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01-16-2009, 07:53 AM
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Johnston: Man with a plan
by Ryan Johnston
Toronto FC director of soccer Mo Johnston made the only trade he needed to at the 2009 MLS SuperDraft when he swapped his riverboat for a rowboat.
It must have tore the Scotsman up inside to walk to the podium three times in the first round and make three selections; but it was the right thing to do. In his third-year as team architect Johnston seems to have settled down and accepted that building a winner is not a race.
Read more (http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/blogs/2009/01/16/johnston_blog_mojo/)
TFC goes local in draft haul
Jubilant White among trio of first-rounders brought in to add depth to club's talent pool
Daniel Girard ,Sports Reporter
O'Brian White is coming home.
The University of Connecticut scoring sensation from Scarborough was selected fourth overall by Toronto FC in the Major League Soccer SuperDraft yesterday. "I feel very good knowing that I'm going back home to play," White said in an interview from St. Louis moments after his name was called.
Read more (http://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/571993)
Toronto FC picks 2 Canadian in MLS draft
CBC.ca
Toronto FC made use of all three of its first-round picks in Major League Soccer's SuperDraft at St. Louis on Thursday.
After the expansion Seattle Sounders FC selected University of Akron forward Steve Zakuani with the No. 1 pick, Toronto scooped up midfielder Sam Cronin of
Wake Forest University, a finalist for the Hermann Trophy as the top player in NCAA Division I, with the second overall selection.
Read more (http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2009/01/15/mls-draft.html)
TFC goes offensive with early picks
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Toronto FC didn't have to look far to get some much-needed scoring punch Thursday in the MLS Superdraft.
Toronto FC selected Toronto-born striker O'Brian White with the fourth pick overall. White, 23, enjoyed a stellar '07 campaign at the University of Connecticut, scoring an NCAA-high 23 goals to capture the Hermann Trophy as U.S. college soccer's player of the year.
Read more (http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/2009/01/15/mls_superdraft/)
TFC picks Canadian
By SUN WIRE SERVICES
Toronto FC didn't have to look far to get some much-needed scoring punch in yesterday's MLS Superdraft.
TFC selected Toronto-born striker O'Brian White with the fourth pick overall.
White, 23, enjoyed a stellar '07 campaign at the University of Connecticut, scoring an NCAA-high 23 goals to capture the Hermann Trophy as U.S. college soccer's player of the year.
Trouble is White suffered a season ending knee injury after just 14 games in 2008.
Read more (http://www.torontosun.com/sports/soccer/2009/01/16/8042061-sun.html)
TFC complete 2009 MLS SuperDraft
Club selects Toronto high school star in the first round
TorontoFC.ca
Toronto FC was busy in the first round of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft held in St. Louis, MO. Toronto had the 2nd, 4th and 13th selections all in round one. With the 2nd overall selection, Toronto FC chose Wake Forest University midfielder Sam Cronin. Cronin completed all four seasons at Wake Forest and started in every game the Demon Deacons played since he first stepped on campus in 2005 to play for head coach Jay Vidovich.
Read more (http://toronto.fc.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090115&content_id=212467&vkey=news_t280&fext=.jsp&team=t280)
Draft brings more questions for TFC
by: Ben Rycroft
It should come as no surprise that when the consensus became that Toronto FC was going to trade one, if not all of its first round draft picks at yesterday's MLS Superdraft, that Director of Soccer Operation Mo Johnston turned around and did the complete opposite.
Read more (http://www.metronews.ca/toronto/blog/post/167722)
Toronto FC makes most of MLS first-round draft picks
Jesse Reynolds, National Post
Toronto FC added more homegrown talent to its roster Thursday, picking O'Brian White fourth overall in the Major League Soccer SuperDraft. This development comes a month after the club traded for hometown hero and Canadian international player Dwayne De Rosario.
White, 23, is a native of Jamaica but spent his high school years in Scarborough and has Canadian residency. The University of Connecticut forward had been on the team's radar even before he won the 2007 Hermann Trophy as the NCAA most valuable player. However, there had been speculation that White would opt to play in Europe.
Read more (http://www.financialpost.com/scripts/story.html?id=1181829)
Mo Johnston: In Negotiations with a South American Striker (http://www.tfcconnected.com/2009/01/mo-johnston-in-negotiatoins-with-south.html)
SUNSHINE (http://www.torontosun.com/sunshinegirl/)
Very busy today :D
Johnston: Man with a plan
by Ryan Johnston
Toronto FC director of soccer Mo Johnston made the only trade he needed to at the 2009 MLS SuperDraft when he swapped his riverboat for a rowboat.
