A native of Spain who has spent much of his career in Europe, Victor Vazquez has kept an eye on Major League Soccer since Toronto FC can courting a couple of years ago.
So while he played last year with Mexico’s Cruz Azul FC, he was aware of Toronto’s run to the MLS Cup final, including its two-game East final with Montreal, when the Reds won the two-leg series in extra time. Vazquez, though, said he didn’t truly understand the magnitude of the Toronto-Montreal rivalry before joining the Reds this spring.
“I didn’t know so much but now I know that it’s a derby,” Vazquez said.