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04-04-2009, 08:38 AM
Mornin'
Toronto fans get chance to roar
PAUL ATTFIELD
After the weekend that was — a 1-1 draw in Columbus capped off with the PG version of all that is bad about the game of soccer, also known as hand bags at five yards — Toronto FC fans finally get a chance to do what they have historically done better than anyone else in Major League Soccer, support their team.
Because the first visitors to the circus that is BMO Field this season are the pretenders to that throne (or maybe even the new occupants of the catbird seat, as hinted at by MLS commissioner Don Garber after the Seattle Sounders drew 35,000 fans to their inaugural game), the ante merely increases on what is sure to be a frenzied atmosphere this afternoon.
Read More (http://sports.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090403.wspt-tfc-03/GSStory/GlobeSportsSoccer/home)
`A dream come true' for De Rosario
Scarborough native finally returns to T.O.
Daniel Girard
For Dwayne De Rosario it's about the excitement of "a dream come true" – finally wearing the home team jersey in front of the hometown fans.
Same goes for Adrian Serioux.
For NCAA All-American Sam Cronin, the focus is "just don't get overwhelmed."
The first two Toronto FC home-openers have been about anticipation and excitement. Today, the third edition, also comes with a heavy dose of optimism about the season ahead, which is sure to add to the noise level at a sold-out BMO Field as the expansion Seattle Sounders come to town.
Read More (http://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/613674)
De Rosario searching for 1st TFC goal
Dwayne De Rosario has been waiting for this moment since he joined Toronto FC.
The Canadian midfielder will make his hometown debut when Toronto FC host Seattle Sounders FC in its home opener of the 2009 MLS season on Saturday (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 3:30 p.m. ET).
De Rosario, who grew up in Scarborough, in Toronto's east end, made his way back home in the off-season when the Houston Dynamo traded him to Toronto FC.
Read More (http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2009/04/03/sp-torontofc-seattle.html)
Ljungberg could start at BMO on Sat
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO -- Freddie Ljungberg has long grown accustomed to the spotlight as one of soccer's most recognizable figures, whether it's on the pitch delivering precision passes or posing for underwear ads as the former face of Calvin Klein.
Still, the Swedish midfielder was surprised by the rock-star reception he's received in Seattle.
"It's been amazing," Ljungberg said Friday, on the eve of Seattle's game against host Toronto FC. "When I signed up there was 500 people standing there screaming and greeting me, which I never thought possible maybe in America.
Read More (http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/2009/04/03/ljunberg_seattle_toronto/)
Battle of who has most passionate fans
TORONTO -- With a 2-0 record and an average home crowd of more than 30,000 supporters per game, Seattle Sounders FC have taken MLS by storm thus far in their first season. But while Toronto FC greatly respects the Sounders' accomplishments on the field, the Reds don't quite buy into the hype that Seattle is now the hottest soccer market in the league. After all, it was Toronto's fan support that generated headlines during the Reds' expansion season in 2007, and with Sounders FC coming to town on Saturday for TFC's home opener, head coach John Carver thinks that the BMO Field fans will show that they can top any level of support from the Pacific Northwest.
Read More (http://toronto.fc.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090403&content_id=234945&vkey=news_t280&fext=.jsp&team=t280)
SUNSHINE (http://www.torontosun.com/sunshinegirl/)
Toronto fans get chance to roar
PAUL ATTFIELD
After the weekend that was — a 1-1 draw in Columbus capped off with the PG version of all that is bad about the game of soccer, also known as hand bags at five yards — Toronto FC fans finally get a chance to do what they have historically done better than anyone else in Major League Soccer, support their team.
Because the first visitors to the circus that is BMO Field this season are the pretenders to that throne (or maybe even the new occupants of the catbird seat, as hinted at by MLS commissioner Don Garber after the Seattle Sounders drew 35,000 fans to their inaugural game), the ante merely increases on what is sure to be a frenzied atmosphere this afternoon.
Read More (http://sports.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090403.wspt-tfc-03/GSStory/GlobeSportsSoccer/home)
`A dream come true' for De Rosario
Scarborough native finally returns to T.O.
Daniel Girard
For Dwayne De Rosario it's about the excitement of "a dream come true" – finally wearing the home team jersey in front of the hometown fans.
Same goes for Adrian Serioux.
For NCAA All-American Sam Cronin, the focus is "just don't get overwhelmed."
The first two Toronto FC home-openers have been about anticipation and excitement. Today, the third edition, also comes with a heavy dose of optimism about the season ahead, which is sure to add to the noise level at a sold-out BMO Field as the expansion Seattle Sounders come to town.
Read More (http://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/613674)
De Rosario searching for 1st TFC goal
Dwayne De Rosario has been waiting for this moment since he joined Toronto FC.
The Canadian midfielder will make his hometown debut when Toronto FC host Seattle Sounders FC in its home opener of the 2009 MLS season on Saturday (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 3:30 p.m. ET).
De Rosario, who grew up in Scarborough, in Toronto's east end, made his way back home in the off-season when the Houston Dynamo traded him to Toronto FC.
Read More (http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2009/04/03/sp-torontofc-seattle.html)
Ljungberg could start at BMO on Sat
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO -- Freddie Ljungberg has long grown accustomed to the spotlight as one of soccer's most recognizable figures, whether it's on the pitch delivering precision passes or posing for underwear ads as the former face of Calvin Klein.
Still, the Swedish midfielder was surprised by the rock-star reception he's received in Seattle.
"It's been amazing," Ljungberg said Friday, on the eve of Seattle's game against host Toronto FC. "When I signed up there was 500 people standing there screaming and greeting me, which I never thought possible maybe in America.
Read More (http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/2009/04/03/ljunberg_seattle_toronto/)
Battle of who has most passionate fans
TORONTO -- With a 2-0 record and an average home crowd of more than 30,000 supporters per game, Seattle Sounders FC have taken MLS by storm thus far in their first season. But while Toronto FC greatly respects the Sounders' accomplishments on the field, the Reds don't quite buy into the hype that Seattle is now the hottest soccer market in the league. After all, it was Toronto's fan support that generated headlines during the Reds' expansion season in 2007, and with Sounders FC coming to town on Saturday for TFC's home opener, head coach John Carver thinks that the BMO Field fans will show that they can top any level of support from the Pacific Northwest.
Read More (http://toronto.fc.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090403&content_id=234945&vkey=news_t280&fext=.jsp&team=t280)
SUNSHINE (http://www.torontosun.com/sunshinegirl/)