It must have tore the Scotsman up inside to walk to the podium three times in the first round and make three selections; but it was the right thing to do. In his third-year as team architect Johnston seems to have settled down and accepted that building a winner is not a race.
Read more (http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/blogs/2009/01/16/johnston_blog_mojo/)
TFC goes local in draft haul
Jubilant White among trio of first-rounders brought in to add depth to club's talent pool
Daniel Girard ,Sports Reporter
O'Brian White is coming home.
The University of Connecticut scoring sensation from Scarborough was selected fourth overall by Toronto FC in the Major League Soccer SuperDraft yesterday. "I feel very good knowing that I'm going back home to play," White said in an interview from St. Louis moments after his name was called.
Read more (http://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/571993)
Toronto FC picks 2 Canadian in MLS draft
CBC.ca
Toronto FC made use of all three of its first-round picks in Major League Soccer's SuperDraft at St. Louis on Thursday.
After the expansion Seattle Sounders FC selected University of Akron forward Steve Zakuani with the No. 1 pick, Toronto scooped up midfielder Sam Cronin of
Wake Forest University, a finalist for the Hermann Trophy as the top player in NCAA Division I, with the second overall selection.
Read more (http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2009/01/15/mls-draft.html)
TFC goes offensive with early picks
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Toronto FC didn't have to look far to get some much-needed scoring punch Thursday in the MLS Superdraft.
Toronto FC selected Toronto-born striker O'Brian White with the fourth pick overall. White, 23, enjoyed a stellar '07 campaign at the University of Connecticut, scoring an NCAA-high 23 goals to capture the Hermann Trophy as U.S. college soccer's player of the year.
Read more (http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/2009/01/15/mls_superdraft/)
TFC picks Canadian
By SUN WIRE SERVICES
Toronto FC didn't have to look far to get some much-needed scoring punch in yesterday's MLS Superdraft.
TFC selected Toronto-born striker O'Brian White with the fourth pick overall.
White, 23, enjoyed a stellar '07 campaign at the University of Connecticut, scoring an NCAA-high 23 goals to capture the Hermann Trophy as U.S. college soccer's player of the year.
Trouble is White suffered a season ending knee injury after just 14 games in 2008.
Read more (http://www.torontosun.com/sports/soccer/2009/01/16/8042061-sun.html)
TFC complete 2009 MLS SuperDraft
Club selects Toronto high school star in the first round
TorontoFC.ca
Toronto FC was busy in the first round of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft held in St. Louis, MO. Toronto had the 2nd, 4th and 13th selections all in round one. With the 2nd overall selection, Toronto FC chose Wake Forest University midfielder Sam Cronin. Cronin completed all four seasons at Wake Forest and started in every game the Demon Deacons played since he first stepped on campus in 2005 to play for head coach Jay Vidovich.
Read more (http://toronto.fc.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090115&content_id=212467&vkey=news_t280&fext=.jsp&team=t280)
Draft brings more questions for TFC
by: Ben Rycroft
It should come as no surprise that when the consensus became that Toronto FC was going to trade one, if not all of its first round draft picks at yesterday's MLS Superdraft, that Director of Soccer Operation Mo Johnston turned around and did the complete opposite.
Read more (http://www.metronews.ca/toronto/blog/post/167722)
Toronto FC makes most of MLS first-round draft picks
Jesse Reynolds, National Post
Toronto FC added more homegrown talent to its roster Thursday, picking O'Brian White fourth overall in the Major League Soccer SuperDraft. This development comes a month after the club traded for hometown hero and Canadian international player Dwayne De Rosario.
White, 23, is a native of Jamaica but spent his high school years in Scarborough and has Canadian residency. The University of Connecticut forward had been on the team's radar even before he won the 2007 Hermann Trophy as the NCAA most valuable player. However, there had been speculation that White would opt to play in Europe.
Read more (http://www.financialpost.com/scripts/story.html?id=1181829)
Mo Johnston: In Negotiations with a South American Striker (http://www.tfcconnected.com/2009/01/mo-johnston-in-negotiatoins-with-south.html)
SUNSHINE (http://www.torontosun.com/sunshinegirl/)