TFC - The Beginning

Last week to a sold out crowd of over 20,000, Toronto FC (TFC) started what will become the greatest soccer team in Canada/MLS :-) Having bought my supporter's section season tickets over a year ago it was finally time to break bread in the new stadium. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, Toronto FC!! :-)

The promo leading up to the big franchise opener, it's great to watch the game and see the C.N. Tower in the background:



Let the game begin!



The end stands are filled with all the supporter's clubs. Our club is know as the "Red Patch Boys" referrencing an old army division made up of Toronto locals from back in the day. Not only is our club name a tribute to those that died for our freedom, we have also affectionatly named the supporters stands as "the Bunker" :-)



The view from "the Bunker":



The crazy supporters that hold down the Bunker and lead the cheering for the rest of the stadium:



Wide angle shot of the sold out franchise opener:



Despite the 1-0 loss, the crowd was totally into the game and the team. Great times:

Sport Is Not Worth A Life

As much as I love sports, playing, watching, cheering... there's one thing that is completly clear. Sports, any sport or all sports, is not worth a life.

Yesturday in Sicily a police officer died when one of the fans threw a homemade bomb during a riot. Let me repeat that: A HOMEMADE BOMB! This is disgusting in itself but it's also scary since it was this same game (same teams in the opposing stadium) that I wanted to go to while in Sicily but couldn't (missed it by a day of arrival).

Even more disgusting that this actually happened is the fact that both team managers/organisations are, instead of acknowleging this attrocity, they are blaming the other side for fault!

"Catania president Antonio Pulvirenti blamed Palermo fans for the violence. "Clearly the incidents were provoked by the Palermo fans when they entered the stadium," he said.""

Of course he doesn't mention how the visiting Palermo fans were held outside the stadium for the first half (the Catania fans had no problems getting in) and that when they did arrive they were showered with fireworks from raging home fans.

Fuck both teams, fans and team officials, this death is on all your hands. Disgusting.