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				<title><![CDATA[Radosavlijevic is new coach of Toronto FC]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[TORONTO(AP) -- Predrag Radosavlijevic is the new coach of Toronto
FC.

The MLS team made the announcement at a news conference
Thursday.

Radosavlijevic succeeds Chris Cummins, who left the team last
month. Cummins had taken over from John Carver, who quit in
frustration midseason and returned home to England.

Toronto FC has not reached the playoffs in its three seasons in
the league.]]></description>
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				<link>http://areyouwatchingthis.com/soccer/news/135353-Radosavlijevic-is-new-coach-of-Toronto-FC</link>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:15:26 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Toronto FC fires interim coach Cummins]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[TORONTO(AP) -- Toronto FC has dismissed interim coach Chris
Cummins after the team missed the playoffs and finished with a
losing record.

Toronto FC did not renew Cummins' contract on Tuesday. The team
finished the season with a 10-11-9 record.

Cummins' coaching record was eight wins, nine losses and seven
draws in 24 matches.

He was hired as an assistant coach in May 2008, taking over as
interim head coach in April when John Carver stepped down.

Director of soccer Mo Johnston says the team hopes to have a new
coach in place by the start of the preseason in February.]]></description>
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				<link>http://areyouwatchingthis.com/soccer/news/129272-Toronto-FC-fires-interim-coach-Cummins</link>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:56:21 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Red Bulls win last soccer game at Giants Stadium]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (STATS) - The New York Red Bulls couldn't
have asked for a better way to close out their 14-year stay at
Giants Stadium.

Juan Pablo Angel and Mac Kandji each scored twice to help lift
the Red Bulls to a 5-0 win over Toronto FC on Saturday night

Matthew Mbuta struck for a late penalty kick in the final soccer
game played at the home of the NFL's Giants and Jets. In March,
the team will play at Red Bull Arena, a 25,000-seat
soccer-specific stadium near Newark.

"We are extremely happy," Red Bulls interim coach Richie
Williams said. "I thought the team played well. We finished the
chanced we created which obviously has been difficult for us
over the last couple of games or so."

The kickoff was delayed 16 minutes because of lightning and
thunder, but it didn't take New York long to strike once the
game was under way.

Kandji opened the scoring in the second minute. He took Albert
Celades' quick touch of Angel's through ball, split defenders
Emmanuel Gomez and Nana Attakora and beat goalkeeper Brian
Edwards with a low shot inside the far post.

"I couldn't imagine it better than this," Kandji said. "I was
very happy to close it like this."

Angel made it 2-0 in the 33rd minute off an assist from Kandji.
Angel's second goal came in the 62nd minute, taking a pass from
rookie fullback Jeremy Hall and beating Edwards inside the far
post for his team-leading 12th tally, placing him in a tie for
third on the league's goal-scoring list.

"I will sacrifice all my goals to have a better season this
year," Angel said. "I'm not extremely disappointed with my goal
total this year. It wasn't as good as I expected, but any
striker that you talk to would take double figures and I'm happy
to score as many goals as I did this year."

Kandji capitalized on a Toronto defensive mistake to put the Red
Bulls in front 4-0 in the 70th minute. Midfielder Sam Cronin
attempted to head Andrew Boyens' long ball out of the back to
Edwards, but Kandji picked it off and tapped into the open net.

Kandji had a chance for his first MLS hat trick when he was
taken down from behind in the box by Adrian Serioux four minutes
into second-half stoppage time. Instead, he let Mbuta take the
penalty kick and the Cameroon-born midfielder scored first goal
of the season.

Toronto FC had hoped to clinch the first playoff berth in club
history, but instead was all but eliminated.

"It sums up our season," TFC midfielder Dwayne De Rosario said.
"Everyone needs to take a look at themselves and see if they
gave enough. I think a lot of guys can't do that. All I know is
that I tried my best and that's it."

Coach Chris Cummins didn't sound optimistic about his future in
Toronto.

"Would I be back next season? Listen, there is a fair chance I
won't be," he said. "My family is back in the U.K. and I need to
be with them. Unfortunately, there were things promised to me
that I did not get and I need to be by my family."]]></description>
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				<link>http://areyouwatchingthis.com/soccer/news/128760-Red-Bulls-win-last-soccer-game-at-Giants-Stadium</link>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:11:35 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Toronto FC-Red Bulls Preview]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By KATE HEDLIN
STATS Writer

Toronto FC (10-10-9) at New York (4-19-6), 7:30 p.m. EDT

After hosting MLS games for more than a decade, Giants Stadium
will close as a soccer venue with what could be a memorable
finale.

Toronto FC tries to emerge out of a complicated playoff picture
with one of the two remaining spots Saturday when it visits the
New York Red Bulls.

Toronto (10-10-9) is one of four clubs currently tied for the
eighth seed in the MLS standings with 39 points. Those teams are
one point behind seventh-place Colorado, putting Toronto in a
must-win position - along with the right combination of results
in the other matches this weekend - if it hopes to clinch a
spot.

While they are many different scenarios, if Toronto wins
Saturday and either FC Dallas or the Colorado Rapids lose,
Toronto would make its first postseason appearance in franchise
history.

There are other scenarios in which Toronto can qualify with a
draw or loss.

"We need to take care of business ourselves," interim coach
Chris Cummins said. "We're not going to talk about it too much
before we go into the game. ... Once we get the result, you're
going to sit back and look at the results and hope one or two go
for you."

After going winless in three games, Toronto helped its playoff
chances with a 1-0 win over Real Salt Lake last Saturday. Behind
a stellar effort by backup goalkeeper Brian Edwards, Jim Brennan
scored his second goal of the year for the team's first win
since a 3-2 victory over Colorado on Sept. 12.

Toronto was outshot 14-8, but Edwards, starting a second
straight game in place of the injured Stefan Frei, was
outstanding, finishing with nine saves. Although Frei practiced
Thursday, Cummings will try to ride the momentum of last week's
win with Edwards in goal.

"I'm not willing to take Brian out ... because he has come in
and done very well," Cummins said. "It would send the wrong
message if I take him out now."

Saturday's game will have much less significance for New York
(4-19-6), which will finish with the MLS' worst record. Hoping
to keep Toronto from celebrating on their field, the Red Bulls
will also be trying to close out Giants Stadium with a victory.

The Red Bulls are opening a soccer-specific stadium in Harrison,
N.J., next year. Giants Stadium has been hosting MLS games since
the league's inception in 1996, while other professional, World
Cup and international matches have been played there since 1977.

