Playing For Canada
TFC midfielder Osorio gets first call-up for national team

Jonathan Osorio (Photo: The Canadian Press)

Toronto FC midfielder Jonathan Osorio has earned his first call-up to the Canadian national team. The 20-year-old from Toronto is one of 18 players summoned by interim coach Colin Miller for a May 28 friendly against Costa Rica at Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium. Full Story.(Photo: The Canadian Press)

Bakary Soumare (Photo: Drew Hallowell/Getty Images)

Trading Places

The Chicago Fire acquired defender Bakary Soumare from the Philadelphia Union on Thursday for a second round-pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft and allocation money. This will be the second stint with the Fire for Soumare, who is expected to be available Saturday at Real Salt Lake. Full Story.

Nesta and Gomis (Photo: The Canadian Press)

Welcome Back

Having Alessandro Nesta back on the field this week was a welcome sight for the Montreal Impact. The former Italian international defender has battled a nagging adductor injury since the third game of the Major League Soccer season, but looks ready to play again. Full Story.

Luke Wileman

This time there were no late goals conceded. There were no leads blown. But the outcome was still the same for Toronto FC on Saturday as the club's long suffering supporters headed home with the familiar feeling frustration and disappointment. More...

NOEL BUTLER

A rightful wish of MLS is for old football to take the top tier of North American soccer far more seriously. Who then would have thought last Saturday that MLS would be mentioned in the same breath as Millwall's infamous hooligan element? More...

Jason deVos

I believe that Canada's MLS teams want to produce their own players, but it might take too long. How long is long-term for the owners? And how much money are they willing to spend before they get there? More...

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