Toronto FC has exercised the option on six-foot-six centre back Aime Mabika. On Nov. 2, when Toronto announced its first round of roster moves, the MLS club said it had retained a 2024 contract option for Mabika and remained in discussions with the defender. On Friday, TFC said Mabika was staying in the fold. Also Friday, San Jose confirmed it is not exercising the purchase option on Canadian forward Ayo Akinola who was loaned by Toronto to the Earthquakes in late July ..read more

Danny Dichio, who scored the first goal in Toronto FC history, has been named head coach of the USL Championship's Detroit FC. The English forward played three seasons for TFC and became part of club lore May 12, 2007, when he scored in the 24th minute of a 3-1 win over the Chicago Fire at BMO Field. The goal came from an Edson Buddle cross, raked into the goal by a falling Dichio at the edge of the six-yard box to end the expansion franchise's 384-minute scoring drought ..read more

Step One of Detroit City Football Club's offseason is finally set to commence. USL Championship assistant Danny Dichio is set to be revealed as the club's new head coach, a team source told The Detroit News, with an announcement from the team expected as early as Wednesday. Dichio, 49, is a native of Notting Hill, London and comes to Detroit having most recently served as an assistant for USL Championship's Sacramento Republic over the last two seasons ..read more

Toronto FC's end-of-season availability came with a clear message Friday from new coach John Herdman. Toronto (4-20-10) finished 29th and last in the league, ending the season 47 points below league-leading FC Cincinnati. "This was one of those seasons (where) everything went wrong that could go wrong," said Manning. John wants to wipe the slate clean but he's also saying enough's enough ..read more

Ashtone Morgan credits then-assistant coach Jason Bent for setting him on the right path when he signed his first contract with Toronto FC. Morgan has friends who never got that second contract. As TFC's new manager of player engagement and alumni relations, the 32-year-old Morgan is looking to offer some assistance of his own these days. Two months into the job, Morgan is relishing his new role, which includes mentoring young players to help them grow on and off the field ..read more

It was awfully quiet on the Colorado Rapids coaching search front, but over the last 24 hours, things have heated up considerably. On Thursday, The Athletic's Tom Bogert and Paul Tenorio reported that former Toronto FC and New York Red Bulls head coach Chris Armas is among the finalists. Then Friday morning, ESPN's Jeff Carlisle added that Charlotte FC assistant Pa-Modou Kah is also a finalist, as is interim head coach Chris Little ..read more

Toronto FC began its roster overhaul under new coach John Herdman on Thursday, declining options of goalkeepers Greg Ranjitsingh and Tomás Romero, defender Themi Antonoglou, midfielder Víctor Vázquez and forward CJ Sapong. Defender Cristian Gutierrez is out of contract at the end of the year ..read more

John Herdman sounded more like a psychologist than a soccer coach in the wake of his first game running Toronto FC from the sideline. In the wake of Saturday's season-ending 2-0 loss to Orlando City SC, he cited young players whose confidence was dented and veterans who need to decide whether they want to stay with the club. “This has been a tough season, a tough season.” This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below ..read more

Toronto FC began its roster overhaul under new coach John Herdman on Thursday, declining options of goalkeepers Greg Ranjitsingh and Tomas Romero, defender Themi Antonoglou, midfielder Victor Vazquez and forward CJ Sapong. Defender Cristian Gutierrez is out of contract at the end of the year ..read more

John Herdman sounded more like a psychologist than a soccer coach in the wake of his first game running Toronto FC from the sideline. In the wake of Saturday's season-ending 2-0 loss to Orlando City SC, he cited young players whose confidence was dented and veterans who need to decide whether they want to stay with the club. “This has been a tough season, a tough season.” This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below ..read more