After reaching the MLS Cup last year before losing to Columbus,
New York has endured a dismal year that included a 13-match
winless streak and recently became the third MLS team to go
without a road win (0-13-2) in a season after its 2-0 loss to
Real Salt Lake on Oct. 14.

The Red Bulls are 0-3-2 since defeating Columbus 1-0 on Aug. 30,
getting shut out three times in that stretch.

"We have one game left and hopefully we can play spoiler against
Toronto and leave our fans with a win going into next season and
into our new stadium," midfielder Jeremy Hall said.

Toronto has won the last three against New York, including both
meetings this year.]]></description>
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				<link>http://areyouwatchingthis.com/soccer/news/128358-Toronto-FC-Red-Bulls-Preview</link>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:11:47 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Brennan keeps Toronto FC in playoff chase]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[TORONTO(AP) -- Jim Brennan scored his second goal of the season,
goalkeeper Brian Edwards earned his first shutout and Toronto FC
beat Real Salt Lake 1-0 on Saturday to boost its slim playoff
chances.

Toronto (10-10-9) is tied with New England, D.C. United and FC
Dallas for the eighth and final MLS playoff spot with 39 points.
Real Salt Lake (10-12-7, 37 points) fell to 11th.

Both teams are still alive for the final playoff spot, but will
likely need help from other teams to secure a postseason berth.

Toronto, which has allowed an MLS-high 15 goals after the 75th
minute, was able to hang on against Salt Lake, which has scored
a league-high 17 goals in the last 15 minutes. The sellout crowd
erupted when the referee blew his whistle after 4 minutes of
added time in the second half.

Toronto, which went 5-0-2 in its final seven home matches while
outscoring opponents 12-5, wrapped up its home schedule at
8-3-4.

Toronto snapped the scoreless tie just 2 minutes after the
restart. Defender Emmanuel Gomez started the scoring play with a
long pass from inside his own half that forward Chad Barrett
chested down inside the Salt Lake penalty box.

Goalkeeper Nick Rimando came off his line to block Barrett's
shot, but Brennan raced in and fired the rebound into the far
corner, past sliding defender Jamison Olave.

Making his second straight start in place of the injured Stefan
Frei (dislocated finger), Edwards preserved the lead in the 72nd
minute with a diving save to deny Salt Lake substitute Robbie
Findley.

Edwards had two shutouts in his rookie season last year.

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Story from: STATS LLC, http://www.stats.com.]]></description>
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				<link>http://areyouwatchingthis.com/soccer/news/127093-Brennan-keeps-Toronto-FC-in-playoff-chase</link>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 03:09:31 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Real Salt Lake-Toronto FC Preview]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By ALAN FERGUSON
STATS Writer

Real Salt Lake (10-11-7) at Toronto FC (9-10-9), 4:00 p.m. EDT

To keep their playoff hopes alive, Real Salt Lake and Toronto FC
will have to spoil each other's chances.

If they are to reach the postseason, both teams likely need
back-to-back wins and some help in the season's final two weeks,
beginning with Saturday's matchup in Toronto.

Real Salt Lake (10-11-7) trails New England by one point for the
league's final wild-card berth, and Toronto FC (9-10-9) is two
points back of the Revolution.

RSL helped its cause with a 2-0 victory over visiting New York
on Wednesday night, when Andy Williams and Fabian Espindola
scored in the final 10 minutes of regulation. Nick Rimando
needed to stop just one shot for his eighth shutout, which
snapped a three-game winless slide that included back-to-back
losses.

"It means we're still alive and we live to fight another day,"
coach Jason Kreis said. "Saturday's another Cup Final for Real
Salt Lake."

Toronto FC, meanwhile, hurt itself by blowing a late lead at
home in last week's 1-all draw with San Jose, one of the
league's worst teams.

Defender Nana Attakora's goal in the 47th minute had Toronto on
the verge of its second win in four games, but the Earthquakes'
Cornell Glen scored in the 93rd minute on Brian Edwards, making
his first start of the season for an injured Stefan Frei.

TFC has allowed an MLS-worst 15 goals after the 75th minute.

"By the numbers we're not out of it, but it definitely feels
like it right now," forward Chad Barrett said. "Obviously, it's
a huge loss, even though it was a tie."

The result didn't eliminate Toronto from postseason contention,
but it needs a victory this week and a Chicago win or tie
against the Revolution to keep its hopes alive. TFC wraps up its
regular season at New York next Saturday.

A loss and a New England win would eliminate Real Salt Lake
before its season finale - also next Saturday - against Colorado
at home.

Toronto would seem to have the advantage in this matchup thanks
to its 7-3-4 home record, second-best in the Eastern Conference
behind Columbus. Toronto is 4-0-2 since June 13 at BMO Field
while outscoring its opponents 11-5.

RSL, meanwhile, has the league's third-worst road mark at 2-10-2
and is winless in two previous trips to Toronto. It's dropped
two straight away from home overall and has one win in its last
six road games.

However, Salt Lake earned a 3-0 win in the teams' previous
meeting this season, at Rio Tinto Stadium on June 27. Yura
Movsisyan, Kyle Beckerman and Clint Mathis tallied goals for RSL
and Rimando stopped a pair of shots to earn the shutout.

Toronto is expected to once again play without Frei, who is
recovering from a dislocated finger. Midfielder Carl Robinson is
out at least five weeks after breaking bones in his face during
a collision with a teammate in practice, and defender Marvell
Wynne is doubtful due to a thigh strain.

However, midfielder Amado Guevara is expected to return after
playing with the Honduras national team in a pair of World Cup
qualifiers.

Toronto FC won the season series 1-0-1 in its inaugural 2007
campaign, and the teams split their two meetings in 2008.]]></description>
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				<link>http://areyouwatchingthis.com/soccer/news/126927-Real-Salt-Lake-Toronto-FC-Preview</link>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:12:18 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Toronto FC settles for draw, hurts playoff chances]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By IAN HARRISON
STATS MLS Correspondent

TORONTO -- By giving up another late goal, Toronto FC watched a
potential win turn into a tie, one that felt like a
disappointing loss.

Cornell Glen scored in injury-time and the San Jose Earthquakes
earned a 1-all draw with Toronto on Saturday, dealing a major
blow to Toronto's playoff hopes.

"We can't blame anyone but ourselves," Toronto defender Nana
Attakora said. "We knew we needed to win and we couldn't do it."

It's the MLS-leading 15th time Toronto has allowed a goal after
the 75th minute. San Jose has allowed 12 goals in the same
situation.

