It speaks volumes about Toronto FC’s smooth path this year that it made MLS history with a 69-point regular season while manoeuvring a changing of the guard in goal that barely made a headline.
Clint Irwin, the incumbent, was the Toronto’s keeper during the penalty shootout loss to the Seattle Sounders in last December’s MLS Cup. And he was still No. 1 after training camp this year. But Alex Bono’s play eventually won the day.
When an injured Irwin had to leave Toronto’s home opener March 31, four games into the season, the door opened for Bono.