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Tuesday, 23 April 2013

Beyond POV-FS – MLS Week in Review and Canadian Content Subsection at Canadian Soccer News

    A pair of posts up over at Canadian Soccer News yesterday.

    First, the standard MLS Weekend Review, results, videos, a peculiar goal of the round, and some other notes from the weekend.

    Second, an extended look at the Canadian on-pitch contributions – top three performers: Nana Attakora, Will Johnson, and Dejan Jakovic.

Saturday, 20 April 2013

Beyond POV-FS – Pre-Match Notes – Toronto FC vs. the Houston Dynamo at Waking the Red

    Some last-minute notes prior to this afternoon’s match between Toronto FC and the Houston Dynamo at BMO Field is up over at Waking the Red.

    Check it out.

Tuesday, 16 April 2013

Beyond POV–FS – MLS Week in Review – Round 7 at Canadian Soccer News

    Review of this past weekend’s MLS action is up over at Canadian Soccer News.

    Canadian content, video highlights, Will Johnson’s free-kick, Alan Gordon’s slur, and more; all the sights and sounds from another round of MLS play.
   
    Check it out.

Saturday, 13 April 2013

Beyond POV-FS – Pre-Match Notes- Toronto FC at Philadelphia Union at Waking the Red

    Some additional pre-match notes prior to the match between Toronto FC and the Philadelphia Union at PPL Park this afternoon is up over at Waking the Red; a supplement to the Know Your Enemy feature.

    Check it out.

Friday, 12 April 2013

Beyond POV-FS – Know Your Enemy: Philadelphia Union at Waking the Red

    Preview of tomorrow’s match between Toronto FC and the Philadelphia Union at PPL Park in Philly is up over at Waking the Red.

    A projected lineup, recent form, etc. – all the good stuff.

    Check it out.

Monday, 8 April 2013

Beyond POV-FS – MLS Week in Review – Round 6 at Canadian Soccer News

    Review of Round Six of MLS play is up over at Canadian Soccer News, featuring video highlights, goal of the round, results in brief, Canadian content, and a few other juicy tidbits.
   
    All one needs to keep up with the weekly goings on.

    Check it out.

Saturday, 6 April 2013

Tuesday, 2 April 2013

Saturday, 30 March 2013

Beyond POV-FS – Know Your Enemy: Los Angeles Galaxy at Waking the Red

    Preview of this afternoon’s match between Toronto FC and the LA Galaxy at BMO Field is up over at Waking the Red.

    Check it out.

    NB: I wasn’t bold enough to predict minutes for Landon Donovan in the official preview, but do not be overly surprised if he makes a cameo appearance in the matchday eighteen.

Wednesday, 20 March 2013

Beyond POV-FS – What Just Happened? Toronto at Montreal – The Impact’s Second Goal and Dunfieldinho at Waking the Red

    A look at the beautiful bit of passing that led to Montreal’s second goal against Toronto on the weekend and a passage of attacking class from Terry Dunfield is up over at Waking the Red.

    Check it out.

MLS Red Card Watch – Salazar and Chivas

    Last week POV-FS, alerted by a lack of red cards through two weeks, theorized that MLS had instructed its officials to be more lenient on the field and allow the Disciplinary Committee to handle any serious infractions in an effort to spare any mistakes from ruining matches.

    Finally, in the last match of Round Three on Sunday, the first red card of the 2013 season was shown by referee Ricardo Salazar to Chivas USA in their derby against the Los Angeles Galaxy.

    And, of course, it was controversial.

Tuesday, 19 March 2013

First Person View - Toronto FC Pays Tribute to Torsten Frings

    Toronto FC paid a unique tribute to their retired captain, Torsten Frings, on the occasion of their first home match of the season against Sporting KC a week or so ago.

Beyond POV-FS – MLS Week in Review – Round 3 at Canadian Soccer News

    Review of all the matches from round three – rivalry week – of MLS is up over at Canadian Soccer News.

    Check it out.

Friday, 15 March 2013

Beyond POV-FS - Repeated Slow Starts to the Second Half Will Prove Costly for Toronto FC at Waking the Red

     A post from earlier today, looking at Toronto FC’s inability to return from half-time with the same energy that they begin the match is up over at Waking the Red.

    Do check it out.

Tuesday, 12 March 2013

The Lack of Red Cards Thus Far in MLS

    Over the course of the first two weeks of the 2013 MLS season an interesting trend has begun to develop: 17 matches have been played and yet, no – 0 – red cards have been issued.

Monday, 11 March 2013

Beyond POV-FS - MLS Week in Review - Round 2 at Canadian Soccer News

    This week’s installment of the weekly MLS review is up over at Canadian Soccer News, now with at least fifty-percent more El Chelis.

    Check it out.