance for KC, Conrad ties Johnston on that list. Click to continue reading...

According to CBC News (click here for the full and original article), Mo Johnston at TFC was in South America looking at four young players (age 19-21). However, he stated the DP would not be South American. He is looking for one from Canada.

Begin the guessing now...

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Toronto FC head coach John Carver has guaranteed the club's fans that a Designated Player will call BMO Field home by the start of next season, adding that the team has already "earmarked a couple of players." Carver says he has talked to general manager Mo Johnston about how to improve the team in the near-term, and both agree that a designated player is the best way to go about achieving further success. Click to continue reading...

How about that golazo from Davy Arnaud?? Talk about a long-ronge bomb. The win puts us back into the mix for the final playoff spot, just four points behind D.C. United (who tied FC Dallas 2-2). Check out some notables from the match and the post-game quote sheet.

· Following the match, Kansas City sits 7-9-8, 29 pts in sole possession of 6th place in the Eastern Conference. Click to continue reading...

Davy Arnaud's goal last night was his 30th goal in MLS play. One behind Mo Johnston for 3rd on the Wizards' list.

Arnaud's assist last night, his 3rd assist for the season, gives him 28 career assists tying him with Johnston for third on that list.

Arnaud ties Matt McKeon for 5th on the competitive games played list with 183. Click to continue reading...

In what has to be considered one of the more-complicated MLS trades in recent memory, Toronto FC has acquired defender Hunter Freeman from the New York Red Bulls until the end of the next season in exchange for third- and fourth-round draft picks in the 2009 MLS Supplemental Draft, a move club officials announced on Friday. Click to continue reading...

1) Toronto FC had to make several emergency call ups this weekend due to their missing internationals. The whole debate about MLS playing during World Cup qualifying is one with an easy answer; it's just a matter of when the changes will happen, not if. John Carver and Mo Johnston can't expect a change to be made mid-season, which would be unprecedented in MLS history. Click to continue reading...

Some stats from today's game against the Dynamo.

Davy Arnaud's goal, his 4th of the season, was his 29th goal in MLS. Breaking a 4 way tie he was in with Scott Sealy, Josh Wolff, and Digital Takawira for 4th on the Wizards list.

In the 14th minute, Arnaud passed Mo Johnston to move into 6th on the Wizards MLS minutes played list. 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...

Here are a few of the stats from after last nights 1-1 draw against FC Dallas.

Jack Jewsbury tied Diego Gutierrez for 11th on the all time games played list with 147 games played.

Jewsbury's assist last night gives him 5 on the season good enough for the team lead.

Last night was Michael Harrington's 50th MLS game. Click to continue reading...

The short second stint of striker Carlos Ruiz with the Galaxy is officially over, paving the way for the team to sign U.S. international Eddie Lewis.

Presumably Lewis could play tonight against the Fire.

Ruiz had just one goal in 10 appearances for the Galaxy this season and missed almost two months of the season after undergoing knee surgery.

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Toronto FC lost a key part of their midfield when Maurice Edu transferred to Scottish Premier League outfit Rangers this past week, but they may stand to gain something else that was on their wishlist: a grass pitch.

Edu's transfer fee was reportedly in the range of $5 million, of which Toronto FC will get $3. Click to continue reading...

With the sale of midfielder Maurice Edu still in holding over a work permit, Toronto FC is trying to figure out what to do with that $5 million transfer fee. Apparently they are looking to go green, as in installing natural grass at BMO Field. Mo Johnston, director of football for Toronto FC, said Tuesday he [. Click to continue reading...

Photo from CBC.ca With yesterday's deal for Carlos Ruiz, Mo Johnston has proven once again he can make a deal to keep his team ahead of the curve or in this case from falling off the curve. Major League Soccer has very few proven consistent goal scoring talents. TFC had one in Jeff Cunningham, but now [. Click to continue reading...

I cant believe Toronto FC have waived Laurent Robert.In the same week they will say goodbye to Maurice Edu who has signed with Glasgow Rangers Toronto has released the 33 year old Midfielder.In his stead Toronto has signed former L.A. Galaxy striker Carlos Ruiz to the club.Ruiz is five years younger and has an MLS pedigree before loosing his job to Edson Buddle. Click to continue reading...

Before everyone moves forward with the Bruce Arena Era, I thought about trying to put some perspective with Ruud Gullit and his time with the Galaxy. I was actually considering writing a column on this but Arena's taken over so there goes that.

I wanted to compare Ruud with other big-name foreign coaches who failed in MLS. Click to continue reading...

I'm starting a new little feature called "Stats on Sunday" (or whatever the day is after the game we play). Anyways, what I'll do, is break down some of the stats from the game. So here are some other stats from last nights game.

- The BIG one first, Kerry Zavagnin became the Wizards all time leader in minutes played in MLS matches, passing Nick Garcia. Click to continue reading...

