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The Canadian PressPlenty of Canadian content on display on and off the field at MLS Next Pro Cup
Toronto FC II's run in the MLS Next Pro playoffs ended last weekend in a wild 4-3 extra-time loss to Columbus Crew 2. But there will still be plenty of Canadian â and ex-TFC â content on display Saturday when the Columbus reserve side takes on St. Louis City 2 in the league's inaugural championship game. Columbus president and GM Tim Bezbatchenko helped turn TFC around before leaving for his hometown club in Ohio in January 2019 while Jaime McMillan, the Crew vice-president of soccer administrat
Planet SportFulham playing it cautious with injured star striker Aleksandar Mitrovic
The Serbia international, who has scored six times in the top flight this season, was withdrawn in the first half of Fulham's 4-1 defeat against Newcastle last weekend with ligament damage in his foot. Manager Marco Silva hopes the injury to his star striker is not serious, but admits he faces a race against time to be fit for Fulham's clash at the London Stadium. "He [Mitrovic] is still a doubt," said Silva ahead of the trip to Newcastle. Silva revealed that Mitrovic sustained the injury as he scored a hat-trick in Serbia's 4-1 Nations League win over Sweden on September 24.
Planet SportLeeds striker Patrick Bamford ready to be unleashed on Crystal Palace
After a succession of injuries limited the striker to just 11 appearances last season, Bamford has also suffered a disrupted start to this term. "First of all, it's worth noting that we feel that Cree Summerville is in the best form since I've been here," Marsch said.
