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Toronto FC Hires New Assistant Coach

Jyle Dupuis — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:26:42 +0000

The Toronto FC of the Major Soccer League has been through some major changes after the end of this season. With a new head coach scheduled for the 2010 season much has been done to shake things up. Today they have announced that they will be replacing their assistant coach as well.

Toronto FC

John Carver will be replaced by Leo Percovich, who acted as a goal-keeper coach for Chivas USA. Carver decided not to renew his contract after getting an offer from Nike to work for them in Beaverton, Oregon. Percovich has worked with Preki before as the two were coaches for Chivas USA. The combination did well before and it is expected to do well for the Toronto FC as well.

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Beckham Promises To Be Back

Jyle Dupuis — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:17:19 +0000

David Beckham promised fans at the end of his last game in the 2009 MLS season that he will indeed be back next year. His five year contract with the LA Galaxy has just two years remaining and that has some fans worried that he might want out before the contracts over. Beckham’s real commitment has always been with the English National team and he’s played over 100 game on the team.

David Beckham

Being in the MLS has been a challenge for this as he might have to play in the off season just to stay on top of his game. Being sharp is one of the biggest problems professional soccer players face. So playing year round without too many breaks is challenging. Lets just hope that Beckhm doesn’t crash and burn before his career does.

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Real Salt Lake Wins MLS Cup!

Jyle Dupuis — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:00:12 +0000

It was a remarkable victory for the Real Salt Lake after defeating LA Galaxy 5-4 in penalty kicks. Beckham was clearly in pain during the later part of the game but he trudged through showing his devotion for his team. He later told reporters that he had to be given shots in his ankle to settle the swelling but after just 50 minuites of play time he was back in serious pain again. Donovan did his best to help carry his team but in the end they fell short.

Real Salt Lake wins MLS Cup over LA Galaxy

Some called it a game of Russian Roulette where both teams were so clearly equally matched and that in the end the win came by the shear luck of the draw. Well after this whole ordeal Beckham was able to set aside his differences with his team and prove that he was devoted to them despite wanting to take off to Real Madrid this past summer. Well LA Galaxy, better luck next year…

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Donovan Earns MVP Award For MLS

Jyle Dupuis — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:24:04 +0000

Landon Donovan is celebrating a personal victory this week as he was awarded the MVP for the 2009 MLS season. The MVP is the highest honour for any individual player. Well you can’t say he didn’t earn it. Donovan almost single handedly carried his the LA Galaxy to the MLS Finals this year, already winning for them the Western Conference Championship.

Landon Donovan

After getting into a little bit of trouble a few months ago for voicing his disdain for co-player David Beckham, he’s bounced back to a point where the two have worked together as a team. That couldn’t have been easy. Lets hope that Donovan will be able to keep up the momentum and bring home the MLS Cup this year.

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Montreal Regains Hope for MLS Franchise

Jyle Dupuis — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:03:04 +0000

The Montreal Impact felt like they were duped when they withdrew their bid for a MLS franchise after finding out that the MLS is charging a $40 million expansion fee. The Impact could have been playing in the MLS by 2011 had they followed through with the deal. However, not all is lost for the Canadian soccer team.

Montreal Impact's cause to celebrate!

Their hopes of being added to the MLS have been renewed after MLS commissioner Don Garber extended his desire to have Montreal added as the 18th team to the league. The hopes are that they will be able to expand to a well rounded 20 team. The $40 million Montreal refused to pay has since been reduced to a more reasonable $35 million. There are also rumors that David Beckham has expressed interest in being a part owner of the Montreal Impact. His contract with the MLS includes a clause that allows him to collect investments.

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Real Salt Lake Prepares For Finals

Jyle Dupuis — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:02:32 +0000

Real Salt Lake has been in this position before. Last year they won the MLS Eastern Conference but lost the final game. This year Real Salt Lake faces the Los Angeles Galaxy for the coveted MLS Cup. David Beckham has pledged to continue helping the Galaxy towards a victory despite Team England needing him for the World Cup Qualifiers.

Real Salt Lake - MLS Finals

The two teams have an impressive resume this year so it will be interesting to see how everything unfolds. The LA Galaxy have won the MLS Cup twice in their franchise history first time was in 2002 and then again in 2005. They were the runner up last year after losing to Real Salt Lake.

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Seattle Sounders Eliminates F.C. Dallas

Jyle Dupuis — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 06:51:55 +0000

The Seattle Sounders shut down any hopes for the F.C. Dallas winning the Major League Soccer Cup this year by eliminating them from the playoffs. Saturday night’s game at the Qwest Fields in Seattle was a saddening loss for Dallas when they let in two goals, ending the game 2-1.

Sigi Schmid waves to the fans, in a 3-0 Seattle Sounders victory over the New Your Red Bulls, Thursday, March 19, 2009.

The lone point was enough to crush Dallas dreams for a cup this season but hey did they really think they could best the Seattle Sounders? The team was introduced this 2009 season and was marked as the team to beat after they acquired Steve Zakuani (who was the MLS first draft pick) and head coach Sigi Schmid.

Not only was the victory a important one for the Sounders it was also significant because it marked Sigi Schmid’s 125 game wins in the MLS, a new all time record.

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Toronto FC Has Gone From Bad To Worse

Jyle Dupuis — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 07:47:04 +0000

The Toronto FC soccer club has gone from bad to worse for midfielder Carl Robinson. Toronto FC are three points behind a spot that would give them a chance to play towards the MLS Cup this year and they have no hope of making it. To make matters worse Robinson collided with a team member during practice injuring his face.

Toronto FC midfielder Carl Robinson (33). The New York Red Bulls defeated Toronto FC 2-0 during a Major League Soccer match at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ, on August 17, 2008.

The injury was so severe that he was advised to get reconstructive surgery from his physician. The surgery will keep him off of the pitch for at least 6 weeks. That’s more than enough time to miss out on the painful last three game his team will have to play to end the season.

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Toronto FC Loses Hope For MLS Cup

Jyle Dupuis — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:03:49 +0000

Well it looks as if the Toronto FC won’t be getting a jab at the MLS Cup this year. At least not after their performance against the Chicago Fire. Chicago’s Brian McBride put a late 78th minute goal past the defense and into the opposing Toronto net. Chicago seems to be having everything go for them these days.

Brian McBride of the Chicago Fire

President Barack Obama will be flying to Europe to meet with the Olympic Committee to help petition Chicago’s bit for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Personally having so many games held in North America in recent years might play against their bid. Other cities in the final petitioning phase are Madrid, Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro

Well as far as Toronto goes, there’s always next year.

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Toronto FC Keeps Hope Alive For MLS Cup

Jyle Dupuis — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:51:19 +0000

It was cause for some big celebrations yesterday when Toronto FC defeated the Colorado Rapids 3-2. The game earned Toronto enough points to keep their hopes for the Major League Soccer Cup dreams alive. For the last three seasons the Toronto FC have played in the MLS they have never made it to the playoff rounds.

Toronto FC players celebrate O'Brian White's goal during MLS action at BMO Field Toronto in a game between Colorado Rapids and Toronto FC. September 12, 2009

Dwayne De Rosario made the first goal of the game in the 19th minute giving Toronto the first lead. After two more points followed Toronto coach Chris Cummins jumped for joy and told reporters that he believes that the team now has the confidence to play in the playoffs. The last time Toronto faced Colorado it ended in a defeat 1-0.

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