Toronto FC aims higher in second MLS playoff shot

The Star | October 25, 2016

TFC hosts Philadelphia Union in MLS playoff knockout round Wednesday night, which they hope is just the first step in a long playoff run.

Toronto FC's Justin Morrow scores against the Philadelphia Union when the teams met in September. They square off again in the knockout round of the MLS playoffs on Wednesday at BMO Field.

After Toronto FC crashed out of Major League Soccer’s playoffs last season — following a lopsided knockout-round loss to the rival Impact in Montreal — newly-minted president Bill Manning went public with lofty goals for the 2016 season.

He wanted more than 50 points from a team that collected a franchise-record 49 in 2015.