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FC Dallas COUNTDOWN: TFC @ FC DALLAS
With road points already having been very hard to come by for Toronto FC this season, the Reds face the unenviable task of...

CSL AROUND THE CSL WITH ROCKET ROBIN
The Serbian White Eagles currently lead the Canadian Soccer League standings with 33 point in 16 games...

Across the Pond ACROSS THE POND
It was something of a quiet weekend for Canadians overseas, with a number of players not starting or playing significant minutes...

Starting Lineup TORONTO: XI OUT
OF 10

With the majority of the remainder of TFC's matches to be played on the road, it was...

Mista ANOTHER DISAPPOINTING HOME DRAW INCREASES THE PRESSURE FOR TFC
The reigning MLS Cup champions in the form of a formidable Real Salt...

Real Salt Lake COUNTDOWN: TFC v REAL SALT LAKE
Toronto FC return home to BMO field, after a more than forgettable display of football in Panama, to take on their tournament...

Tosaint Ricketts RED NATION INTERVIEW SERIES: TOSAINT RICKETTS
If you ask most professional footballers what they dreamt of when they were children, their likely...

Stephen Hart HART ANNOUNCES ROSTER FOR PERU AND HONDURAS MATCHES
Men’s Canadian National Team Head Coach Stephen Hart unveiled...

Preki TIME TO PLAY TO OUR STRENGTHS
It's easy to look at Toronto FC's loss to Arabe Unido and conclude that coach Preki gambled badly...

Starting Lineup TORONTO: XI OUT
OF 10

After setting themselves up in a prime position to be ahead of their competition in Group A of the...

Nana Attakora CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FIXTURES A PLUS FOR CANADIAN NATIONAL TEAM
With Canadian National Team Head Coach Stephen Hart expected...

Nick LaBrocca TFC LOSE AN UGLY ONE IN PANAMA CITY
Coming off a very poor performance in league play against the New York Red Bulls on Saturday...

Arabe Unido COUNTDOWN: TFC @ DEPORTIVO ARABE UNIDO
Toronto FC only had two days to forget and move on from their thrashing at the hands of the New York Red Bulls as they travel to Panama...

Across the Pond ACROSS THE POND
With the majority of Canadians overseas playing in the second division this season, it is encouraging to see most getting significant playing...

Starting Lineup TORONTO: XI OUT
OF 10

The undefeated home streak is over, as Toronto FC are sunk 4-1 by the New York Red Bulls. It was a...

Carl Robinson TFC ORIGINAL CARL ROBINSON ENJOYING THE RIDE IN NEW YORK
Almost lost in the hoopla surrounding Thierry Henry's first MLS match in Toronto...

Vancouver Whitecaps TFC GET RUN OVER BY CHARGING RED BULLS
With the Canadian National Exhibition kicking off this weekend in Toronto, TFC went into this match looking to get off the rollercoaster they have been...

Vancouver Whitecaps WHITECAPS TAME ROWDIES IN 1-1 DRAW
The Vancouver Whitecaps continue to be a team in transition. Clearly ramping up preparations for the MLS...

Mista MISTA THE X-FACTOR IN TFC PLAYOFF HUNT
One game does not a season make, but for anyone who watched the key role that Miguel Ángel Ferrer Martínez, aka Mista...

Canadian Soccer USSF LOOKING TO KEEP CANADA ON THE BENCH
Maybe we'll see a new national Canadian soccer league sooner than later — if the United States...

Thierry Henry FOR THIERRY HENRY WINNING IS EVERYTHING
One of the biggest worries that North American soccer fans have always had...

New York Red Bulls COUNTDOWN: TFC v NEW YORK RED BULLS
Toronto FC look to avenge last Saturday's 1-0 loss as they take on the New York Red Bulls in the return...

Starting Lineup TORONTO: XI OUT OF 10
“The match heard around CONCACAF”, as Toronto FC deliver an inspiring performance that puts...

Martin Saric TFC DELIVER THE GOODS IN STUNNING CHAMPIONS LEAGUE WIN
Whether it was the back to back league games against New York or just...

