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Darwin Quintero’s hat trick lifts Minnesota to win over Toronto

MINNEAPOLIS — A sensational hat trick from Darwin Quintero, augmented by a 13th-minute goal from Miguel Ibarra, gave Minnesota United (6-10-1) a large enough cushion to weather a late rally by Toronto FC (4-10-3) and hold on to a 4-3 home win. The victory was much-needed by Minnesota coming on the back of a five-loss […]

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Sebastian Giovinco insists Toronto FC contract situation not affecting his form

[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”232″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Sebastian Giovinco has made his position clear. Toronto FC’s star forward told the Toronto Sun in April that he considered it a “little bit” of a problem that the club was not ready to discuss a potential extension to his contract, which expires at […]

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New England Revolution News Toronto FC

Michael Bradley defends Giovinco, wishes referee decisions weren’t so ‘black and white’

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Toronto FC midfielder Michael Bradley lamented the final minutes of his side’s 3-2 loss to the New England Revolution on Saturday night at Gillette Stadium. Teammate Sebastian Giovinco, who entered the match as a second-half substitute, converted an 89th-minute penalty to give Toronto some hope of coming back to draw level. But that […]

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Revolution beat Toronto FC 3-2 in rainy Foxborough

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Toronto FC wasn’t ready for the New England Revolution’s high press. That much was clear inside the first seven minutes of the clubs’ clash Saturday night at Gillette Stadium. New England (5-3-2, 17 points) scored twice off a pair of Toronto (2-6-1, 7 points) giveaways en route to a 3-2 win. Cristian […]

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MLS player salaries: The league has a new highest-paid player

Major League Soccer has a new highest-paid player: Toronto FC’s Sebastian Giovinco.  He makes a base salary of $6.5 million and total compensation of $7,115,555.67, according to the latest numbers released Thursday by the MLS Players Association. Those numbers are slightly lower than what former Orlando City star Kaká made — $6.6 million base salary […]

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New England Revolution hosts stuttering Toronto FC

[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”167″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Has the New England Revolution back line improved, or not? The Revs (4-3-2, 14 points) have a chance to answer that question Saturday night as they host Toronto FC (2-5-1, 7 points) at Gillette Stadium. After last weekend’s 4-2 loss at Montreal, a strong […]

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Toronto FC 2018 outlook: maintaining historic success

Toronto FC will try to improve on a historic 2017, but how do you keep climbing when you’re already at the top? Head coach: Greg Vanney 2017 finish: 20-5-9, 69 points; No. 1 East Posteseason: MLS Cup champion Season recap Carrying the burden of a 2016 MLS Cup defeat, Toronto FC returned to the league’s […]