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    • Kadenge
      2026 World Cup - News, Updates and discussions

      By Kadenge · Posted

      @narduch I would have settled for permanent seats with a 2nd level for the south end & connecting the roofline with the east & west stands. Its unfortunate that TFC has been so poorly managed since their 2 appearances in the MLS finals. If the club was selling out home games there may have been more financial incentive from MLSE & Corp sponsors to invest in the expansion. Other than during WCQ we haven't come close to selling out games for the CMNT at BMO field. Let's hope we get a big turnout vs Panama.
    • eramosat
      General Discussion on CMNT

      By eramosat · Posted

      I entirely get it, who knows, they might still be off...very strange how these final numbers did not appear anywhere....only "...and then X more for this...and then Y more for this..." versions! that strangely don't ever tell a complete story somehow...
    • Ozzie_the_parrot
      CPL General

      By Ozzie_the_parrot · Posted

      Perhaps worth noting that it's MLS that is being targeted by the extra regulation in the Canadian Championship rather than CanPL. It's related to addressing the differences in the domestic roster content rules between the two leagues, which would make it possible for an MLS side to start a game with no domestic players, while a CanPL side could not. The Canadian Championship regulation is a red herring where the question of whether a Canadian such as Jay Herdman (his citizenship is a legal fact and is hence not something that is open for debate) can be actively discriminated against in a Canadian workplace where hiring practices are concerned. If a domestic player rule is being applied everybody with citizenship or PR who is otherwise qualified has to be eligible for it where Canadian employment legislation is concerned. My understanding of what happens in an MLS context is that Canadian employment legislation doesn't have an issue where preferential treatment for certain groups of non-Canadians is concerned, while the corresponding American legislation does where identifiable groups of non-Americans are concerned. The homegrown player rule gets around that because it is possible for a non-Canadian living in Canada on a temporary visa to go through the process in a Canadian context. It is interesting to note however that the USL did seem to be able to find a way to draft their roster rules in a way that made it possible for Canadians to count as domestic players across the league. Never been entirely clear to me why MLS were unable to use a similar approach to whatever they were doing. I guess it's possible that USL got away with it because nobody ever bothered to spend the money that would be needed to challenge it while the MLSPA may be willing and able to do that in an MLS context.
    • narduch
      2026 World Cup - News, Updates and discussions

      By narduch · Posted

      I know it's s lot of money but this is an example of what I was hoping would have been the legacy of hosting a World Cup in Toronto    
    • anthony7
      Toronto FC - 2024 Season Thread

      By anthony7 · Posted

      Why would Columbus take it lightly, when they have something to play for?
    • nolando
      Class of 2009

      By nolando · Posted

      Niko Wood seems to have made the U17 squad with SC Heerenveen in Holland:   
    • Dominic94
      York United - 2024 Season Thread

      By Dominic94 · Posted

      The youth teams will look nice in a few years, these dev deal players keep getting younger.   also, Imoh just looks like he could be something, impressed by what I’ve seen so far.
    • Watchmen
      General MLS Talk 2024

      By Watchmen · Posted

    • Kent
      Luc de Fougerolles

      By Kent · Posted

      I love that. Talking to their English fan base, name dropping Canadians so they know it was a proper game, not a B team.
    • Kent
      CPL General

      By Kent · Posted

      I'm not sure I buy the labour law excuse, just like I didn't buy it for MLS regarding Canadians as domestics on American teams. They used that excuse for years, then the CPL came along (and Victor Montagliani if I remember correctly) which put a bit of pressure on them and suddenly I guess American labour laws were OK with Canadian players being counted as domestics as long as they played for an MLS academy or other un-named clubs or whatever the convoluted/opaque rules ended up being.
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