Cruz Azul COUNTDOWN: TFC v C.D. CRUZ AZUL
Toronto FC kicks off the 2010/11 CONCACAF Champion’s League group stage against what can easily be touted as the biggest club to arrive at...

Across the Pond ACROSS THE POND
It has been a long summer for Canadian Internationals based in Europe waiting for the new campaign to begin and now every league is playing football. For players moving clubs and divisions it has been a good start...

Starting Lineup TORONTO: XI OUT
OF 10

A disappointing result for Toronto FC as New York showed they had just that much more talent on the pitch to edge out a 1-0...

Milos Kocic DEVELOPING KOCIC A SMART MOVE BY TORONTO FC
With Toronto FC entering what many are calling the busiest and most challenging period in the club's history...

Canada Soccer TFC FAIL TO TAKE THE RED BULLS BY THE HORNS
Toronto FC arrived at Red Bulls Arena knowing that if they could deliver their second win on the road this season, they...

Canada Soccer CANADIAN PRO LEAGUE COULD SUCCEED
After a couple of rare weeks taken away from most things footy, I was...

Julian Uccello RED NATION INTERVIEW SERIES: JULIAN UCCELLO
As it approaches the time of year where every league in continental Europe is in season, especially after a World Cup, there is a...

New York Red Bulls COUNTDOWN: TFC @ NEW YORK RED BULLS
Toronto FC return to the city, but fortunately not the stadium, where arguably the biggest debacle in the...

Maicon Santos IMPROVED DEPTH KEY FOR TFC PLAYOFF DRIVE
With Toronto FC’s recent qualification for the CONCACAF Champions League Group Stages...

Starting Lineup TORONTO FC: XI OUT OF 10
TFC put in a solid ninety minutes and erased memories from 2009 by holding on right down to the final whistle for the...

Toronto FC - Chivas USA TORONTO FC SEND THE RIGHT MESSAGE IN WIN AGAINST CHIVAS
Toronto FC arrived back at BMO Field on Saturday not having much time to savour their CONCACAF Champions League defeat of Honduran...

David Monsalve MONSALVE LOOKS TO REGAIN FORM AFTER EUROPA LEAGUE PERFORMANCE
David Monsalve was in tough in his first start in his first start in over...

Ante Jazic: Chivas USA ANTE JAZIC: INSIDE THE MLS
Ante and Red Nation discuss Chivas USA’s current campaign, new Chivas Head Coach Martin Vasquez, his former head coach and current TFC head coach Preki...

Chivas USA COUNTDOWN: TFC v CHIVAS USA
Buoyed from their CONCACAF Champions League advancement on Tuesday, Toronto FC will...

Starting Lineup TORONTO FC: XI OUT OF 10
Overall it was not pretty. In fact overall it was quite ugly. However, this was the kind of performance that...

Dwayne De Rosario TFC TRIUMPHANT IN EPIC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE BATTLE
Toronto FC arrived at the powderkeg of Tegucigalpa, Honduras to take on C.D. Motagua in the second leg of their...

Motagua COUNTDOWN: TFC @ C.D. MOTAGUA
Toronto FC head down to the cauldron of Tegucigalpa, Honduras to take on C.D. Motagua in the second leg of the...

Starting Lineup TORONTO FC: XI OUT OF 10
One of the biggest cliches in professional sports is the one states that teams need focus on one game at a...

Martin Nash WHITECAPS DRAW
2-2 IN CAROLINA

The Vancouver Whitecaps sit atop the USSF-2 NASL Division standings with a nine point advantage, but the Carolina Railhawks...

Julian de Guzman HARD LUCK TFC FALL TO KANSAS CITY
Toronto FC went into this road match at Community America Ballpark looking to hit one out of the park and hoping to get all three points...

Kansas City Wizards COUNTDOWN: TFC @ KANSAS CITY WIZARDS
Buoyed by a 1-0 victory over C.D. Motagua on Tuesday, Toronto FC now travel to their first away...

Starting Lineup TORONTO FC: XI OUT OF 10
Toronto FC put forth one of their best displays of technique and creativity that we have seen in recent memory, but...

Donell Henry BUYING INTO THE YOUTH MOVEMENT
TFC fans have learned a lot this season about resiliency. A tougher team. A tougher team to beat. A tougher coach. These are all good things...

