The FC crew discuss the standard of officiating in MLS after Jozy Altidore took to Twitter following a penalty no-call in Toronto’s draw with D.C. United.
Toronto FC striker Jozy Altidore was fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Soccer after describing the league’s referees as “some of the worst in the world” and “absolutely horrible.”
The outspoken Toronto forward, who was at the Gold Cup with the U.S. national team when he posted the tweet, criticized MLS referees after his Toronto team had a late-game penalty call denied in their 1-1 draw against D.C United on Sunday.
https://twitter.com/JozyAltidore/status/1145343803865391104?s=20
The comments were in violation of the league’s public criticism…
Jozy Altidore spoke after the United States’ Gold Cup loss to Mexico about how much the team has progressed the last month and credits the young players for making it happen.
United States topped their Gold Cup group courtesy of Jozy Altidore’s winner against Panama.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — In the end, Gregg Berhalter’s strategy worked and while it wasn’t much fun to watch, the payoff could come later in this Gold Cup for the United States men’s national team.
Heading into the group stage finale against Panama, both teams had already secured their spots in the quarterfinal. The main questions centered on the order of finish and who each team would face next, but there were deeper issues as well. The games in the knockout stage take place at an accelerated pace…
Toronto FC get braces from Alejandro Pozuelo and Jordan Hamilton to turn a 2-3 deficit into a 4-3 win for their fourth win of the season.
Major League Soccer: Alejandro Pozuelo (28′, 30′) Toronto FC 2-1 Minnesota United
Toronto FC president Bill Manning said he has cleared the air with Jozy Altidore after the star striker said that Manning should “put his ego aside” following a match last week.
Altidore called out Manning after Toronto’s 4-3 win over Minnesota United on Friday, expressing his dissatisfaction over the offseason dismissal of team trainer Giuseppe Gueli. Altidore had exited that game with a hamstring injury.
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Manning said in a news conference on Monday that Altidore “didn’t have all the…
Toronto FC get braces from Alejandro Pozuelo and Jordan Hamilton to turn a 2-3 deficit into a 4-3 win for their fourth win of the season. After limping out of Friday night’s game, Toronto FC striker Jozy Altidore said his injury could have been avoided had club president Bill Manning “put his ego aside” and allowed a former trainer to stay with the club.
Altidore left Toronto’s 4-3 win over Minnesota United in the 82nd minute with hamstring tightness, then sought out reporters to express his dissatisfaction with management.
“It’s bittersweet because this could have been avoided, but you’ll have to ask Bill Manning why it’s not avoided,”…
Major League Soccer: Jozy Altidore (30′) Toronto FC 1-0 Chicago Fire
Jozy Altidore scored a goal and added an assist for Toronto FC, but the Reds could only manage a draw at home against Chicago Fire.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and many others were on full display in week 5 of MLS with plenty of nutmegs, no-look passes and more. -Via MLS
The U.S. has a lot of depth and a lot of question marks in 2019. Who would make up the first team in a World Cup right now?
It’s a big time for the U.S. men’s national team right now. Qualification has yet to start for the 2022 World Cup but the March international break sees competitive friendlies, with all the Europe-based U.S. stars, against Ecuador (Thursday, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN2) and Chile (March 26, 7:55 p.m. ET, ESPN2).
They also have the Gold Cup this summer, but what if action in Qatar kicked off today? How would Gregg Berhalter set up his team in that first group game?
Don’t worry, Gregg: we’ve got your back….
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Toronto FC enter 2019 looking to return to their treble-winning form of 2017, but can they do it without Sebastian Giovinco and Victor Vazquez? Toronto FC star Jozy Altidore has signed a three-year contract extension, the club announced on Thursday.
The U.S. national team player will remain with the Canadian side until the 2022 season as a Designated Player.
“This is my family, this club and this city,” Altidore said in a team statement. “The fans, from the first day, they accepted me, they gave me the right to show what I’m all about, and they took me in. We’ve built something great together and I’m really eager to see what’s to come.”
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