• The Canadian Press

    Underdog CS Saint-Laurent looks to continue cup run against Toronto FC

    When CS Saint-Laurent players ran onto the field to celebrate their upset win over the CPL's Halifax Wanderers FC, Rocco Placentino couldn't join them. The Saint-Laurent sporting director was overcome by emotion on the sidelines at Wanderers Ground. Mamadou Kane converted the decisive spot kick in the 5-3 penalty shootout win May 2 that moved the Ligue1 Quebec champion into Wednesday's quarterfinal first leg of the Telus Canadian Championship against Toronto FC. For Placentino, who has been with

  • The Canadian Press

    Canadian forward Ayo Akinola and Toronto FC agree to terminate contract

    TORONTO — Canadian forward Ayo Akinola, who turned heads with a breakout performance for Toronto FC at the MLS is Back Tournament in 2020, has left his hometown club after agreeing to a mutual termination of his contract. The 24-year-old scored 18 goals in 96 appearances across all competitions since joining the MLS club in December 2017 as a homegrown player. Nine of those goals came in league play in 2020. Akinola has been a forgotten figure of late at TFC, playing just 82 minutes off the benc

  • The Canadian Press

    Bernardeschi scores twice to end goal drought, lift Toronto FC past FC Dallas

    TORONTO — The curse, as coach John Herdman put it, is over. And Toronto FC's winning streak continues. Italian star Federico Bernardeschi ended a lengthy scoreless drought with a pair of goals and added an assist Saturday to help Toronto defeat FC Dallas 3-1 in MLS play, extending TFC's string of wins to four games in all competitions. Bernardeschi had been shut out in 19 games since scoring twice in a 3-2 loss to CF Montreal on Aug. 20. "The curse is broken," a smiling Herdman said after the ga

  • The Canadian Press

    McGlynn scores in second half, helps Union earn 2-2 draw with DC United

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Jack McGlynn scored the lone goal of the second half to help the Philadelphia Union earn a 2-2 draw with D.C. United on Saturday night. DC United (3-3-5) jumped out to an early lead on Cristian DĂ¡jome's goal in the 9th minute. DĂ¡jome took passes from Jared Stroud and Mateusz Klich and sent a right-footed shot from the center of the box to the top right corner of the net for his first netter this season. Jacob Murrell used assists from Stroud and Christian Benteke in the 33rd mi