Chad Barrett TORONTO FC DRAWS FIRST BLOOD AGAINST MOTAGUA
Toronto FC came into their second ever CONCACAF Champions League preliminary round on only two days rest following...

C.D. MOTAGUA COUNTDOWN: TFC v C.D. MOTAGUA
TFC are on two days rest in need of finding an answer quick to their scoring woes if they are to have any hope of advancing past Club Deportivo Motagua...

Starting Lineup TORONTO FC: XI OUT OF 10
Toronto FC will feel hard done by and massively disappointed, that once again, their defending off of set pieces fails them...

Toronto FC TORONTO FC STUMBLE IN DRAW AGAINST DALLAS
On a very wet and rainy Saturday afternoon at BMO Field, Toronto went into this match not only looking likely to be...

Whitecaps TIMBERS DEAL WHITECAPS THEIR FIRST HOME DEFEAT OF THE SEASON
The battle of 2011 MLS expansion cousins resumed at Swangard...

Edson Edward EDSON EDWARD: INSIDE THE MLS
Edson and Red Nation discuss his current MLS rookie campaign, making the jump from college soccer to the professional level, his ongoing development as a young defender...

FC Dallas COUNTDOWN: TFC v FC DALLAS
Toronto FC will be glad to be back in the friendly confines of BMO Field this Saturday after a lackluster performance last weekend in Philadelphia...

Chad Barrett WILL WE SEE A MORE OFFENSIVE PERFORMANCE?
Well, that was dreadful. Will the real Toronto FC please stand up?...

Simeon Jackson JACKSON’S MOVE TO NORWICH RIGHT ON SCHEDULE
With the official announcement from Norwich City this past Thursday that they...

Starting Lineup TORONTO FC: XI OUT OF 10
It was a hard match to watch, as Toronto FC lose a disappointing game on the road to the expansion Philadelphia Union...

Sebastian LeToux REDS DOWNED ON THE DELAWARE
Philadelphia return the favour to Toronto FC, as the Reds are defeated by the same scoreline they earned in the first fixture earlier...

Philadelphia Union COUNTDOWN: TFC v PHILADELPHIA UNION
Toronto FC will be in tough in their first road game since May as they travel to Philadelphia to take on the expansion...

Sebastien Le Toux INSIDE THE MLS: SEBASTIEN LE TOUX
Red Nation Online and Sebastien discuss his current MLS campaign, his decision to move to the United States...

Adrian Cann A LONG ROAD HOME
Adrian Cann made his name in Canada but it was his short spell in Denmark that helped secure a place in Toronto FC’s roster...

NASL WHY USL AND NASL WILL FAIL
If you shot a water cannon into the crowd at any BMO field soccer match, chances are good you'd hit at least a handful of...

Marvell Wynne WYNNE-LABROCCA TRADE LOOKING LIKE A WIN FOR BOTH TORONTO AND COLORADO
With the return of former Toronto FC right back Marvell Wynne to BMO...

Voyageurs Logo SUPPORTER SECTION TICKETS FOR CANADA-PERU MATCH NOW AVAILABLE
The Canadian Soccer Association has reserved four sections at BMO Field for use by the Voyageurs...

Starting Lineup TORONTO FC: XI OUT OF 10
Toronto FC snatch a critical victory at home grinding out the win over Colorado. With only three points to show from...

Toronto FC TFC FIRE ON ALL CYLINDERS IN WIN AGAINST COLORADO
On an absolutely gorgeous summer day at BMO Field, Toronto FC faced off against a Colorado Rapids team that defeated them convincingly in their last meeting...

Colorado Rapids COUNTDOWN: TFC v COLORADO RAPIDS
Toronto FC have cooled off significantly since May, but will have to deal with a heat wave and 12pm start this weekend as they square off against an in form Colorado Rapids...

Adrian Cann ADRIAN CANN: INSIDE THE MLS
In this interview, Adrian and Red Nation discuss Toronto's current campaign, the TFC back line, Toronto's newest signing in Mista, his experiences playing...

Rob Friend ONE STEP BACK, TWO STEPS FORWARD FOR FRIEND
Hertha BSC General Manager Michael Preetz looks to recreate his own history with signing of Rob Friend...

