Today’s News, Monday , May.26
Time for new Canadian rivalry
By GARETH WHEELER
Let's preface what follows by saying Montreal is a fantastic city with an amazing vibe.
The problem is Montrealers really don't like us here in Toronto. How many times have you been to Montreal and heard the same lame comment -- "I hate Toronto." When you press further as to why, there's never a reasonable answer. So, tomorrow we should give them a reason to hate us -- our football club is better than their's!
We're talking rivalries here, and not the half-assed hockey one that's artificially perpetuated through eight games a season between teams on completely different scales in terms of competitiveness. We've been there, done that.
It's time to build a new rivalry -- on the soccer field.
Tomorrow, as part of the CONCACAF Champions League qualification, Toronto FC plays the Montreal Impact. The Vancouver Whitecaps are also part of the series, competing for Canadian bragging rights.More important than the potential Champions League spot is the long-term spin off it can have in creating a true sporting rivalry. ...
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Toronto FC vying to represent Canada
LARRY MILLSON
From Monday's Globe and Mail
TORONTO — Toronto FC will have little time to dwell on Saturday's 3-2 loss to D.C. United, in which Danny Dichio had twice provided leads for Toronto with goals in the first half.
Now it is on to Montreal for a Canada Cup game against the Montreal Impact at Stade Saputo Tuesday. It is the first match of a round-robin tournament involving the Impact, Vancouver Whitecaps and Toronto FC, with a spot to represent Canada in the CONCACAF Champions League at stake.
Vancouver and Montreal play in the United Soccer Leagues, which is a notch below Toronto's league, Major League Soccer.
The loss to D.C. United at RFK Stadium in Washington was the first for Toronto FC in seven matches. After losing 4-1 to host D.C. on April 5, Toronto has won four games, lost one and tied two, with five of the seven matches at BMO Field in Toronto.
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