Goaltender Stefan Frei thinks that TFC’s new style of play might inspire imitators. There are some important questions surrounding this year’s incarnation of Toronto FC. Can the team master, for instance, the nuances and subtleties of a new style of play fast enough to make this the year the franchise finally debuts in the playoffs? [...]

Photo courtesy of Greystone Books. It’s not unusual for Dave Bidini to travel the world on various near-spiritual sports retreats; he’s written books on the origin and heart of baseball and hockey that have taken him to Italy, Romania, Hong Kong, and the United Arab Emirates. But finding himself travelling to Australia with some of [...]

Christopher Bird and Christopher Drost are Torontoist’s staffers accredited for the G20. They will be reporting on the inside for the duration of the summit; Torontoist’s complete G20 coverage, including reporting from the streets, is here. British Prime Minister David Cameron. Photo by Christopher Drost/Torontoist. We’ve attended six or seven press events (briefings, conferences, et [...]

Togo vs. South Korea, Private residence near St. Clair Avenue West and Keele Street, June 13, 2006. The accelerated pulse, the tightening muscles, the bite of the lip—no, this isn’t going where you think it is—watching the final tense minutes of a game can elicit all kinds of reactions. Whether you’re a sports fan, soccer [...]

World Cup hawking at Lawrence West and Caledonia. Being a soccer fan in Toronto means being conflicted—at least that’s the case for some every four years when the World Cup rolls around. In a city as diverse as Toronto, choosing a single country to root for can seem daunting. If only Toronto had it as [...]

Photo by kozumel. Nothing’s official yet; so far there’s just a rescheduled game between Toronto FC and the New York Red Bulls. It would appear, however, that the move was made in order to free up Toronto FC and BMO Field for what would be the biggest occasion in the fledgling team’s history: an exhibition [...]

Photo by Somewhere in Toronto from the Torontoist Flickr Pool. May is a good month to follow European football soccer, not so good to follow the Toronto Maple Leafs. Back in the old country, each domestic league reaches its climax, with teams at the top vying for the title and teams at the bottom battling [...]

David Beckham is finally—finally—making his Toronto debut, and as we suspected it won’t be with the Los Angeles Galaxy. Instead, he’ll be the featured attraction of Major League Soccer’s annual all-star game, which this year pits the very best of MLS against the very mediocre West Ham United of the English Premiership. As glamour match-ups [...]

The younger members of the “Toronto 18″ were clueless dupes, according to the RCMP informant on the case. Best line from the story: “At one point, he said, the leaders hid in the bushes and made wolf and bear noises.” Thank God we caught them early or they would have been making animal noises outside [...]