"We're both kind of bad at (late defending) so there was going
to be a goal in there somewhere," San Jose coach Frank Yallop
said.

Glen's 93rd-minute strike, a powerful volley over the head of
former Earthquakes defender Nick Garcia, evened the score as
Toronto failed to hold the lead provided by Attakora's goal in
the 47th minute.

"We've given an awful goal away," Toronto coach Chris Cummins
said. "I'm fuming with the goal. I sensed it coming, we dropped
deep and got sloppy with people out of position."

The draw gave Toronto (9-10-9) a franchise-record 36 points but
it is still two points behind New England for the eighth and
final playoff spot with two matches remaining.

"By the numbers we're not out of it but it definitely feels like
it right now," Toronto forward Chad Barrett said. "Obviously
it's a huge loss, even though it was a tie."

Toronto hosts Real Salt Lake on Oct. 17, then wraps up the
regular season Oct. 24 at New York.

San Jose (7-13-8), at the bottom of the Western Conference, was
eliminated from playoff contention with Wednesday's home loss to
Dallas, its only defeat in six matches.

"The squad is growing, the confidence is starting to get there,"
Yallop said. "The chemistry is good, they want to do well for
each other and that's huge, it makes a difference."

After a scoreless first half, Toronto broke through two minutes
after the restart. Dwayne De Rosario's long cross rolled all the
way through the penalty area and past San Jose goalkeeper Joe
Cannon, who chose to stay back, allowing Attakora to tap in at
the far post for his second goal of the season.

"We kind of went to sleep a bit at the back post," Yallop said.
"I think (defender Chris Leitch) sees Joe going to it and then
kind of switches off a little bit. That was a great ball,
though, and a good finish. It was a good goal by them."

With San Jose pressing in injury time, a cross bounced off
Attakora's head and straight to the feet of an unmarked Glen,
who sent home the tying goal.

"I thought maybe if I cheat a bit and stay at the far post, it
might come to me and exactly that happened," Glen said.

Held out of training for the past four weeks because of a
partially torn knee ligament, Glen entered in the 77th minute
for midfielder Shea Salinas.

"He's dangerous around the goal," Yallop said of Glen. "That's
what he is, he's a finisher. When he does get chances, he tends
to score."

With regular goaltender Stefan Frei sidelined with a dislocated
finger, Toronto's Brian Edwards made his first appearance of the
season, recording two saves.

Toronto was without three other starters, including midfielder
Amado Guevara, away on international duty with Honduras,
midfielder Carl Robinson, out for the season with a facial
fracture, and defender Marvell Wynne, who has a thigh strain.

San Jose was also depleted, playing without three midfielders,
including two starters. Arturo Alvarez and Ramon Sanchez are on
international duty with El Salvador while backup Simon Elliot is
with New Zealand.

For the second time this season, Toronto wore pink jerseys in
support of a breast cancer awareness charity. But in his home
debut, Julian De Guzman's name was misspelled on the back his
jersey, which read De GUZMNA. The Canadian international
midfielder changed into a new, correctly spelled jersey for the
second half.]]></description>
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				<link>http://areyouwatchingthis.com/soccer/news/125713-Toronto-FC-settles-for-draw-hurts-playoff-chances</link>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:37:05 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Earthquakes-Toronto FC Preview]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO
STATS Writer

San Jose (7-13-7) at Toronto FC (9-10-8), 4:00 p.m. EDT

Toronto FC has shown significant improvement after back-to-back
last-place finishes in the Eastern Conference in its first two
seasons. The club will try to continue its push for its first
playoff appearance by setting a team record for points.

Toronto will try to withstand three key absences in order to
sweep the season series against the last-place San Jose
Earthquakes on Saturday at BMO Field.

TFC (9-10-8) failed to reach the playoffs in its first two MLS
seasons, finishing with a league-low 25 points as an expansion
team in 2007. The club made some strides and totaled 35 points
last year, but it still finished at the bottom of the East.

Toronto matched that point total with a 2-all tie at Chicago on
Sept. 26. It's 11th in the MLS standings, three points back of
New England for the eighth and final playoff spot.

Toronto holds the head-to-head advantage on the Revolution, who
host Eastern Conference-leading Columbus on Saturday night.

To make up ground in the race this weekend, Toronto will have to
overcome the absences of midfielders Amado Guevara and Carl
Robinson and defender Marvell Wynne.

Guevara is with the Honduras national team for a pair of key
World Cup qualifiers, while Robinson is out six to eight weeks
after breaking bones in his face during a collision with a
teammate during practice.

A thigh strain has ruled Wynne out for Saturday, and goalkeeper
Stefan Frei is carrying a dislocated finger, making him
doubtful.

"We are just waiting to see how quickly it heals," coach Chris
Cummins told TFC's official Web site regarding Frei's finger.
"He has got a lot more movement back now ... If Stefan doesn't
make it, we have a very capable replacement waiting in the wings
with Brian Edwards. I would have no problems if I have to put
him into the team."

Edwards played six games as a rookie last year, going 2-3-1 with
a 1.33 goals-against average and two shutouts. He hasn't played
yet this season.

Toronto is expected to have defender Adrian Serioux back after
he missed the last three games with a neck injury that hampered
his aerial play.

"Heading makes up a big part of my game so it is very important
to make sure I am ready," Serioux said. "I don't want to have to
leave the game after five minutes if it's not right. It's a big
game and we have to win every game from here on in."

Toronto has outscored opponents 10-4 while going 4-0-1 in its
last five at BMO, improving to 7-3-3 at home on the season.

Toronto won its first meeting with San Jose 3-1 on the road July
11.

The Earthquakes (7-13-7) were eliminated from playoff contention
with a 2-1 defeat to Dallas on Wednesday night.

San Jose, which is opening a season-ending stretch of three
consecutive road games, will also have key players missing.
Midfielders Arturo Alvarez and Ramon Sanchez will be with El
Salvador's national team, and midfielder Simon Elliott will be
playing with New Zealand.

The Earthquakes could give rookie forward Quincy Amarikwa a
start after he netted his first goal against Dallas. A
third-round pick out of UC Davis in January, Amarikwa has
started only one of his 21 games, getting an assist in a 2-1
loss at Columbus on May 27 before being limited to 244 minutes
as a substitute in his next 13 appearances.]]></description>
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				<link>http://areyouwatchingthis.com/soccer/news/125438-Earthquakes-Toronto-FC-Preview</link>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:58:43 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Toronto FC 2, Fire 2]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO
STATS Writer

Thanks to defensive errors, the Chicago Fire have been in a
giving mood at home, and those miscues may have cost them a
chance at the Supporters' Shield.

