Amidst all the hype and interminable waiting surrounding the European Championship starting next Saturday, we kinda forget the less interesting footballing action in our own backyard. Being from Montreal, I naturally side with our beloved Impact. But a team from our rival city Toronto has been grabbing my attention as of late.
Toronto FC is the youngest team in the MLS. The team saw light last season with a horrible record. They finished dead last in the league but that was to be predicted from an expansion team. Not so this season. I've been following the team's progress since the beginning of the season and they are surprising quite a few people. They already have more wins than the entire last campaign and we're not even half way into the 2008 campaign and have added some ex-international stars to give the team some credibility. After all the MLS is starting more and more to become a league were footballing icons come and finish their careers on a lucrative note.
Quite honestly I've been pleasantly surprised by the level of skill and play that is constantly evolving in Toronto. Also worth of mentioning are Toronto FC's fanbase. They are nuts! They are constantly crammed 20 000 strong in their stadium filling it full capacity and seem to truly be loving every minuted of gameplay. Congrats Toronto. That is a real story of success. oh, and the Leafs still suck.
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