There may not be two teams going in more different directions than FC Dallas and Toronto FC. More than a month ago Toronto was playing well while FC Dallas was in turmoil after the firing of former head coach Steve Morrow.

The roles have been reversed. Now, TFC is the struggle squad, looking as bad as it did in its 2007 expansion season.

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Is John Doyle the new Mo Johnston?

With all the wheelin' and dealin' the 'Quakes seem to be doing, it would appear so.

BehindTheBadge.com first broke this story earlier this morning. The Honduran left back/mid will come to DC and in exchange San Jose will get a small amount of allocation money. Click to continue reading...

There is also a reason that there is a "Gossip" tag. And stories like this one, placing 36 year old Turkish striker Hakan Şükür in the loving arms of Maurice "Trader Mo" Johnston and his Toronto FC side, are it. While this may or may not be true but I'm fairly certain that playing a man old enough to have children who are high school graduates at striker and on turf is not the answer. Click to continue reading...

Just got back from Dallas and wanted to post a quick stat from the game last night. Last night's game was Davy Arnaud's 150th game for the Wizards in league play. With his start last night, he passes Wizards great, Mo Johnston on the league games played list. Arnaud is now in 5th place overall now, behind Nick Garcia, Kerry Zavagnin, Preki, and Chris Klein, all of whom have played over 200 games for the Wizards. Click to continue reading...

Time once again for some Canadian Content:
Both Darren Huckerby and Paul Dickov are in Toronto.

The two players are in negotiations to seal a deal with TFC according to this report.

Here is an excerpt.



LARRY MILLSON

Globe and Mail Update

July 3, 2008 at 2:38 PM EDT

TORONTO — Paul Dickov trained Thursday with Toronto FC, while Darren Huckerby travelled to have a look at things with the San Jose Earthquakes. Click to continue reading...

Spend three days at the beach without full-fledged Web access, and what do I find upon my return? (With help from Du Nord, back from vacation himself.)

Euro 2008: Nothing too surprising in the group stage other than Turkey's unreal comeback (which I did have a chance to see at the beach) to eliminate the occasionally mighty Czechs.

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So I was just reading this press release about Mo Johnston joining the cast of GolTV's Extra Time show and it's dawned on me that there are enough separate entities that produce a product with that name to tie up every single intellectual property court in the country for the entirety of the next world cup qualifying cycle. Click to continue reading...

GolTV seems to be thriving up there in Canada (though it's still unavailable in NYC) and they're making connections with their top-flight professional club, Toronto FC. Former manager and Director of Soccer Mo Johnston will debut as an in-studio analyst on the weekly program Extra Time on Wednesday, June 11 at 6:00 pm ET. Click to continue reading...

Toronto FC have again for the third straight week solidified a midfield that can now compete on par with any MLS team. But like a combination of elements from a periodic table a real danger exists of mismatching elements or mixing elements in the wrong order. This week Toronto completed rebuilding their midfield by signing Rohan Ricketts from Barnsley of the English Championship division. Click to continue reading...

"He's a tremendous player with a lot of talent and we expect him to come in and make an impact with our team straight away. He's played at every level, and is a true professional in every respect."

Mo Johnston GM Toronto F.C


"I've spent a lot of time with him, and I know a lot about his game," said Carver. Click to continue reading...

Toronto FC hopes to strengthen their midfield by landing former MLS MVP Amado Guevara. Guevara was last seen in MLS getting the boot by Chivas USA coach Preki due to poor play and a horrible attitude.

Guevara is a very talented player however he only shows it when he is happy. If he is not fully satisfied with his situation, too often his play suffers. Click to continue reading...

So, I check MLS Rumors, as I often do, and there's this story about Toronto FC's Mo Johnston resigning from head coaching duties. Down at the bottom of the post, there's a link saying "Here's confirmation." That takes me to another blog, one I don't know at all. So, I consider for a second [...] Click to continue reading...

Toronto FC have replaced Mo Johnson with former Leeds United manager John Carver. Most recently, Carver was involved with English First Division side Luton Town, but was released last month.

Mo Johnston will still be involved with the team as manager and director of soccer.

Although Carver does have some English experience, his resume is nothing amazing. Click to continue reading...

Rating: 5 (Very good)

We've just got word from a source that Mo Johnston has stepped down as coach from Toronto FC.


11:31a UPDATE: Here is confirmation.

12:28 UPDATE 2: Here is the official press release. Click to continue reading...

As I posted on Saturday, I started a Wizards history fantasy draft with a few friends of mine. Here is the first two rounds of the draft. The write ups on each pick are done by the drafter.

1(1). Team Shook - Preki - We were very excited to have the first pick in this draft, and we did a very thorough search to determine which player was deserving of the honor of the #1 pick. Click to continue reading...