Brian McBride helped the Fire overcome another pair of defensive
errors to salvage a 2-all draw with Toronto FC on Saturday
night.

McBride netted his team-leading seventh goal of the season with
12 minutes to play, heading a shot past Toronto goalkeeper
Stefan Frei. The forward, a former star with the U.S. national
team, got away from Toronto defender Nick Garcia as midfielder
Justin Mapp found him alone in the box.

Despite rallying for the point, the Fire (10-6-11) are 4-4-6 at
home and are 1-2-2 in their last five there. That has left
Chicago five points back of Eastern Conference-leading and
reigning MLS Cup champion Columbus, which appears to have its
sights set on a second consecutive Supporters' Shield for the
best regular-season record.

"It takes everybody being on the same ... page and being
disciplined, and right now we're not," said goalkeeper Jon
Busch, who had no saves as Toronto (9-10-8) converted both of
its shots on goal. "Enough is enough already.

"We're gift-wrapping goals. It's like ... Christmas time. If
they beat us with a good goal, fair enough, but quit giving away
easy goals and putting ourselves behind the eight-ball. That's
the bottom line, again."

The Fire's first error of the game gave Toronto a 1-0 lead in
the sixth minute. Defender C.J. Brown failed to trap a ball at
midfield, only to see TFC midfielder Dwayne De Rosario gather
the turnover, dribble in alone on Busch and score his team-high
11th goal.

Chicago, which had four shots on goal, leveled the score eight
minutes later on a defensive lapse by Toronto, as Garcia tried
to get away from pressure from Patrick Nyarko by attempting to
chest the ball to Frei, but instead saw his pass bounce into the
net for an own goal.

The defensive problems for the Fire were evident again in the
opening minute of the second half, when De Rosario one-timed a
cross to Chad Barrett, who split Brown and defender Wilman Conde
before flicking a shot past Busch for the 2-1 lead.

It was Barrett's fifth goal, which came in his first game back
at Toyota Park since he was traded to Toronto for the rights to
McBride in July 2008.

"Tonight defensively, we were no good," Fire coach Denis Hamlett
said. "We gave them two goals tonight. Two easy goals. We talk
about wanting to win championships, the defense gotta get
better. Individually, collectively, as a whole."

The Fire, though, had an outstanding chance to get a win on the
match's final play. Nyarko dribbled around a defender and sent a
low cross to the back post, but forward Calen Carr's point-blank
shot went wide left.

Toronto, which had its road winless streak extended to seven
matches (0-4-3), has 35 points and is two behind New England for
the final wild-card berth.

"We let ourselves down," said De Rosario, who leads TFC with
seven assists. "Could've came up with three points, but to be
fair, at the end, we could've came with zero points. We got a
point, and we're still not out of it yet, but we put ourselves
in another tough position to look at; three wins in three
games."

The Fire played without forward Chris Rolfe after he was a late
scratch after re-aggravating a left hamstring injury during
warmups. He was replaced in the lineup by Nyarko.]]></description>
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				<link>http://areyouwatchingthis.com/soccer/news/122616-Toronto-FC-2-Fire-2</link>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 04:57:50 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Toronto FC-Fire Preview]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By MATT BEARDMORE
STATS Writer

Toronto FC (9-10-7) at Chicago (10-6-10), 8:30 p.m. EDT

The Chicago Fire haven't enjoyed much of a home-field advantage.

Toronto FC, meanwhile, hasn't scored a goal on the road in eight
weeks.

Chicago's effort to get to the top of the Eastern Conference
continues Saturday night when Toronto visits Toyota Park.

With an opportunity to tie Columbus atop the East, the Fire
(10-6-10) failed to earn three points Sunday despite midfielder
Peter Lowry giving them a two-goal lead in the opening 35
minutes against the visiting Crew.

Chicago gave up two second-half goals to reigning league MVP
Guillermo Barros Schelotto and settled for a 2-all draw. The
Fire remain three points back of the defending MLS Cup champions
and four ahead of D.C. United for second in the East.

"It feels like a loss," Lowry said. "We did enough to win the
game."

The Fire, 1-2-1 in their last four at Toyota Park, have scored
an MLS-low 13 goals at home this season. They're one of only
three teams in the league that doesn't have a winning home
record (4-4-5).

Chicago has allowed 15 goals at home - tied for second-most in
the conference - but it takes on a Toronto FC club that hasn't
scored in its last 416 minutes on the road.

Toronto (9-10-7) has been shut out in four consecutive road
games (0-3-1) since midfielder Dwayne De Rosario found the back
of the net against New England in a 1-all draw Aug. 1. Coming
off a 2-0 loss at Los Angeles last Saturday, TFC is tied with
the Revolution for fourth in the East.

"We know we have to start picking up wins on the road," said TFC
interim coach Chris Cummins, whose club is 2-7-4 away from home.
"We know we need at least three wins (the rest of the season)
... it's up to us to go in there and perform for 90 minutes."

Toronto is 0-1-1 at Toyota Park, most recently a 2-1 loss July
12, 2008. Forward Chad Barrett had an assist for the Fire in
that matchup but later that month, he was traded to Toronto
along with a first-round draft pick for the rights to Brian
McBride.

Saturday will be Barrett's first match in Chicago since the
deal.

"There's four games left in the season and we have to win them
all," Barrett said. "I have to put all personal stuff aside and
do everything I can to help the team win.

"I hope (Brian) doesn't play well against us, but I know he's a
great player."

Playing in his second match since missing eight due to right
shoulder surgery in July, McBride had an assist Sunday - his
first point since an assist versus New York on May 24.

McBride and Chris Rolfe scored for the Fire in a 2-0 win at
Toronto on May 16.

Chicago will likely get back defender Gonzalo Segares on
Saturday following an MCL sprain that kept him sidelined since
Aug. 8, but forward Cuauhtemoc Blanco is out against Toronto.
Blanco, tied for third in MLS with eight assists, strained his
left hamstring against Columbus.

Fire coach Denis Hamlett is expected to replace Blanco with
Patrick Nyarko or Rolfe.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Beckham leads Galaxy past Toronto FC 2-0]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By JOSEPH D'HIPPOLITO
STATS MLS Correspondent

CARSON, Calif. (STATS) - In guiding the Los Angeles Galaxy to
their latest victory, David Beckham might have won over some of
his biggest critics.

