TORONTO, Canada—Following Sunday evening’s 1-0 win over Atlanta United, Toronto FC midfielder Michael Bradley was asked for his thoughts on The Supporters’ Shield Foundation’s decision not to award a Shield to this year’s winners, and like head coach Greg Vanney, the TFC captain’s comments were very candid.
“It seems ridiculous and there’s no sugar coating that,” said Bradley. “It seems crazy that three weeks from the end of the season that all of a sudden you can decide that one of the three trophies that teams are fighting for throughout a season is no longer in play.