Toronto FC II open their season on Saturday night with a date against Phoenix Rising FC - and they are eager to start.
“First game of the season,” smiled midfielder Brian James after training on Wednesday morning. “It's always a long offseason; we're excited to get going. We're ready. We've been playing since January in preseason, ready to get the first game under our belt.”
Added defender Lars Eckenrode, a 2017 TFC draft pick who has inked a USL contract: “[There's] a lot of excitement. We've been in preseason, in this dome, on this turf, for quite some time now.