Beckham scored a goal and added an assist to lead the Galaxy to
a 2-0 victory over Toronto FC on Saturday night.

The Galaxy (10-5-11) remained two points behind Houston for the
Western Conference lead and are third in the MLS with 41 points.
The top two teams in each conference and the clubs that have the
next four highest point totals qualify for the playoffs.

Toronto (9-10-7) is tied with New England for fourth in the East
with 34 points, two behind D.C. United for the eighth and final
playoff berth.

Members of the L.A. Riot Squad, the Galaxy's biggest fan group,
applauded Beckham during a post-game television interview. The
Riot Squad displayed large anti-Beckham banners when he played
against AC Milan on July 19 after playing for the Italian squad
on loan during the early part of the MLS season.

After the interview, Beckham turned to the Riot Squad and
returned the applause. On July 19, Beckham challenged a member
of the Riot Squad to meet him on the field, and returned jeers
with mock kisses.

"He was fabulous in a number of attacking opportunities and he
did the defending that he needed to do," Galaxy coach Bruce
Arena said. "The way he got out on the break in the second half
was remarkable.

"David is a person with a lot of pride and he did everything he
could tonight to lead this team. David gave 100 percent, no
question about it."

Beckham attributed his success to playing in the central
midfield, as opposed to his customary right wing.

"Playing in the center, I've got a lot more options where I can
pass forward, to the right or the left," Beckham said. "If you
have enough of the ball, you can create all kinds of problems."

Beckham scored in the ninth minute after a series of passes with
Chris Birchall. Beckham received Birchall's second return pass
on his left foot, dribbled and fired a 17-yard shot inside the
left post.

The goal was Beckham's second in MLS play this year and third
since returning from AC Milan. Beckham scored in the Galaxy's
friendly against FC Barcelona on Aug. 1.

Beckham nearly scored again in the 43rd minute, but after
running onto Eddie Lewis's left-wing cross, he banged a low
23-yard shot off the left post.

Toronto had two chances to force a 1-all tie. In the 31st
minute, Ali Gerba took an 8-yard shot that ricocheted off
goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts' foot. In the 48th minute, Chad
Barrett intercepted Stefani Migiloranzi's pass and sent the ball
to Gerba, whose 13-yard shot hit the crossbar.

"Maybe if that goes in, it's a different game," Toronto coach
Chris Cummins said of Gerba's shot. "We had a good go after
halftime. There were 10, 15 minutes where we really took the
game to them."

Buddle, making his first start since July 16, secured the
Galaxy's three points in the 83rd minute. Beckham intercepted
Julian de Guzman's pass in Toronto's end and played a soft cross
from the right flank into the penalty area to Landon Donovan,
who found an unmarked Buddle seven yards from goal.

Ricketts needed to make only one save for his sixth shutout.

De Guzman, the first Canadian to play in Spain's La Liga and
Toronto's first designated player signing, played the full 90
minutes in his debut. He received a yellow card in the 24th
minute.

Galaxy defender Sean Franklin, the 2008 MLS rookie of the year,
played his first game in nearly four months after undergoing
surgery to repair a torn hamstring muscle in May.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Toronto FC-Galaxy Preview]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By MATT BEARDMORE
STATS Writer

Toronto FC (9-9-7) at Los Angeles (9-5-11), 10:30 p.m. EDT

Since winning the MLS Cup in 2005, the Los Angeles Galaxy
haven't returned to the playoffs.

That might not change this season if their most recent effort
becomes a pattern in their final five games.

Coming off one of the franchise's worst defeats, Los Angeles
looks to bounce back Saturday night at The Home Depot Center
against a Toronto FC club in search of its first-ever playoff
berth.

With a chance Saturday to move atop the Western Conference
standings, the Galaxy (9-5-11) lost 6-3 to visiting FC Dallas.
It was the most goals Los Angeles has ever allowed.

"I have seen this before. This looked like the 2006-08 L.A.
Galaxy," coach Bruce Arena told the Galaxy's official Web site.
"We've got to make that disappear real quick. We weren't right
from the start of the game."

Los Angeles had shut out three consecutive opponents and
surrendered five goals in its previous 10 matches.

"The way we played we deserved to give up six (goals) and get
beat like that," said goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts. "Every season
I think you get a bump in the road like this, and it's important
we learn and learn quickly and move on."

With the top five teams in the West separated by four points,
there's not much room for error for the Galaxy in the final
weeks of the season.

Los Angeles, 6-0-5 against the East, will try to sweep the
season series with Toronto FC after posting a 2-1 win at BMO
Field on June 6.

Edson Buddle, acquired from Toronto in 2007, scored the
game-winner in that contest. He had a goal Saturday in his first
game for Los Angeles since suffering a hyperextended toe July 19
in a friendly versus AC Milan.

Galaxy star Landon Donovan, among the league leaders with 10
goals, will be in the lineup Saturday after missing the first
meeting with Toronto while playing for the U.S. in a World Cup
qualifier against Honduras.

Toronto midfielder Amado Guevara played for the Honduran side in
that matchup. TFC interim coach Chris Cummins planned on keeping
Guevara out of last Saturday's starting lineup against Colorado,
but when Carl Robinson hurt his ankle in warmups, Guevara played
the entire match and assisted on Nana Attakora's first MLS goal
in a 3-2 win.

TFC (9-9-7) had been shut out in its three previous matches.
Dwayne De Rosario's team-leading 10th goal in the 19th minute
snapped a 313-minute scoreless stretch.

"With two more home games after this one, we knew we needed as
much points (as possible) at home," Attakora said.

Toronto is 2-6-4 on road.

Midfielder Julian de Guzman is likely to make his MLS debut
Saturday after signing as Toronto's first designated player last
Friday.

"The positives I have seen from the game (Saturday) are
certainly good to work from," de Guzman told the club's official
Web site. "Making the playoffs is a big deal for the club and I
feel the intensity in the changing room and the eagerness to
capture this spot. We will go all out this weekend just as we
did last weekend."]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Toronto ends scoreless drought and winless streak]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By IAN HARRISON
STATS MLS Correspondent

TORONTO (STATS) - Toronto FC coach Chris Cummins wasn't giving
out points for style on Saturday. His team needs wins to get
into the playoffs, no matter how they come.

Rookie O'Brian White and defender Nana Attakora scored three
minutes apart in the second half to help Toronto snap a
three-game winless streak with a 3-2 victory over the Colorado
Rapids.

