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I get home last night, turn on the TV, and thought I was watching a replay of Man City @ Toronto form last July/August until the announcers started talking FIFA raid. How/why on earth are City, Spurs, Valincia, etc... playing mid-week games across oceans just after finishing their regular seasons 3 days ago? And they were playing their regulars a solid half if not longer.
That said, City v Toronto was an entertaining game to watch. Score probably should have been 7-3 City instead of 1-0. Neither team could finish some good opportunities and Toronto's GK made some big saves (one with his face).
They had an interesting, all be it brief, discussion on where MLS would rank against English leagues. Twellman (sp?) did mention, according to Houston's coach (who has coacehd in EPL, other european leagues, and MLS), that MLS was on par with the middle of the pack League Championship clubs in England (so Nottingham Forest, Darby County, Leeds United). I found it interesting, and about what I would have figured. He also said it is silly to try and compare the MLS to European leagues when they are the 2 league in their own continent (Mexico's top league).
That said, City v Toronto was an entertaining game to watch. Score probably should have been 7-3 City instead of 1-0. Neither team could finish some good opportunities and Toronto's GK made some big saves (one with his face).
They had an interesting, all be it brief, discussion on where MLS would rank against English leagues. Twellman (sp?) did mention, according to Houston's coach (who has coacehd in EPL, other european leagues, and MLS), that MLS was on par with the middle of the pack League Championship clubs in England (so Nottingham Forest, Darby County, Leeds United). I found it interesting, and about what I would have figured. He also said it is silly to try and compare the MLS to European leagues when they are the 2 league in their own continent (Mexico's top league).