Today's News,Wednesday,Feb.02

[denime]

Mornin'



Toronto FC v. Partizan Belgrade (http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2011/02/toronto-fc-v-partizan-belgrade)


TFC TV- Day 4 (http://torontofc.neulion.com/tfc/console.jsp)


MLS and the great Canadian compromise (http://www.cbc.ca/sports/blogs/nigelreed/2011/02/mls-and-the-great-canadian-compromise.html)




SUNSHINE (http://www.torontosun.com/sunshinegirl/#next)

[denime]

Toronto FC v. Partizan Belgrade (http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2011/02/toronto-fc-v-partizan-belgrade)



Supporters can follow developments via the official Toronto FC Twitter Account (http://www.twitter.com/torontofc) and starting lineups will be posted on this page Wednesday morning.

[razor787]

Morning D

[sidvan]

Interesting drive in to work this morning. Have D to thank for all the news! Gracias.

[Suds]

Mornin'


TFC TV- Day 4 (http://torontofc.neulion.com/tfc/console.jsp)


check out how smoothly Winter still receives a pass at about 1:10 of the video

I've always said it's that first touch that separates top pros from average

[scooter]

mornin d

and on the winter front - yes exciting to watch how he works with the players

[mastermixer]

check out how smoothly Winter still receives a pass at about 1:10 of the video

I've always said it's that first touch that separates top pros from average

I agree... you can tell a lot about a players skill from the first two seconds they get the ball.

[Oldtimer]

Canada moves up to 80 in the FIFA rankings.

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2011/02/02/sp-fifa-rankings.html?ref=rss

(yes, I know they're dubious)

[Parkdale]

SSG looks like some kind of 'FemBot' from an Austin Powers movie.

[TFCDP]

check out how smoothly Winter still receives a pass at about 1:10 of the video

I've always said it's that first touch that separates top pros from average


That jumped out at me too when I first saw the vid.. It's also nice to see how interactive he is during these sessions.

[TFCRegina]

Canada moves up to 80 in the FIFA rankings.

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2011/02/02/sp-fifa-rankings.html?ref=rss

(yes, I know they're dubious)

More importantly, Canada remains 8th in CONCACAF, the bare minimum for a World Cup Qualifier seeded group spot in the 1st Group Stage (change in qualification process this year).

[C.Ronaldo]

winter has a parka on

he is in for a treat when he trains here

[Stouffville_RPB]

Morning D


More importantly, Canada remains 8th in CONCACAF, the bare minimum for a World Cup Qualifier seeded group spot in the 1st Group Stage (change in qualification process this year).

That is big for Canada. The CMNT can't afford to have any extra obsticles in their way.

I'm enjoying the TFC trianing vid's.

[flatpicker]

Whitecaps beat Salt Lake in 1st exhibition match


It was only exhibition, but Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Teitur Thordarson got a chance to see his players in game action for the first time Tuesday.
Russell Teibert of Niagara Falls, Ont., and Terry Dunfield of Vancouver scored as the Whitecaps beat Real Salt Lake 2-1 in a Major League Soccer training match in Casa Grande, Ariz.
Thordarson, who used as many players as he could in the match's three 45-minute periods, was generally happy with what he saw.


Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2011/02/01/sp-soccer-whitecaps.html#ixzz1ColZ7hyj


- Three 45-minute periods?... never heard of that.

[Fort York Redcoat]

More importantly, Canada remains 8th in CONCACAF, the bare minimum for a World Cup Qualifier seeded group spot in the 1st Group Stage (change in qualification process this year).


Morning D



That is big for Canada. The CMNT can't afford to have any extra obsticles in their way.

I'm enjoying the TFC trianing vid's.

One can look at it that way. Another way would be they've seeded us into the worst group again and we play less games to qualify ie get less points from competition.

[tovan]

Whitecaps beat Salt Lake in 1st exhibition match


It was only exhibition, but Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Teitur Thordarson got a chance to see his players in game action for the first time Tuesday.
Russell Teibert of Niagara Falls, Ont., and Terry Dunfield of Vancouver scored as the Whitecaps beat Real Salt Lake 2-1 in a Major League Soccer training match in Casa Grande, Ariz.
Thordarson, who used as many players as he could in the match's three 45-minute periods, was generally happy with what he saw.


Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2011/02/01/sp-soccer-whitecaps.html#ixzz1ColZ7hyj


- Three 45-minute periods?... never heard of that.



Thordarson and Jason Kreis discussed prior to the game that they wanted to get a look at as many players as possible so they mutually agreed to play 3 periods.

http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/kreis-stresses-defense-following-loss-vancouver

“We wanted to get everyone about 65 minutes,” RSL head coach Jason Kreis told ESPN700 Sports Radio when explaining the unusual format.

http://whitecapsfc.com/news/2011/02/whitecaps-fc-win-first-preseason-match-mls-club

"With both sides keen to look at the many players they have in camp at present, the 'Caps and RSL agreed to a 135-minute match that was played in three periods of 45 minutes each. This allowed 25 members of the Blue and White squad some valuable game action versus an established MLS opponent."

[Razcle]

TFC-Belgade all square at 1-1 in Turkey

http://www.tsn.ca/soccer/story/?id=352102

[polak9pete]

http://www.partizan.rs/home.php?Jezik=en

highlights of the tfc game today

[flatpicker]

^ Can't seem to make that video work.

[Shway]

http://www.partizan.rs/home.php?Jezik=en

highlights of the tfc game today

i wonder if we could get the whole game