"With two more home games after this one, we knew we needed as
much points (as possible) at home," Attakora said. "Chris told
us he wanted us pressing everywhere and, no matter how we won,
he wanted us to win the game. We did that, even though it wasn't
pretty."

The victory moved Toronto (9-9-7) into fourth place in the
Eastern Conference with five games remaining, including three on
the road.

Colorado (10-8-6) is third in the West and has six games left,
only two at home.

With midfielder Pablo Mastroeni suspended and six other players
injured, Rapids coach Gary Smith knew his team was in for a
tough afternoon.

"The reality is, a group that's pretty much decimated with
injuries and suspensions have given a wonderful account of
themselves," Smith said. "On many occasions we might have got
something out of this. Sadly we haven't today."

Dwayne De Rosario's goal in the 19th minute ended a 313-minute
scoreless drought for Toronto FC (9-9-7), which had gone 0-2-1
without scoring since a 2-0 win over D.C. United on Aug. 15.

Four minutes after the half, Conor Casey tied it for Colorado
with his league-leading 13th goal of the season.

But White replaced Ali Gerba in the 65th minute and took just
six minutes to score for Toronto, flicking a through ball from
De Rosario over charging goalkeeper Preston Burpo and into the
back of the net.

"At one point I thought it might hit (the post)," White said.
"When it dropped in, I was like 'Good, the job is finished
there.'"

Attakora padded the lead to 3-1 in the 74th minute with a
powerful header just under the bar on a corner from Amado
Guevara.

"Chris told me before the game that I had to start scoring on
set pieces," Attakora said. "I got my head to it and it went
in."

It was the first MLS goal for Attakora, helping Toronto improve
to 7-3-3 at home.

De Rosario praised his teammates for creating chances with
direct, attacking passes.

"If we want to score, that's the way we need to play," he said.

Colorado started Burpo in goal after regular Matt Pickens
suffered a knee injury in training this week.

"For goalkeepers who haven't played, it is tough coming into a
big atmosphere, a big game, and getting into the pace of it,"
Smith said. "He'll be disappointed he's conceded three goals,
that's for sure."

Casey, whose 51st-minute header gave Colorado a 1-0 win over
Toronto last Saturday, was replaced by substitute Facundo Diz
after Toronto's third goal.

Michael Holody scored his first of the season in the 89th minute
but it wasn't enough for the Rapids, who fell to 0-4-1 on the
road since winning at New York on May 30.

Midfielder Julian De Guzman signed with Toronto on Friday, the
team's first designated player, but the Canadian international
was unable to complete his transfer in time to face the Rapids.

De Guzman took the roster spot of fan favorite Danny Dichio, who
retired Wednesday and joined the team's coaching staff. Dichio,
who scored the first goal in team history, was honored on the
field before kickoff.

Midfielder Carl Robinson (ankle) was scratched from Toronto's
starting lineup and replaced by Guevara. Toronto also was
without defenders Amadou Sanyang and Adrian Serioux, who were
suspended for cards.

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Story from: STATS LLC, http://www.stats.com.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Rapids-Toronto FC Preview]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO
STATS Writer

Colorado (10-7-6) at Toronto FC (8-9-7), 4:00 p.m. EDT

If Toronto FC is going to mount a run at a playoff spot, it will
have to solve its recent scoring slump. Signing Julian de Guzman
and returning to BMO Field could help.

A day after making de Guzman the team's first designated player,
Toronto looks to avoid getting swept in a home-and-home series
with the Colorado Rapids on Saturday afternoon.

TFC (8-9-7) is winless in three games (0-2-1) while getting
outscored 3-0 after falling 1-0 at Colorado (10-7-6) last
Saturday. All three contests, however, have come on the road,
where the club is 2-6-4 compared to 6-3-3 at BMO.

That rough stretch has dropped Toronto into 11th place in MLS,
two points back of New England, Real Salt Lake and Chivas USA
for the last of four wild-card spots.

"(Scoring) has to come from all areas. It can't just come from
one or two people," said midfielder Dwayne De Rosario, who leads
the team with nine goals. "We can't leave it up to one or two
guys. A lot of guys have the potential and ability to score
goals on this team.

"We're trying. The commitment I don't think is there. There's
six games left. It's not that we're out and we still have a good
possibility of getting back into it. But if we give up now, it's
pointless."

If TFC continues to struggle scoring goals, it might be in
better position to prevent them after Friday's signing of
Toronto native de Guzman. The 28-year-old defensive midfielder,
who has four goals and 40 caps for Canada, is expected to be
available Saturday if his international transfer certificate is
approved in time.

"This is a dream come true for me, to be part of a professional
team at this level in Toronto," de Guzman told a news
conference. "I'm home again. Couldn't ask for anything better."

The acquisition of de Guzman would give Toronto a key central
midfielder capable of winning balls, while transitioning play to
De Rosario.

De Guzman was the first Canadian to play in Spain's La Liga,
spending the last four seasons with Deportivo La Coruna while
being named the club's player of the year in 2007-08. Prior to
joining Deportivo, he spent five seasons with FC Saarbrucken and
Hannover 96 of Germany after being brought to Europe by France's
Olympique Marseille when he was 16.

To make room on the roster, the team announced Wednesday that
forward Danny Dichio, who had 14 goals in 59 games over three
seasons, was retiring to take a position as an ambassador and
youth coach.

Toronto has won both home meetings with the Rapids, who are
0-3-1 on the road since a 3-2 win over New York on May 30.

Colorado, though, has won consecutive games at home and is two
points back of second-place Los Angeles in the West.

Conor Casey is looking for another strong performance after
finding the back of the net in the 51st minute against Toronto
for his fourth goal in four games. The forward leads the league
with 12 goals.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Julian de Guzman back in Canada with FC Toronto]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[TORONTO(AP) -- Toronto FC signed Julian de Guzman as its
designated player on Friday, bringing home the Canada midfielder
after more than a decade in Europe.

"This is a dream come true for me, to be part of a professional
team at this level in Toronto," de Guzman told a news
conference. "I'm home again. Couldn't ask for anything better."

De Guzman, who signed a 3 1/2 year deal, became the first
Canadian to play in Spain when he joined Deportivo in 2005. He
spent four years in La Liga after five with two German teams
before returning to MLS when Toronto pursued him.

"We made it happen and we think it's a wonderful signing," said
Mo Johnston, Toronto FC's director of soccer.

