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Toronto FC 2024 Season Preview

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Armchair Analyst's Breakdown

  • Strength: They should be able to ride a “nobody believes in us!” high.
  • Weakness: They claimed the Wooden Spoon in 2023 and made zero high-level additions to the roster.

Key Departures

  • Michael Bradley: Bradley, one of the greatest American men's soccer players of all time, retired after the 2023 season. TFC's former captain has been coaching at Norwegian club Stabæk alongside his father.
  • CJ Sapong: The 35-year-old striker wasn't brought back after joining last season in a trade with Nashville SC.
  • Víctor Vázquez: Vázquez is still chugging along (he now competes in India). The Spanish midfielder's second Reds stint was plagued by injury.

Key Signings

  • Deybi Flores: Toronto don't have a ton of roster wiggle room as John Herdman takes over as head coach. But they did bring the Honduran international midfielder back to MLS, acquiring him from Hungarian top-flight side Fehérvár FC.
  • Tyrese Spicer: TBD what Spicer's position will be in the pro ranks. But as a No. 1 pick in the SuperDraft, the Lipscomb product is expected to be MLS-ready.
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Projected Starting XI

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Predictions

  • Marcelo Balboa: 15th in Eastern Conference
  • Kyndra de St. Aubin: 15th in Eastern Conference
  • Matt Doyle: 15th in Eastern Conference
  • Brian Dunseth: 15th in Eastern Conference
  • Miguel Gallardo: 15th in Eastern Conference
  • Antonella Gonzalez: 14th in Eastern Conference
  • J. Sam Jones: 15th in Eastern Conference
  • Sacha Kljestan: 11th in Eastern Conference
  • Kaylyn Kyle: 15th in Eastern Conference
  • Lori Lindsey: 12th in Eastern Conference
  • Frédéric Lord: 13th in Eastern Conference
  • Joseph Lowery: 15th in Eastern Conference
  • Sammy Sadovnik: 9th in Eastern Conference
  • Andrew Wiebe: 15th in Eastern Conference
  • Bradley Wright-Phillips: 15th in Eastern Conference
  • Diego Valeri: 12th in Eastern Conference
  • Jake Zivin: 12th in Eastern Conference

Odds & Ends

  • Head coach: John Herdman
  • Stadium: BMO Field
  • Last year: 4W-20L-10T, 22 points, 15th in Eastern Conference
  • Audi 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs: Did not qualify