Mista - Toronto FC GO BIG OR GO HOME
That's the message Toronto FC is sending with its signing of Spanish forward Mista, a veteran target forward...

Garrincha FROM TRIUMPH TO TRAGEDY - GARRINCHA BY RUY CASTRO
With Brazil’s exit from the 2010 World Cup, it was expected that a quarterfinal appearance...

Starting Lineup TORONTO FC: XI OUT OF 10
Now into their second game after the World Cup break, Toronto FC looked much more energetic this week then their last...

TFC - Houston Dynamo NEVER SAY DIE TFC COME BACK TO DRAW HOUSTON
After two scoreless draws in their previous two matches at home, Toronto FC went into this Canada Day showdown against the Houston Dynamo with a clear goal of scoring...

Houston Dynamo COUNTDOWN: TFC v HOUSTON DYNAMO
Coming off of two 0-0 draws at home, Toronto FC remain in the defensive fortress that is BMO Field to host the Houston Dynamo Thursday night for Canada day...

Claude Anelka YIN AND YANG OF FOOTBALL IN AMERICA
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Jacob Peterson PETERSON STARTING TO LOOK LIKE ANOTHER PIECE OF THE TFC PUZZLE
When the 2009 incarnation of Toronto FC failed to make the...

Mexico National Team FIFA LOCKS CONCACAF AT 3.5 SPOTS
CONCACAF and CONMEBOL prospered during the group stages...

Starting Lineup TORONTO FC: XI OUT OF 10
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TFC - Los Angeles Galaxy SLUGGISH TFC LET AN OPPORTUNITY SLIP AWAY
Toronto went into this match after almost three weeks off due to the World Cup break. In a week in which Toronto experienced both an earthquake and riots in downtown...

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After two weeks of no MLS, no Toronto FC, (and even no Red Patch Boys forum!) the timing of a home game to get your fix...

Landon Donovan CONCACAF CRASHES THE ROUND OF 16
Mexico and the United States prove their World Cup worth by qualifying for the knockout stages...

TFC Fan FIT TO BE TIED
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Sam Cronin CRONIN’S DEPARTURE RAISES MORE FLAGS THAN ANSWERS
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When the 2010 MLS campaign kicked off in March, it was commonly believed that TFC’s sophomore players were...

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It's a tribute of sorts to the faith TFC fans are showing in head coach Preki that reports suggesting Sam Cronin has been traded aren't causing a bigger...

Andrew Ornoch TRIALIST ORNOCH FITS THE PROFILE
With Major League Soccer suspending league play for two weeks due to the World Cup, several clubs are fortunate enough to use...

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RED NATION SPEAKS TO TOM SOEHN
Interview - Feature | Posted on February 5/10 by Steven Bottjer

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Tom Soehn

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Red Nation recently had the opportunity to speak with Tom Soehn, the Director of Soccer Operations for the Vancouver Whitecaps. The 43-year-old Chicago native recently joined th West Coast club to be the Whitecaps' resident expert on all things Major League Soccer as the team prepares for its MLS debut in 2011.

Soehn was born in Chicago, Illinois and began playing soccer with the Chicago Kickers when he was four. He later attended Western Illinois University from 1984 to 1987 and in 2003 the University inducted him into its Athletics Hall of Fame. Soehn signed with the Wichita Wings of the Major Indoor Soccer League in 1988 and he began a distinguished professional playing career that lasted for 13 years. In 1989, he played a single season with the Ottawa Intrepid of the Canadian Soccer League and he later played four years in MLS after being drafted by the Dallas Burn in the second round of the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft. After Dallas traded him to Chicago in 1998, he was a member of the Fire's three championship teams - MLS Cup 1998, U.S. Open Cup 1998 and 2000.

After retiring as a player, he became an assistant coach to Bob Bradley at the Fire and then moved to DC United to become Peter Nowak's top assistant in 2003. On December 21, 2006, Soehn replaced Nowak as the head coach at United. After spending the three seasons as the head coach of D.C. United, he was appointed to the position of Director of Soccer Operations with the Vancouver Whitecaps.


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