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06-02-2009, 05:35 AM
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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)
SUNSHINE (http://www.torontosun.com/sunshinegirl/)
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)
SUNSHINE (http://www.torontosun.com/sunshinegirl/)