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The Professional Referee Organization acknowledged a “significant officiating error” occurred in Toronto FC's 2-1 win over New York City FC Saturday at BMO ...

It was the first game at BMO Field since Canada clinched World Cup qualification a week earlier in a 4-0 win over Jamaica. It was warmer — five degrees Celsius ...

Toronto dodged a bullet when referee Drew Fischer reversed his eighth-minute penalty decision after Talles Magno went down in the penalty box. Alex Bono made an acrobatic save off Keaton Parks in the 68th minute to maintain the Toronto advantage. Toronto doubled its lead in the 43rd when Thiago Martins headed the ball into his own goal off a dangerous Pozuelo free kick. And he was rewarded with an ovation when he exited in the 60th minute. The atmosphere for everyone is amazing." For Toronto (2-2-1), it was a second straight win.

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• The oddsmakers pick NYCFC to win. • A completely remade Toronto squad has yet to find its groove this year under new head coach Bob Bradley, and has just four points after four games. NYCFC and Toronto have played each other 16 times: New York City hold a slight edge with five wins to Toronto’s four, plus seven draws between them, but NYCFC have been outscored 23 goals to 26.

Toronto FC_Alex Bono; Lukas MacNaughton, Shane O'Neill, Luca Petrasso, Carlos Salcedo; Michael Bradley, Jonathan Osorio (Noble Okello, 60th), Alejandro Pozuelo, ...

Toronto FC scored a pair of first-half goals to beat New York City FC 2-1 Saturday afternoon at BMO Field.

TFC now has two victories to go along with two losses and a draw in early regular-season MLS play. Jesus Jimenez scored in the 31st minute to give TFC a 1-0 ...

The Reds doubled the lead via an own goal by New York’s Thiago Martins in the 43th minute. The victory was Toronto’s second in a row. Toronto FC forward Jesús Jiménez (9) celebrates scoring a goal during the first half against New York City FC at BMO Field.

TORONTO — With 19 players from last year's roster moving on, Toronto FC had a lot of vacancies this season. Under new coach Bob Bradley, Canadian youth is ...

Toronto dodged a bullet when referee Drew Fischer reversed his eighth-minute penalty decision after Talles Magno went down in the penalty box. Alex Bono made an acrobatic save off Keaton Parks in the 68th minute to maintain the Toronto advantage. Toronto doubled its lead in the 43rd when Thiago Martins headed the ball into his own goal off a dangerous Pozuelo free kick. And he was rewarded with an ovation when he exited in the 60th minute. The atmosphere for everyone is amazing." For Toronto (2-2-1), it was a second straight win.

Jesus Jimenez scored and New York City FC conceded an own goal as Toronto FC downed the defending MLS champions 2-1 on Saturday.

{* traditionalSignIn_emailAddress *} {* traditionalSignIn_emailAddress *} {* traditionalSignIn_emailAddress *} {* traditionalSignIn_emailAddress *} Compare that to 2021 when New York failed to score in just two of its first 25 matches. New York lost its season opener 1-0 at the Los Angeles Galaxy, beaten by a 90th-minute goal. At the other end, substitute Jordan Perruzza came close with a shot in stoppage time. Toronto dodged a bullet when referee Drew Fischer reversed his eighth-minute penalty decision after Talles Magno went down in the penalty box. Alex Bono made an acrobatic save off Keaton Parks in the 68th minute to maintain the Toronto advantage. Toronto doubled its lead in the 43rd when Thiago Martins headed the ball into his own goal off a dangerous Alejandro Pozuelo free kick. And he was rewarded with an ovation when he exited in the 60th minute. For Toronto (2-2-1), it was its second win in a row.

It's hard to tell sometimes if Toronto FC coach Bob Bradley is running an MLS soccer club or a youth drop-in centre.

By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. NYCFC midfielder Santiago Rodríguez picked up an Academy Award nomination midway through the second half when he performed a wonderful backwards flop after being touched in the back by Michael Bradley, who was solid at midfield for Toronto. Also of note, former Brazilian great Ronaldinho, two-time FIFA World Player of the Year and World Cup champion, was in attendance at BMO Field. Ronaldinho posed on the field with former TFC and Canadian international star Dwayne De Rosario and was presented with an Alphonso Davies Canada jersey. It was probably the best overall game this season by the TFC backline of Shane O’Neill, Lukas MacNaughton and Carlos Salcedo. O’Neill made a couple of crucial blocks and tackles close to the TFC goal. The goal, the first goal, was really well done.” “I think Oso has had a great start to the season,” Bradley said. Even with the replay, it was hard to say if Thompson made accidental contact with Magno or not. On Saturday afternoon at BMO Field, the latest teenager to make his MLS debut as a starter for TFC was 19-year-old wing back Kosi Thompson, who survived a scare in the first five minutes, but stepped up and played well as TFC downed New York City FC — the defending MLS Cup champions — 2-1 in front of 21,802 fans at BMO Field. The victory marked the first time TFC has recorded back-to-back MLS wins at BMO Field since a pair of wins against FC Cincinnati and Chicago Fire on Sept, 29 and Oct. 3, 2021. Thompson, a former TFC Academy player, was instrumental in Toronto’s first goal, starting a four-way passing play that finished with a goal in the 31st minute by Jesus Jimenez — his third of the season. The visiting Blues pulled to within one goal two minutes into added time on a header by Heber. Thompson said that Bradley, in his first season guiding the Reds, has made the atmosphere “amazing” for the club’s young players. With the injuries to Marshall-Rutty and Chung, Thompson was given his first MLS start and did well, even if his game got off to a rocky start when referee Drew Fischer awarded New York a penalty kick in the eighth minute after Thompson appeared to take down New York forward Talles Magno in the box. “We’re at that point where if you perform well, you’re going to play,” the Toronto native said. Toronto FC downs New York City FC 2-1 to record second win in a row This season, Bradley has played five teenagers, all Canadians, as well as a handful of other players 22 years of age or under.

Thompson, after taking some early advice from Bradley to step up, looked at home and played his part in Toronto's opening goal of a 2-1 win over defending champion New York City FC. Jesus Jimenez scored and NYCFC conceded an own goal to give Toronto a 2-0 ...

But just three minutes later, Montreal gave the lead right back to FCC when Vazquez's up-close cross in front of Breza deflected off the foot of the visitors' Alistair Johnston for an own goal. Mihailovic, though, completed his brace in the 41st minute. Toronto dodged a bullet when referee Drew Fischer reversed his eighth-minute penalty decision after Talles Magno went down in the penalty box. Toronto doubled its lead in the 43rd when Thiago Martins headed the ball into his own goal off a dangerous Pozuelo free kick. Alex Bono made an acrobatic save off Keaton Parks in the 68th minute to maintain the Toronto advantage. And he was rewarded with an ovation when he exited in the 60th minute. Montreal goalkeeper Sebastian Breza (five saves) deflected right to Vazquez, who hesitated before delivering the successful finish. However, this rough defensive showing led to a second straight defeat. The atmosphere for everyone is amazing." The atmosphere for young guys is amazing. For Toronto (2-2-1), it was a second straight win. If you perform well, you're going to play," said Thompson. "Bob doesn't really care if you're young, if you're 18, 19, if you're 45.