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denime
06-02-2009, 05:35 AM
Mornin'



Toronto FC on the verge of clinching first trophy
All they need against Whitecaps is a draw
Daniel Girard
In 2011, Toronto FC and the Vancouver Whitecaps will begin meeting regularly in Major League Soccer games, there will be an instant rivalry of the league's two Canadian teams.
Consider tonight a preview.
The two sides play at picturesque Swangard Stadium with the Canadian championship on the line.

Read More (http://www.thestar.com/sports/article/643894)



Civic pride on the line
Matthew Sekeres
There’s an interesting rivalry unfolding in Canadian soccer these days, and it extends beyond clubs and into communities.
Toronto FC and the Vancouver Whitecaps will provide another snapshot of the feud, and more claim to cross-country bragging rights, when they play for the Nutrilite Canadian Championship at 5,200-seat Swangard Stadium today.

Read More (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/civic-pride-on-the-line/article1164136/)



Brennan determined to win trophy
Reds need a draw or win to lift cup

Toronto FC arrived in Vancouver on Sunday afternoon ahead of the Nutrilite Canadian Championship match against the Whitecaps on Tuesday night at Swangard Stadium (kick off 10:30 p.m. ET live on Rogers Sportsnet).
Toronto need just a point from the game to win the first trophy of the club's short history, and after experiencing disappointment in the competition last year, captain Jim Brennan is determined they won't slip up again.

Read More (http://toronto.fc.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090601&content_id=5084756&vkey=news_t280&fext=.jsp&team=t280)



Battered and bruised
Gerry Dobson
It’s a pair of thin, beat up squads heading into a crucial game of the Nutrilite Canadian Championship here in Vancouver.
To make it even more intriguing, both the Vancouver Whitecaps and Toronto FC are coming off poor performances in weekend league matches.
Vancouver was beaten 2-0 in Portland in a game head coach Teitur Thordarson said they were awful defensively. Then they had to endure the seven-hour bus ride back from Oregon.

Read More (http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/blogs/2009/06/01/dobson_nutrilite/)



Must-win for Whitecaps
THE CANADIAN PRESS
BURNABY, B.C. -- What is a must-win soccer game for the Vancouver Whitecaps is a should-win for Toronto FC when the two teams clash Tuesday in what could be the deciding match of the Nutrilite Canadian Championship.
Toronto, Canada's lone team in Major League Soccer, needs just a draw in the game (Rogers Sportsnet, 10:30 p.m. ET) to claim the Nutrilite crown. The Whitecaps, the defending United Soccer Leagues' first division champions, need a victory, then some help from the Montreal Impact.

Read More (http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/2009/06/01/whitecaps_tfc_preview/)



Whitecaps respect Toronto FC — but look for bragging rights
BRUCE CONSTANTINEAU
Toronto FC is exactly where the Vancouver Whitecaps expect to be in two years – playing before sellout crowds in Major League Soccer.
Toronto hasn’t had the most spectacular on-field performance in its first two MLS seasons – with a collective record of 15 wins, 30 losses and 15 ties in 2007 and 2008.
It also lost the Nutrilite Canadian Championship last year to the upstart USL-1 Montreal Impact, which advanced to the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal and played before 55,000 people at Olympic Stadium in a 2-0 win over Santos Laguna.

Read More (http://www.vancouversun.com/Sports/Whitecaps+respect+Toronto+look+bragging+rights/1652700/story.html)


TFC can advance with draw tonight

Toronto FC is exactly where the Vancouver Whitecaps expect to be in two years -- playing before large crowds in Major League Soccer.
Toronto did not had the most spectacular on-field performance in its first two MLS seasons -- with a collective record of 15 wins, 30 losses and 15 ties in 2007 and 2008.
But Toronto FC's phenomenal off-field success has made it the poster child for new pro sports league franchises. BMO Field regularly sells out all 20,500 seats for Toronto FC games and the team capped its season-ticket sales at 16,000 for the 2009 season, leaving more than 14,000 people on the waiting list.

Read More (http://www.nationalpost.com/sports/story.html?id=1652843)



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Ageroo
06-02-2009, 05:41 AM
Yeah baby...Game Day! Mornin' D....let's hope this is the first day of many trophies to come!

rocker
06-02-2009, 05:43 AM
i'm up too early.. couldn't sleep.. woke up at 5:30!!! ugh
too bad the game is at 10:30pm!!

