Football

Toronto FC sets date with Montreal Impact in MLS Eastern final

TFC thumps New York City FC 5-0

in second leg of Eastern semi at Yankee Stadium.

Captain Michael Bradley, a fixture on the American national team,

is looking forward to the all-Canadian showdown.

“I think it sets up in an amazing way, for soccer in Canada, for everybody in those two cities”

Toronto’s travelling supporters — about 300 red-clad fans largely clustered

in a single section behind where home plate would normally be —

were in full voice by then, at times louder than the rest of the crowd of

28,355 at the home of baseball’s Yankees 

After Altidore scored the next goal, they serenaded him with a rousing rendition

of “Happy Birthday.” The striker — who turned 27 on Sunday —

collected a bouncing long ball and, with one touch, volleyed it in from a tight angle.

see you in the world cup