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PRESS RELEASE Toronto FC announced Tuesday that defender Nana Attakora-Gyan has been named the recipient of the Canadian U-20 Player of the Year Award for the 2008 season. Fifty percent of the votes were compiled by national team coaches and the other half by Canadian coaches who have taken the Canadian...
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Yeah, I know I'm about the thousandth person to weight in on Toronto's acquisition of Dwayne De Rosario , but here I go anyway. DeRo's been one of my favourite Canadian players for along time, dating back to when I used to see him play with Toronto and Richmond in the A-League at Varsity...
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Joe Ross
on 12-15-2008
Filed under: Toronto FC, Dwayne De Rosario, Aborted Mash Notes
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It will officially be 'unoffical Toronto FC Radio' today on ' The Hardcore Footy Show' . Rohan Ricketts will join us in studio and we'll talk to Carl Robinson on the phone from Wales. We'll talk to the two midfielders about their new team-mate and find out how the off-season is...
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Brendan Dunlop
on 12-15-2008
Filed under: Toronto FC, Carl Robinson, Rohan Ricketts, The Hardcore Footy Show, Soccer
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For about seven minutes, the MLS actually managed to steal some headlines away from Major League Baseball's free agent frenzy with a big blockbuster trade. Toronto FC's midfield got a hell of a boost with the acquisition of DeRo, so we'll get the real deal from someone who will play alongside...
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It was two and half years ago that we all gathered at Scallywags Pub in Toronto, to welcome Mo Johnston into the Toronto FC fold. Since then, he has been the face of the franchise, and has been slowly building this team. Slow being the operative word, but all along Mo would say; 'listen, Rome wasn't...
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James Sharman
on 12-13-2008
Filed under: Toronto FC, Carl Robinson, Dwayne De Rosario, Mo Johnston, Rohan Ricketts, Amado Guevera
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PRESS RELEASE Toronto FC announced Friday they have acquired four-time MLS Cup winner and three-time MLS All-Star midfielder/forward Dwayne De Rosario from the Houston Dynamo in exchange for defender Julius James and allocation money. As per team policy, financial terms of the deal were not released...
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Hopefully Globoesporte.com doesn't mind me ripping off their banner. Ronaldo , one of the greatest goal scorers in history, is heading back to Brazil after signing with Corinthians . There he will link up with fellow gap-toothed striker Dentinho , a 19-year old wonder kid said to be in the "Fenomeno"...
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Joe Ross
on 12-10-2008
Filed under: Toronto FC, Ronaldo, Columbus Crew, Seattle Sounders, Sigi Schmid, Tyrone Marshall, Corinthians, Blade Runner, Flamengo
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See what I did in that headline? If you're a keen message board skimmer, you've already seen this nugget. But here it is anyway. A report from Portugal (translated by Google) states that Nuno Gomes has declined a more than double your money offer (I think) from Toronto FC. Hat-tip to Benfica...
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Joe Ross
on 12-08-2008
Filed under: Toronto FC, Mo Johnston, Inter Milan, Nuno Gomes, Zlatan Ibrahimovc, Witchcraft, Benfica
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James, Joe, Tom, and Brendan mourn the resignation of Keane, talk MLS DP's, and play a little Spot the Bull. Click here to play this audio clip Subscribe To The Footy Show Podcast via iTunes (free of charge)
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James Sharman
on 12-04-2008
Filed under: Toronto FC, Roy Keane, Cristiano Ronaldo, The Footy Show Podcast, Nuno Gomes
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Schelotto back, NYRB to shop DP spot?, Changes afoot for MLS final? Lots of nuggets to get to this morning from the world of MLS. Let's open up the 20-pack and look at the highlights... We begin with good news from the Columbus Dispatch . Reigning MLS MVP and Crew captain (in the heart of Don Garber...
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Joe Ross
on 12-03-2008
Filed under: Toronto FC, Columbus Crew, New York Red Bulls, Mo Johnston, Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Juan Carlos Osorio
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Toronto FC fans want a designated player now. John Carver wants a designated player now and its looking more and more likely that this is going to happen. I am hearing today that people around Toronto FC have been talking about a possible swoop for Benfica's Nuno Gomes and some staff members have...
