Federico Bernardeschi is staying in Major League Soccer as no Serie A side wanted to take him away from Toronto. Bernardeschi's frustration and struggles with Toronto FC contributed to why the Canadian club finished at the bottom of MLS. Toronto FC had just four wins from 34 league games. That includes losing 15 of the […]

A complete and utter bust emerged from what seemed to be great additions. Most MLS fans would consider them the biggest flops ever as they look for a return to Serie A. The news that Lorenzo Insigne and Federico Bernardeschi would be continuing their careers with Toronto FC was quite shocking when they arrived. Of […]

John Herdman has said that he ought to have resigned as coach of the Canadian national team before the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. In March of 2022, Herdman led Canada to their first World Cup qualification in 36 years. However, he experienced a personal tragedy about which few knew. The Canadian soccer coach does […]

The 'wrong project,' according to Federico Bernardeschi, was his stint with Toronto FC, which is not working out. Consequently, he has acknowledged the possibility of returning to Juventus. Last summer, Bernardeschi became a member of Toronto FC after leaving Juventus as a free agent. The MLS club brought him in along with fellow Italians Lorenzo […]

Around the world, a soccer club playing in a league outside their own country is unusual, but not completely unheard of. However, it's usually reserved for clubs from very small nations that aren't big enough to have a robust league of their own. So why do Canadian teams – from a large, developed country – […]

Bob Bradley is back with Stabaek, a team in Norway he previously coached, returning to management after being sacked by Toronto FC in June The club announced that the 65-year-old has signed until at least the conclusion of the current season. Bradley first joined Stabaek in 2014. He was in charge for two years, during […]

John Herdman has left his role as Canada's national team manager to become the new head coach of Toronto FC. Herdman will, however, continue helping Canada during the transitional period over the next month. The 48-year-old coach will then officially take over at Toronto on Oct. 1. Herdman claims time was right to take Toronto […]

Some people were surprised, and others were excited in early 2014 when it was announced that English striker Jermain Defoe would join Toronto FC of Major League Soccer (MLS). Toronto FC had hoped to add star power and goal-scoring abilities when they signed Defoe, known for his brilliance in front of goal and remarkable tenure […]

Toronto FC and manager Bob Bradley parted ways on Monday with the Canadian club struggling mightily. The Reds are second from the bottom in the MLS Eastern Conference table with only the ailing Inter Miami beneath them. Bob Bradley, the former head coach of the USMNT, took over after the 2021 MLS season. Under Bradley's […]

As we’ve discussed for weeks now on this site, the new MLS brand (“MLS Next”) comes at a time of incredible importance to the league. For most of the front office and media, the focus has been on the league’s future and how bright it looks. However, the league needs to take a hard look […]

As Earl said yesterday, we're doing the MLS preview a little differently this year, and our first article today is on the men on the bench, the new head coaches. This offseason five teams from various situations and needs hired new head coaches, all from very diverse backgrounds. MLS teams have been trending towards hiring […]

In MLS, 56% of teams made the playoffs this year, meaning your team had a pretty good chance to make at least the 4 v. 5 game of the playoffs (except you, Toronto fans, sorry). Of course, at the end of the season, 44% of teams didn't. Some just fell short, like Montreal and FC […]

In my 2011 season preview, I predicted that Toronto would struggle for the first few months under its newest leadership structure (new general manager and head coach) but toward the end of the year start to look like a promising team for 2012. I had no clue that the amount of change they would undergo […]

Until Saturday's match versus RSL, Dwayne De Rosario was a good pickup for DC United. The team was playing better with him in the lineup and he gave them an offensive spark that they had lacked with Dax McCarty. Then on Saturday night he took it to a new level. First he fed Andy Najar […]

No road wins this season. A minus 22 goal differential. Six games lost where they gave up three goals or more, including a 4-0 loss and a 6-2 loss. Nineteen points, the third lowest in the league. More trades than a Wall Street stock broker. To be blunt, there has been little for Toronto FC […]