Is Toronto FC a Real Club?
amoresplendidlife.com 9/23/2009 — A warning to the pedant; this is about as unscientific as football analysis gets. Let's say you start up a new MLS franchise. You stock it with the best club you can afford under the draconian salary system in place (a system I will never speak of ...

Don't stop!
24thminute.com 9/28/2009 — There are times when we betray ourselves in Toronto as newbie fans of MLS. We assume that the league is like all others in the rest of the world. So, when we look at the playoff standings and factor in games in hand that other teams have on the Reds, we make assumptions about the ability of ...

Clear as mud. Really muddy mud: The MLS playoff chase
24thminute.com 10/14/2009 — Not according to Sports Club Stats , where a 2-0-0 finish by the Reds gives Toronto a 96.2 per cent chane to make the dance. That's crazy, I admit, but it is what it is. MLS is a very forgiving league. Squizz over at Some Guys has already demonstrated why T.O.'s hopes are still mostly in their ...

Toronto sports: Bad, but just how bad?
24thminute.com 10/13/2009 — With TFC's failure to win Saturday against San Jose, the Reds remained blow .500 on the season and the 2009 sports season in Toronto continued on a path that could rank it as one of the worst in modern T.O. sports history. And that's an accomplishment. When you put TFC's struggles up against the ...

Soccer | City council okays natural grass for Toronto FC
thestar.com 10/1/2009 — Paul Moloney city hall bureau Toronto FC will get to play on real grass by next year. A proposal by Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment to replace the artificial turf at BMO Field with natural grass was unanimously approved Wednesday by Toronto City ...

Not as complicated as it seems: The MLS playoff picture for TFC
24thminute.com 10/18/2009 — You had best sit down. This seems convoluted. But, it actually isn’t. Unless it is. Currently, the best I can tell (MLSnet has yet to update the standings) Toronto sits in ninth place, in a four way tie for the final playoff spot. Dallas wins the four way tiebreaker by having the best overall ...

Toronto FC makes the playoffs, in 3 simple steps
canadiansoccerblog.ca 10/13/2009 — As a youngster, one of my favourite parts of tournaments came at the end of the round-robin stages. I would dazzle my teammates with my ability to quickly and accurately determine what combination of wins, losses, goals for and goals against by our ...

Toronto to Enjoy Real Grass Next Year?
theoriginalwinger.com 9/16/2009 — Toronto FC’s pitch to put down grass at BMO Field has cleared its first major hurdle with the city. “When I see it, I’ll believe it,” De Rosario said with a laugh when told of the timetable to get the artificial surface ...

Playoff flop best thing for Toronto FC
cbc.ca 10/27/2009 — Toronto FC captain Jim Brennan argues with the referee during Saturday's shocking 5-0 loss to the New York Red Bulls. Toronto FC captain Jim Brennan argues with the referee during Saturday's shocking 5-0 loss to the New York Red Bulls. (Jared ...

The Pitch: MLS Weekly Newsletter
american11soccer.com 10/5/2009 — Impact Game of the Week:San Jose Earthquakes at Toronto FC, Saturday, Oct. 10, 4 p.m. ETWhile San Jose and Toronto have met only three times previously and sit even a 1-1-1, this match is of utmost importance to Eastern Conference club Toronto FC. The Reds from Toronto currently sit fifth in the ...

KICKIN' BACK with Andy Iro — Major League Soccer News 10/14/2009
Andy Iro, a central defender for the Columbus Crew, came out of the University of California-Santa Barbara and was the sixth overall pick in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft. Iro recently sat down for a Q&A with MLSnet.com. Enjoy "Kickin' back with Andy Iro."

Real Salt Lake beats Red Bulls 2-0 (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLS News 10/15/2009
Andy Williams and Fabian Espindola scored and Real Salt Lake kept its Major League Soccer playoff hopes alive with a 2-0 victory over the New York Red Bulls on Wednesday night. Williams received a perfect cross from Robbie Findley in the 80th minute ...

Real Salt Lake Beats Red Bulls 2-0 — NYT > Soccer 10/15/2009
SANDY, Utah (AP) -- Andy Williams and Fabian Espindola scored and Real Salt Lake kept its Major League Soccer playoff hopes alive with a 2-0 victory over the New York Red Bulls on Wednesday night.

Red Bulls' streak at 27 — NY Post: Sports 10/15/2009
SANDY, Utah -- The Red Bulls ran their league road winless streak to 27 as Real Salt Lake kept its Major League Soccer playoff hopes alive with a 2-0 victory last night. The Red Bulls (4-19-6), well out of playoff contention, played mostly a defen...

TFC host RSL in virtual playoff match — Major League Soccer News 10/15/2009
For Toronto FC and Real Salt Lake, the playoffs will likely truly kick off on Saturday at BMO Field.