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Statistics in England have 'outed' Chelsea as an alcoholics worst nightmare. According to the stats, commissioned by Liberal Democrat culture, media and sport spokesman Don Foster, the Blues charge more for a pint of beer than any other club! Below are the raw numbers, beware, they make for some...
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Thank you Seattle technical director Chris Henderson . I'm not sure if you drafted the wrong Smith by accident, cut some type of deal with Mo Johnston , or for some reason just really wanted an international with severely limited skill and upside on your team. Whatever the reason, fans of Toronto...
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Joe Ross
on 11-27-2008
Filed under: Toronto FC, Seattle Sounders, Iain Hume, Mo Johnston, expansion draft, Jarrod Smith, Chris Henderson
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The MLS trade window is about to open. Toronto FC created some headlines this week with the release of their protected list for the expansion draft. Many people questioned why some players were left on that list and you have to wonder how many of those players protected will be on their opening day roster...
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Kristian Jack
on 11-26-2008
Filed under: Toronto FC, Footy Show, Chicago Fire, Seattle Sounders, Kristian Jack, Sigi Schmid, Mo Johnston, Tyrone Marshall, Julius James, Justin Mapp, Patrick Nyarko
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Ives Galarcep revealed the protected lists for Wednesday's expansion draft yesterday. There were a couple of surprises from Mo Johnston and Toronto FC. PROTECTED: Chad Barrett, Jim Brennan, Danny Dichio, Todd Dunivant, Brian Edwards, Amado Guevara, Kevin Harmse, Julius James, Tyrone Marshall, Carl...
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Joe Ross
on 11-25-2008
Filed under: Toronto FC, Steven Gerrard, john carver, expansion draft, Johann Smith, Rohan Ricketts, Michael Ballack
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This Sunday we will have Neil Davidson of Canadian Press in studio. Neil has his ear close to the ground on all things Canadian soccer, so we will certainly be delving into the sordid world of the Canadian Soccer Association, and just what the future holds for coach Dale Mitchell. Let us know your thoughts...
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James Sharman
on 11-21-2008
Filed under: Toronto FC, England, Manchester United, Chelsea, Footy Show, Arsene Wenger, Arsenal, Sharman 5, Alan Shearer, Newcastle, Man Utd, Manchester City, Hull City, Serie A, neil davidson, Man City, Dale Mitchell, CSA, The Footy Show, Aston Villa, Fabio Capello, Wayne Rooney, Cesc Fabregas, The Sharman 5, Manchester Utd, Claudio Ranieri
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Could Toronto FC's wish list this off-season include a new coach? The Daily Express are reporting that John Carver could be heading back to St. James' Park , if Alan Shearer becomes the new boss, which looks to be a done deal, if Mike Ashley sells the club. A lot of if's, but the fact that...
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"Joe", I can already here you saying. "That's not a soccer card.you must have posted one of your hilarious trading card entries for thescore.com blog here at the Footy Blog." Hold on there shooter. Check the name plate. There is a soccer link here. That's right, it's a...
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Depor Owes De Guzman Cash According to Peter Mallett of globesports.com , Julian De Guzman is owed $1.2M by his club Deportivo La Coruna. The Canadian international says it's something he'd like to get sorted before contract extension talks begin. "As for my future, I met with my lawyer...
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Joe Ross
on 11-19-2008
Filed under: Toronto FC, Julian De Guzman, Ronaldo, Dale Mitchell, Deportivo La Coruna, France, Steve Savidan, Carlos Rivas Jr, Carlos Rivas JrToronto FC
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Toronto FC business operations manager Paul Beirne was a guest on the Hardcore Footy Show (Sirius Channel 98) with Brendan Dunlop, James Sharman and Kristian Jack on Monday. During the interview, Beirne said having two designated players at Toronto FC would likely be supported by the MLSE board, if they...
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Joe Ross
on 11-18-2008
Filed under: Toronto FC, Carl Robinson, Mo Johnston, Paul Beirne