jasonm Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO -- Toronto FC will play either Mexico's Cruz Azul or Panama's San Francisco if it survives the preliminary round of the CONCACAF Champions League. Cruz Azul is a two-time runner-up in the club competition that covers North and Central America and the Caribbean. Toronto opens the preliminary round at home against Honduras' Motagua on July 27 before playing Aug. 3 in Honduras. CONCACAF announced Friday the schedule for the first two rounds of the group stage. Other matches will be detailed at a later date. The eight preliminary-round winners will join eight other clubs in the 16-team group stage. Should Toronto advance, it would play its first group stage game Aug. 17. The next game would be Aug. 24 against Panama's Arabe Unido. TFC, meanwhile, announced the signing of Brazilian forward Maicon Santos, who was released earlier in the week by Chivas USA. "We are delighted to welcome Maicon on board," Mo Johnston, Toronto's director of soccer, said in a statement. "(Coach) Preki knows this player inside and out, and speaks very highly of him both on and off the field. He's a target man, strong, and packs a very good shot." Santos, 26, came to the MLS last August on loan from Brazil's Bonsucesson Futebol Clube. He played in eight games last season, collecting a goal and an assist. He also scored a goal in the playoffs. Prior to joining MLS, Santos also played professionally in Libya, and Israel. Earlier this week, TFC announced the signing of Spanish forward Mista. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trillium Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Seems TFC ...will be well known to at least one player from Honduras.. should be very interesting to see how RPB deals with ... the return of Amado Guevara... Will the Voyageurs be attending this one ? THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO -- Toronto FC will play either Mexico's Cruz Azul or Panama's San Francisco if it survives the preliminary round of the CONCACAF Champions League. Cruz Azul is a two-time runner-up in the club competition that covers North and Central America and the Caribbean. Toronto opens the preliminary round at home against Honduras' Motagua on July 27 before playing Aug. 3 in Honduras. CONCACAF announced Friday the schedule for the first two rounds of the group stage. Other matches will be detailed at a later date. The eight preliminary-round winners will join eight other clubs in the 16-team group stage. Should Toronto advance, it would play its first group stage game Aug. 17. The next game would be Aug. 24 against Panama's Arabe Unido. TFC, meanwhile, announced the signing of Brazilian forward Maicon Santos, who was released earlier in the week by Chivas USA. "We are delighted to welcome Maicon on board," Mo Johnston, Toronto's director of soccer, said in a statement. "(Coach) Preki knows this player inside and out, and speaks very highly of him both on and off the field. He's a target man, strong, and packs a very good shot." Santos, 26, came to the MLS last August on loan from Brazil's Bonsucesson Futebol Clube. He played in eight games last season, collecting a goal and an assist. He also scored a goal in the playoffs. Prior to joining MLS, Santos also played professionally in Libya, and Israel. Earlier this week, TFC announced the signing of Spanish forward Mista. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianSoccerFan Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 I remember reading Guevara would retire after the world cup. For what it's worth, he's no longer listed on Motagua's wiki roster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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