De Guzman, who has made 40 appearances for Canada, can play both
as a holding and attacking midfielder for Toronto (8-9-7). He
left home at 16 after being discovered by French club Olympique
Marseille, and went to Germany to join lower-level club FC
Saarbruecken before moving to Hannover 96 of the Bundesliga in
2002.

The designated player is a salary cap exception that allows MLS
teams to sign marquee players such as David Beckham without
going over the league payroll limit.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Toronto FC's 1st goal-scorer Dichio to retire]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[TORONTO(AP) -- Danny Dichio, the striker who scored Toronto FC's
first goal, is retiring.

Dichio made the announcement Wednesday in Toronto. The English
native has 14 goals in 59 games for Toronto, with injuries
limiting his playing time.

He scored three goals in 19 appearances this season with 13 of
those coming off the bench.

The 34-year-old Dichio will serve as an ambassador for the
soccer team and help with coaching, starting with the academy
players before moving to the first team next year.

Dichio entered the record book on May 12, 2007, when he scored
the franchise's first goal against the visiting Chicago Fire.
Toronto fans still celebrate the goal with a song about Dichio
in the 24th minute of every game.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Casey's goal lifts Rapids past Toronto FC, 1-0]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By DALE BUBLITZ
STATS MLS Correspondent

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (STATS) - Toronto FC came to Dicks Sporting
Good Park thinking they had caught a break. They were led to
believe that Conor Casey wouldn't be with the Colorado Rapids on
Saturday night.

"We saw a report that he would be away," Toronto coach Chris
Cummins said. "Instead we walk in and see that he's on the team
sheet for the game."

"We were shocked," Cummins said.

Casey proved to be the difference, scoring in the 51st minute to
lead the Rapids to a 1-0 victory over Toronto FC on Saturday
night.

Casey was supposed to be away with the U.S. team, but two
impacted wisdom teeth kept him in Denver. He had the teeth
extracted last Monday.

"I had been called to the U.S. team camp, but my teeth had
gotten infected and they had to be taken out," Casey said. "It
wasn't something that I could wait on and so I went in Monday
and had them taken out.

"Sure, I was I was disappointed not to be able to go, but given
the circumstances there was nothing I could do," Casey said. "So
with nearly a week of rest, I was healthy come game day and
obviously was going to play."

Matt Pickens recorded his seventh shutout of the season and 18th
of his career for Colorado (10-7-6), which has won two straight
overall and five of six at home.

Casey scored his MLS-leading 12th goal of the year. Omar
Cummings passed to Jacob Peterson, who pushed the ball ahead to
Casey, whose header sailed past goalkeeper Stefan Frei's left
shoulder.

"Just a great pass from Jacob," Casey said. "Omar, Jacob and I
always maintain good eye contact with each other."

The Rapids' defense has been the best in MLS at home, allowing
eight goals in 13 matches. Colorado's offense has scored 10
goals in its last five home games.

Toronto (8-9-7) failed to score for the fourth consecutive road
game and was blanked for the seventh time overall this season.

"Somebody has to reach and work harder to find the back of the
net," Cummins said. "We had nowhere near enough attempts
tonight. I thought we had but one shot on target."

After Casey's goal, Pickens denied Toronto of a goal when he
smothered a kick by Chad Barrett from a tough angle taken from
the side of the left post.

Toronto never challenged again. It's comeback bid was further
hampered when midfielder Amadou Sanyang received a red-card
ejection in the 76th minute. Adrian Serioux got a red-card
ejection in the 86th minute.

Scoring chances were limited as defense dominated the scoreless
first half. The Rapids had three of the four opportunities.

The best came in the 25th minute when Casey hit the middle of
the crossbar on a penalty kick from deep inside the scoring
area. Frei blocked Mehdi Ballouchy's shot from the slot in the
in the sixth minute and smothered a kick by Jacob Peterson in
the 41st.

"It's never very good to miss a penalty good," Casey said. "I
hit it a little bit high, but fortunately I was able to redeem
myself in the second half and get the miss out of my head."

Pickens caught Toronto's best chance, a shot by Dwayne De
Rosario in the 10th minute. It proved to be the one shot on
target that Cummins referred to.

The Rapids were without captain Pablo Mastroeni, who served the
first of a two-game suspension for endangering the safety of
Houston's Andrew Hainault during a 1-0 victory over the Dynamo.

Toronto midfielder Amado Guevara missed the game due to his
commitment to the Honduran team.

"I think we showed a lot of character," Colorado coach Gary
Smith said. "We could have felt sorry for ourselves after the
missed penalty kick, but we kept playing and won."

The teams meet again Sept. 11 in Toronto.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Toronto FC-Rapids Preview]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By SANTOSH VENKATARAMAN
STATS Senior Writer

Toronto FC (8-8-7) at Colorado (9-7-6), 10:00 p.m. EDT

The Colorado Rapids will have to make do without their two best
players as they take on a team they are battling for a
postseason berth.

The Rapids won't have Conor Casey or Pablo Mastroeni on Saturday
night when they host Toronto FC, which will be without
playmaking midfielder Amado Guevara.

With this game falling on the same weekend as key World Cup
qualifiers, each club will be missing a star player. MLS leading
scorer Casey won't be available because of U.S. national team
duty, while Guevara, who has a team-high five assists for
Toronto, is out due to his commitment to the Honduran team.

Making matters worse for Colorado (9-7-6), Mastroeni has been
suspended two games and fined $1,250 for endangering the safety
of Houston's Andrew Hainault during last Sunday's 1-0 victory
over the Dynamo.

"Pablo's given everybody around him somebody to aspire to,"
coach Gary Smith said. "Those players have seen a captain who's
achieved a huge amount in a game. Put his body on the line, full
the course."

Mastroeni will also miss Colorado's trip to Toronto next weekend
for the finale of this home-and-home set.

The Rapids are one of four teams tied with 33 points in the race
for the final three playoff spots in the league. Toronto has 31
points.

Colorado is already without midfielder Colin Clark, out for the
year after suffering an ACL injury in training two weeks ago.
The Rapids made a move Monday, acquiring veteran defender Drew
Moor from FC Dallas for defender Ugo Ihemelu.

"In Drew Moor we're getting an experienced defender in a
slightly different mold to Ugo," Smith said. "In Ugo you've got
a pristine athlete with lots of pace, and a terrific kid at that
as well. But I think with Drew you've got maybe a little bit
more of a cultured defender. A little bit more capable on the
ball."

Colorado is the best defensive team at home in MLS, allowing
eight goals in 12 matches. The Rapids have scored nine goals in
their last four home matches.

