THE MATCHUP: "Tossed salad and scrambled eggs, we're starting again..."

Snacks are ready...

SEATTLE VS. TORONTO
CENTURYLINK FIELD - SATURDAY 4:30PM ET
TV: TSN

WHY SHOULD I WATCH THIS?
- C'mon now people! It's the dawn of a(nother) new era! What better town to unleash your big bloody eels than one with a famous seafood market?
- Which TFC DP's will play on Seattle’s "horrible turf"? Gilberto has been ruled out but will Jermain Defoe and Michael Bradley play a big role?
- How deep is our love? We mean "how deep is our bench"?
- Requiem for a Goalblerone. Just how will ex-Toronto favourite, now Sounders # 1, Stefan Frei perform against the club he called home for so long?
- A chance to feast your eyes on the biggest crowd TFC will likely play before this year and a chance to cozy up to the inventors of the sport. Apparently. Also Bigfoot sightings - there's always a chance.

MANUFACTURED DERBY NAME:
"The XBOX Reboot"

THE DUEL:
Osvaldo Alonso vs. Michael Bradley and/or
Clint Dempsey vs. Jermain Defoe

WHO ARE YA?
Seattle, Washington... the birthplace of caffeine, modern soccer and Spoonmen. Home to wild roaming herds of Sasquatch and fictional psychiatrists.

Of all the cities you can travel to on an MLS away day, Seattle should rank high. Direct flights into Soundgarden International Airport offer the away supporter a quick transfer into the city where you can visit sites such as the World's Tiniest CN Tower, the actual house from "Harry and the Hendersons" and the mystical Starbucks within a Starbucks inside an actual Starbucks.

On the way to the match, keep your ears alert for the "Puget Sound" which is the audible self-satisfied sigh of 30,000 Sounders supporters acknowledging their own awesomeness.

WORTH A 1000 WORDS:

CenturyLink. Halftime.

 

ON THIS DAY IN TFC HISTORY:
March 15, 1997: 12-year-old Maxim Usanov's life turned down an ugly pugilistic path when he punched a tiny show pony at a St. Petersburg agricultural fair.


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