Toronto FC host open practice today

The Toronto FC return to BMO Field today after a week off and will hold an Open Practice for the fans today. The practice will start at noon and fans will be ask to pay $4 at the box office to enter and watch Coach Preki workout the team. The conclusion of the practice will see fans have a chance to chat with players who will pose for pictures and sign autographs. TFC will not be back in action until the end of the month when they host the L.A. Galaxy on the 26th.

TFC get set for home opener

The Toronto FC get set for their fourth home opener as they host the expansion Philadelphia Union tomorrow at BMO Field. The FC will be looking for their first win of the season after starting the season on the road with two straight losses. TFC will be opening their home schedule playing on new grass, with a new coach and a new seating capacity at the stadium in a season of change is it possible that the Reds will earn get their first victory of the season tomorrow? TFC has an opening day record of 1-2-0 defeating Chivas USA in 2008 and losing to Kansas City and Seattle in 2007 and 2009. What will tomorrow bring? Good Luck TFC as you kick off your home campaign lets hope a win is not that far off.

BMO Field adds more seats this season

The home stadium of the ever popular Toronto FC is expanding just in time for the 2010 season and not a moment too soon for die hard fans that are awaiting to obtain tickets to watch their favourite club. BMO Field will grow now to a capacity of 21,800 with an expansion of the north end area. The area is loved by many beer drinkers and is known as the Carlsberg Beer Garden. This will not eliminate the beer garden only change its set up as the stands will be right in front of BMO Fields Scoreboard. There should be another expansion towards the end of the season as the stadium hosts the MLS Cup to about 24,000 but at this time we are uncertain if this would be a permanent move or temporary one.

Take a sneak peak at what the new seats look like:

Sneak Peak 1

Sneak Peak 2

Sneak Peak 3

Toronto awarded 2010 MLS Cup

The City of Toronto was awarded the MLS Cup this week a great reward to a city that has shown great fan support to its Major League Soccer club, the Toronto FC. The MLS Cup will be played at BMO Field on November 21st at 8:30pm. Toronto defeated strong bids by New York, Los Angeles and Philadelphia to host the event and fans can thank the newly installed natural grass field for swaying the vote our way. The host team has only been to the final twice in 15 years that being in 1997 by DC United who won the Championship and in 2002 by the New England Revolution who lost to the L.A. Galaxy in that final. The though of TFC making it all the way to the MLS cup would be wishful thinking by the city, club and fans. The goal for this season is for the club to make the playoffs for the first time and then when there the sky is the limit. Tom Anselmi the MLSEL executive vice-president and CEO is hoping that hosting the MLS Cup will be a big motivator for the club to reach the post season. MLSEL is planning to turn the event into a three day event centred around Maple Leaf Square the new $500 million development by the Air Canada Centre.