Facing a tough defense could be a problem for Toronto (8-8-7),
which has not scored during its stretch of three straight road
games. After losing 2-0 to Chivas USA on Aug. 22, Toronto earned
a scoreless draw with Seattle last Saturday.

Toronto realizes it is getting a huge break with Colorado being
short-handed Saturday.

"It's quite difficult to predict their team because obviously
Conor's away, they're got a couple of injuries and they've got a
new guy coming as well," coach Chris Cummins said. "We're going
to try and concentrate on ourselves."]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:57:23 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Toronto, Seattle play to scoreless draw]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By MARK MOSCHETTI
STATS MLS Correspondent

SEATTLE (STATS) - Dwayne De Rosario was delighted to come out of
the game with a point.

Freddie Ljungberg was disappointed - even disgusted - to do
likewise.

Toronto's De Rosario and Seattle's Ljungberg each had their
share of near-misses Saturday, and no one found the back of the
net as Toronto FC and the Sounders played to a 0-0 tie.

Toronto (8-8-7), in the middle of a three-game road stretch,
bounced back from a 2-0 loss at Chivas last Saturday. The
expansion Sounders (8-6-10) have gone three straight games and
314 minutes overall without scoring at home.

"It was just one of those days," said De Rosario, who had four
of Toronto's 11 shots but was kept off the board for the second
straight game after a four-game goal streak. "At the end of the
day, you take the point. And hopefully, we can go on to Colorado
(next Saturday) and win there. If you get four points in three
road games, we'll be just fine."

For Ljungberg, last Sunday's come-from-behind 1-1 tie at
MLS-leading Houston was a much better effort than the one the
Sounders put forth at home Saturday against the third-place team
from the Eastern Conference.

"We played so well in Houston, and we were looking forward to
today," Ljungberg said. "We created some chances at the end
(including point-blank try of his own during second-half
stoppage time that was stopped by Stefan Frei). But I would say
it's disappointing that we tied the game. We want to win at
home, and you're always (ticked) off when you draw."

Toronto, which took 13 shots but put none on goal last week at
Chivas, had five shots that nearly went into the Seattle net
during the opening half.

In the third minute, a long distribution downfield by Frei found
De Rosario. He got behind the Sounders defense into the penalty
area, went one-on-one with goalkeeper Kasey Keller and had a
wide-open net from six yards, but poked his shot wide to the
right.

In the ninth minute, De Rosario had another try from the top of
the box, but headed one wide left. In the 22nd minute, Chad
Barrett headed a perfectly placed De Rosario target ball just
wide left from the top of the box.

One minute after that, Amado Guevara's shot from inside the top
left corner of the box bounced off the far side of the crossbar.

Sam Cronin had a one-on-one try against Keller near the end of
the first half, but sent his shot wide right.

"The first half was the best 45 minutes we have played," Toronto
interim coach Chris Cummins said. "We had a lot of chances in
the first half, we're just unlucky. I thought we had legs today,
we had energy, and the tactics we set out there were good."

Ljungberg gave Seattle two prime scoring opportunities during
the first 45 minutes. One shot from the top of the box was
stopped on a diving save by Frei in the 26th minute. Near the
end of the 41st, Ljungberg lofted a free kick toward the top of
the arc for Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, whose header was barely wide
of the left post.

Ljungberg then had two shots within two minutes midway through
the second half that were on target. The first was deflected
over the top, and the second flew just wide of the far post.

Seattle has gone 1-3-3 in its last seven games.

"I thought we were lucky to go into halftime 0-0," said Sounders
coach Sigi Schmid, whose team will play at D.C. United in the
U.S. Open Cup final Wednesday. "The second half was better. We
had two chances - I wouldn't say to win - but we had to chances
to steal it at the end.

"I'm actually a little bit happy we got a point, because we
could have walked away with nothing."]]></description>
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				<link>http://areyouwatchingthis.com/soccer/news/115888-Toronto-Seattle-play-to-scoreless-draw</link>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 03:05:11 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Toronto FC-Sounders Preview]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By SANTOSH VENKATARAMAN
STATS Senior Writer

Toronto FC (8-8-6) at Seattle (8-6-9), 4:00 p.m. EDT

In the midst of three straight long trips to face Western
Conference clubs, Toronto FC is hoping it can shake off any
travel-related issues this week.

Toronto will try to forget a dismal trip from a week ago when it
plays the Seattle Sounders FC in a matchup of the two newest MLS
teams Saturday at Qwest Field.

Toronto (8-8-6) is trying to reach the playoffs for the first
time in its third season and is tied with New England with 30
points for third place in the Eastern Conference.

Seattle (8-6-9), meanwhile, is tied for third in the West with
Chivas USA with 33 points. The expansion club and Chivas are two
points behind Los Angeles for the second automatic playoff spot
in the conference.

Toronto failed to put any of its 13 shots on goal in a 2-0 loss
to Chivas last Saturday.

"As a team we just need to come together now," defender Chad
Barrett said. "This is the first game of a three-game trip. We
can't get too high when we win and we can't get really get that
low when we lose because we have to go to Seattle next week and
then Colorado the next weekend and we need wins.

"Now that we didn't come away with any points here, we need
wins. We need to step up and get the team morale going again for
the Seattle trip."

TFC altered its travel plans, leaving for the Pacific Northwest
on Thursday to prepare for this contest. The club also believes
it has cleared up any issues for rookie forward O'Brian White, a
Canadian of Jamaican descent who was forced to go to Los Angeles
on his own last weekend due to issues with U.S. customs.

"At the end of the day, we set ourselves targets, and we have to
meet those targets," Toronto interim coach Chris Cummins said.
"The playoffs is key for us, and that's something we have to do,
and if we don't reach it, it's our own faults and it's down to
ourselves."

The Sounders got the tying goal from Nate Jaqua in the 70th
minute Sunday in a 1-1 draw at Houston after having lost three
of the previous four matches.

Seattle played its first road game April 4 at Toronto and won
2-0 on goals by Freddie Ljungberg and rookie Steve Zakuani.

"That (the game at Toronto) and maybe the Houston games are the
two best games we've played this season," Ljungberg said. "Both
of them are away from home and we played some great football."

Five of Seattle's last seven matches are against Eastern
Conference foes, and it will begin the stretch run with a
healthy roster.

"We have no suspensions, we have no real injuries of note,"
goalkeeper Kasey Keller said. "So our fingers are crossed that
we take advantage of that."]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:44:45 GMT</pubDate>
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