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Toronto FC wins Supporters' Shield

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Channel: Toronto Star · 2017 · Sports

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Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney comments after the team's 1-0 win over their rival Montreal Impact. The win gave Toronto a total of 68 points, tying the 1998 Los Angeles Galaxy for the best in league history, with one game to go.

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Read and excerpt of Laura Armstrong's article below:

The lyrics to Drake’s “Started From the Bottom” may not apply to anyone as well as they do to Toronto FC.

“Started from the bottom now we’re here/started from the bottom now the whole team here,” the Toronto-born rapper sings in his 2013 hit.

Once the worst team in Major League Soccer, they started the festivities on a blustery Sunday evening at BMO Field by lifting the Supporters’ Shield, awarded to the club with the best regular-season record.

A 1-0 win over the rival Montreal Impact boosted their total to 68 points, tying the 1998 Los Angeles Galaxy for the best in league history, with one game to go.

The franchise’s dedicated followers know the Reds’ story well — they’ve lived it. Hence the banner they rolled out across the south-end supporters’ section featuring those Drake lyrics, as the silver shield was presented to team president Bill Manning and general manager Tim Bezbatchenko.

“Obviously there were some dark days in there, that’s for sure. So for all the people in the stadium who have been there since the beginning, today’s for them,” captain Michael Bradley said. “It’s a special day.”

It was a day for celebration. Fans in the south end got a chance to hoist the shield in the stands. Players got their chance after the victory, posing with it for photos before taking a victory lap around the field.

There was a full roster on hand for the moment, with star striker Sebastian Giovinco returning to the starting 11 after missing more than five weeks with a quadriceps strain.
 
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