Ageroo
06-02-2009, 05:46 AM
i'm up too early.. couldn't sleep.. woke up at 5:30!!! ugh
too bad the game is at 10:30pm!!

haha...I know what you mean....went to bed earlier than normal and I bloody got up around 5:00.......I am dying for 10:30 to come around! :scarf:

keem-o-sabi
06-02-2009, 05:58 AM
and today's coed girl (http://coedmagazine.com/category/girls/daily-snapshot-girls-2/) and special edition (http://soccerlens.com/babes/sylvie-van-der-vaart-photos/)

rocker
06-02-2009, 06:15 AM
haha...I know what you mean....went to bed earlier than normal and I bloody got up around 5:00.......I am dying for 10:30 to come around! :scarf:

the problem is, since I woke up at 5:30, I'm not sure if I'll make it to 10:30 ... without a nap at some point! i'm gettin old

Smuttynose
06-02-2009, 06:51 AM
i also woke up at 530!! but i'm definitely headed for a nap soon

scooter
06-02-2009, 07:04 AM
mornin d
game day come on you reds

daner90
06-02-2009, 07:10 AM
so anyone else tempted to hop on a plane a fly-out to van-city for this one lol

ganzo_thebest
06-02-2009, 07:21 AM
where is everyone watching the game???

Technorgasm
06-02-2009, 07:26 AM
Overture!
Dim the lights!
This is it!
We'll hit the heights
Who knows what heights we'll hit

ON WITH THE SHOW VANCOUVER IS SHIT!!

TFC_Junky
06-02-2009, 07:29 AM
Hey Van city, you're gonna get beat like you stole something!!!

Nuvinho
06-02-2009, 07:33 AM
The first thing when I woke up this morning, I thought to myself, "It's Cup day!!"

Fort York Redcoat
06-02-2009, 07:42 AM
The first thing when I woke up this morning, I thought to myself, "It's Cup day!!"

Yes Nuvi! This is what I want to see! I can't fing wait for tonight!

Carter
06-02-2009, 07:45 AM
Mornin' D!!



Hey Van city, you're gonna get beat like you stole something!!!

I actually believe that the saying is, "We are going to beat you like a red-headed step child."

Here we go.

Carter
06-02-2009, 07:46 AM
Yes Nuvi! This is what I want to see! I can't fing wait for tonight!


Are you going to Joes or Scallywags?

Fort York Redcoat
06-02-2009, 07:53 AM
C'mon do I look uptown to you?

I'll be at Joe's Mr Carter!

Ageroo
06-02-2009, 08:14 AM
Only thing I don't like is this....from the Dobson article. Guevara and Wynne I am not so worried about...


Sometime after that match goalkeeper Stefan Frei came down with an infected toe. His entire foot was swollen by Monday and he stayed in the team hotel while the rest of them trained under hot, sunny skies on an artificial surface.

Frei will be a game-day decision by head coach Chris Cummins. Not that they lose anything by putting Greg Sutton in there. He's been the consummate pro all the while, biding his time and waiting for a chance. Perhaps this is it.

Fort York Redcoat
06-02-2009, 08:19 AM
Sutton wins the Vcup v former team. Sweet story!

Ageroo
06-02-2009, 08:20 AM
Sutton wins the Vcup v former team. Sweet story!


Not that I don't have confidence in Sutton for tonight...just the injury to Frei...

olegunnar
06-02-2009, 08:22 AM
Sutton wins the Vcup v former team. Sweet story!

No
We want to win tonight.

This is not good. It'll put more pressure on our finishing. Can't afford to dominate a game and not finish when you don't know if the one chance the other team gets will end up being a howler.

Lucky Strike
06-02-2009, 09:45 AM
Only thing I don't like is this....from the Dobson article. Guevara and Wynne I am not so worried about...

Yup, where the hell did an infected to come from for Frei? I just hope Sutton's not rusty.

bee dubya
06-02-2009, 10:41 AM
Just a heads up that Sportsnet has baseball games on all 4 regions prior to the TFC game. If the baseball goes heavy, the TFC game will be pushed back and run on a delay...

menefreghista
06-02-2009, 10:43 AM
Just a heads up that Sportsnet has baseball games on all 4 regions prior to the TFC game. If the baseball goes heavy, the TFC game will be pushed back and run on a delay...

No worries, Roy Halladay is pitching for the Jays tonight. That's like a guaranteed 2-2.5 hour game.

rocker
06-02-2009, 10:50 AM
I just hope Sutton's not rusty.

Sutton must have been playing in those reserve games right? They played U of T then the Serbian team recently.

DangerRed
06-02-2009, 11:29 AM
Is this game being shown live online anywhere?

bee dubya
06-02-2009, 11:30 AM
No worries, Roy Halladay is pitching for the Jays tonight. That's like a guaranteed 2-2.5 hour game.

That's if he pitches the whole game. Look what happened last time he was on the mound. He came out of the game with a 5 run lead and the game went 11 innings in the end. Hopefully he can throw a complete game tonight.

menefreghista
06-02-2009, 11:52 AM
That's if he pitches the whole game. Look what happened last time he was on the mound. He came out of the game with a 5 run lead and the game went 11 innings in the end. Hopefully he can throw a complete game tonight.

I've personally asked Halladay for a complete game shut out tonight. :D

Parkdale
06-02-2009, 11:55 AM
Is this game being shown live online anywhere?

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