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TFC 2008 Season Countdown: 16 Days

Published on March 13, 2008 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Toronto FC News Release


A RIVALRY BEGINS

We're just 16 days away until Toronto FC kicks off their 2008 Season in Columbus against the Crew. Over 2,300 fans are headed down to check out the game on March 29th at 4:00 PM. A winner has been selected from the 'Name The Cup' Challenge! For those of you that took the time to submit your names and voted – thanks! We'll be unveiling the winning name next week, and the Cup itself at the game in Columbus.

PRESEASON ROAD REPORT

TFC spent the first 10 days of March in Texas, taking part in the Texas Pro Soccer Festival and training twice a day. The boys played three close games throughout the week against MLS teams, finishing third with a record of 1-2-0. Here's a quick summary of the final scores:

March 5th // Toronto FC 3-4 Houston Dynamo

March 7th // Toronto FC 0-1 DC United

March 9th // Toronto FC 3-2 Chivas USA

For full game details, click here.

There's a new face to the Toronto FC roster, midfielder Kevin Harmse. Kevin was born and raised in Vancouver, and is a regular member of Canada's National Team. He was traded to Toronto last week from the Los Angeles Galaxy. You can check out his stats, here and the details of the trade, here.

Toronto FC will be in Charleston until March 22nd for the final stretch of their preseason action, playing in the Carolina Challenge Cup. The Cup includes three games, kicking off Saturday at 6:00 PM against MLS' newest expansion team, the San Jose Earthquakes, followed by games on Wednesday against the New York Red Bulls at 6:00 PM and Saturday against the United Soccer League's, Charleston Battery at 6:00 PM. If you can't wait until March 29th to get your first glimpse of Toronto FC, you can watch all three games live on CBC's website, www.cbcsports.ca.

2008 WESTERN CONFERENCE PREVIEW

Have you had a chance to check out our weekly online feature, The Kick About? This week's edition is cleverly titled, 'Not So Quiet on the Western Front', and it will help you prepare for the 2008 Season as it features a full team by team preview for MLS's Western Conference teams. The column updates every Tuesday, and next week, it'll feature the Eastern Conference teams.

That's it for now. Enjoy the weekend – and wear your TFC scarf with a little more excitement over these next few chilly days. TFC 2008 is just over 2 weeks away!

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