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08-08-2008, 06:06 AM
Dichio returns from concussion
TFC's leading scorer participates in first full practice in a month and could play vs. Rapids
Morgan Campbell
When Danny Dichio first suffered a concussion early last month, he tried to play tough guy, returning to practice two weeks later and hoping the symptoms – severe headaches, nausea and dizziness – would disappear.
Toronto FC's starting goalkeeper, Greg Sutton, knew better.
Last June, Sutton tried to rush back from a concussion suffered while training with Canada's national team, and wound up missing the rest of the season. So when he saw Dichio come back to practice, he summoned the trainers and helped usher the team's leading scorer to the sideline.
And Dichio can't thank him enough.
A month after his injury, Dichio participated in his first full practice with the team yesterday, and will travel with them to tomorrow's game against the Colorado Rapids.
TFC coaches aren't sure if he will play, but Dichio thanks Sutton for helping him even reach this point.
"Sutts has briefed me though a lot of the symptoms and when they're going to get better," Dichio said. "He explained a lot of the frustrating stuff ... he's talked me through it."
Read more (http://www.thestar.com/Sports/Soccer/article/474296)
TFC midfielder suspended
LARRY MILLSON
Toronto — TFC midfielder Amado Guevara has been suspended for one extra game by the MLS disciplinary committee and fined an extra $250 for the red card he picked up late in Sunday's 2-0 loss to FC Dallas for striking an opponent, Pablo Ricchetti, in the face in the penalty area in the 78th minute. The result was a penalty shot that Kenny Cooper made to give Dallas its first goal.
Guevara was ejected from Sunday's game and received the automatic one-game suspension and $250 fine as a result of the red card. Guevara will miss Saturday's game in Colorado and the Aug. 17 game in New York. Guevara then will join the Honduras national team for a World Cup qualifier.
Read more (http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080807.wtfcsuspend0807/GSStory/GlobeSportsSoccer/home)
Danny Dichio may play Saturday for Toronto FC
Leading scorer has been sidelined since July 1
Toronto FC striker Danny Dichio could see action in Saturday's road game against the Colorado Rapids.
Dichio, 33, hasn't played for the Major League Soccer club since suffering a concussion in a 1-0 loss to the Vancouver Whitecaps in a Canadian Champions League game on Canada Day, July 1.
The Englishman, who leads Toronto in scoring with five goals this season, participated in a full training session with his teammates Thursday and coach John Carver confirmed Dichio will travel with the team to Colorado and could be used as a substitute in Saturday's contest.
"Danny has trained the last couple of days and says he's fine, so he is going to travel with us," Carver is quoted on Toronto FC's official website.
Read more (http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2008/08/07/dichio-injury.html)
Injured Dichio eyes TFC return
By LANCE HORNBY (lance.hornby@sunmedia.ca), SUN MEDIA
One way or another, Danny Dichio hopes to get his head out of the clouds tomorrow when Toronto FC reaches the rarefied air of Colorado.
Sidelined with a concussion since July 1, Dichio is anxious to get back and help TFC's punchless offence, whose ineffectiveness has contributed to the club's six-game winless streak.
The trouble is that high altitudes can be the worst place for athletes coming off head injuries to test themselves.
"He will travel with us," a cautious coach John Carver said yesterday at BMO Field, "but at the end of the day, if I've waited this long for him, then two weeks won't make that much more difference."
As long as he doesn't suffer any ill effects on the plane ride this morning, Dichio seems willing to take something of a risk by training hard tonight and playing tomorrow against the Colorado Rapids in suburban Denver.
Read more (http://www.torontosun.com/Sports/OtherSports/2008/08/08/6382566-sun.html)
SUNSHINE (http://www.torontosun.com/SUNshineGirl/home.html) :hurray:
TFC's leading scorer participates in first full practice in a month and could play vs. Rapids
Morgan Campbell
When Danny Dichio first suffered a concussion early last month, he tried to play tough guy, returning to practice two weeks later and hoping the symptoms – severe headaches, nausea and dizziness – would disappear.
Toronto FC's starting goalkeeper, Greg Sutton, knew better.
Last June, Sutton tried to rush back from a concussion suffered while training with Canada's national team, and wound up missing the rest of the season. So when he saw Dichio come back to practice, he summoned the trainers and helped usher the team's leading scorer to the sideline.
And Dichio can't thank him enough.
A month after his injury, Dichio participated in his first full practice with the team yesterday, and will travel with them to tomorrow's game against the Colorado Rapids.
TFC coaches aren't sure if he will play, but Dichio thanks Sutton for helping him even reach this point.
"Sutts has briefed me though a lot of the symptoms and when they're going to get better," Dichio said. "He explained a lot of the frustrating stuff ... he's talked me through it."
Read more (http://www.thestar.com/Sports/Soccer/article/474296)
TFC midfielder suspended
LARRY MILLSON
Toronto — TFC midfielder Amado Guevara has been suspended for one extra game by the MLS disciplinary committee and fined an extra $250 for the red card he picked up late in Sunday's 2-0 loss to FC Dallas for striking an opponent, Pablo Ricchetti, in the face in the penalty area in the 78th minute. The result was a penalty shot that Kenny Cooper made to give Dallas its first goal.
Guevara was ejected from Sunday's game and received the automatic one-game suspension and $250 fine as a result of the red card. Guevara will miss Saturday's game in Colorado and the Aug. 17 game in New York. Guevara then will join the Honduras national team for a World Cup qualifier.
Read more (http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080807.wtfcsuspend0807/GSStory/GlobeSportsSoccer/home)
Danny Dichio may play Saturday for Toronto FC
Leading scorer has been sidelined since July 1
Toronto FC striker Danny Dichio could see action in Saturday's road game against the Colorado Rapids.
Dichio, 33, hasn't played for the Major League Soccer club since suffering a concussion in a 1-0 loss to the Vancouver Whitecaps in a Canadian Champions League game on Canada Day, July 1.
The Englishman, who leads Toronto in scoring with five goals this season, participated in a full training session with his teammates Thursday and coach John Carver confirmed Dichio will travel with the team to Colorado and could be used as a substitute in Saturday's contest.
"Danny has trained the last couple of days and says he's fine, so he is going to travel with us," Carver is quoted on Toronto FC's official website.
Read more (http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2008/08/07/dichio-injury.html)
Injured Dichio eyes TFC return
By LANCE HORNBY (lance.hornby@sunmedia.ca), SUN MEDIA
One way or another, Danny Dichio hopes to get his head out of the clouds tomorrow when Toronto FC reaches the rarefied air of Colorado.
Sidelined with a concussion since July 1, Dichio is anxious to get back and help TFC's punchless offence, whose ineffectiveness has contributed to the club's six-game winless streak.
The trouble is that high altitudes can be the worst place for athletes coming off head injuries to test themselves.
"He will travel with us," a cautious coach John Carver said yesterday at BMO Field, "but at the end of the day, if I've waited this long for him, then two weeks won't make that much more difference."
As long as he doesn't suffer any ill effects on the plane ride this morning, Dichio seems willing to take something of a risk by training hard tonight and playing tomorrow against the Colorado Rapids in suburban Denver.
Read more (http://www.torontosun.com/Sports/OtherSports/2008/08/08/6382566-sun.html)
SUNSHINE (http://www.torontosun.com/SUNshineGirl/home.html) :hurray: