It is easy to forget about Julian de Guzman. Toronto FC’s first designated player earns a chunk of the team’s $2.675-million salary cap, but has seldom been seen at BMO Field this season as he continues to recover from off-season knee surgery. The midfielder has made only 10 league appearances in 2011, and has recently [...]

Real Salt Lake (7-3-5, 26 pts.) returned to its winning ways at its Rio Tinto Stadium “Fortress” with a dominating 3-1 win over visiting Toronto FC (2-6-10, 16 pts.). Spurred by the return of FW Álvaro Saborío to the starting lineup for the first time since May 22 due to Gold Cup duty for his [...]

The Canadian national team is expected to have a familiar face in the starting line-up for its next match at the CONCACAF Gold Cup match.
A calf injury ruled out veteran Julian de Guzman for Canada’s tournament opener, a 2-0 loss to the United States in Detroit on Tuesday. But coach Stephen Hart confirmed the Toronto [...]

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While most Toronto FC fans were focused on the play of MLS Player of the Week Joao Plata last Saturday, head coach Aron Winter says that the Reds’ improved play was due to more than one player.
Winter said that a slight adjustment in tactics actually allowed one of Canada’s own — Julian de Guzman — [...]

“In Saturday’s 1-1 draw, Toronto finally began to see why De Guzman was considered worthy of DP money. He continued his positive play under new coach Aron Winter, moving the ball well, making the defensive stops when he needed to, and provided a sumptuous pass for Tony Tchani’s opener.” – Goal.com
“In only his third start [...]

Toronto FC held out for a 1-1 draw with the Columbus Crew at BMO Field on Saturday despite playing the second half with only 10 men.
Tony Tchani had an eventful first half as he put TFC into the lead in the 41st minute, but was given a second yellow card for leaving the field to [...]

The Reds stumbled out of the gate yet again Saturday night, giving up a pair of early goals and never recovering in a dismal 3-0 loss to visiting D.C. United before an announced crowd of 16,313 spectators at BMO Field.
Toronto was reduced to 10 men in the 49th minute when defender Ty Harden earned a [...]

Toronto FC midfielder Julian de Guzman is almost certain to be out for the Reds’ season opening game in Vancouver against the Whitecaps.
“Julian is recovering well,” head coach Aron Winter told MLSsoccer.com from Charleston, S.C., “but he’s three to four weeks away from being ready to play.”
The Canadian international had surgery to repair a torn [...]

Dwayne De Rosario scored twice after halftime to spoil Jaime Moreno’s farewell and propel Toronto F.C. to a 3-2 victory over D.C. United on Saturday in both teams’ season finale.
Moreno put United up 2-1 on a 39th-minute penalty kick for his 133rd career MLS goal to retake sole possession — at least temporarily — of [...]

Toronto FC brought its own version of Soccer Night in Canada to the table in a 1-0 win over Panama’s Arabe Unido to close out there CONCACAF Champions League campaign.
Six Canadian players started the game for Toronto, the first time six Canadians had started for the Reds since a 2-1 loss to the L.A. Galaxy, [...]

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