TV: MLS Season Pass on Apple TV (global) and TSN5
English (Apple TV): Callum Williams (Play-by-Play) and Calen Carr (Analyst)
Spanish (Apple TV): Bruno Vain (Play-by-Play) and Andrés Agulla (Analyst)
Toronto FC (7-9-3, 24 pts) travel to New York Red Bulls (8-4-7, 31 pts) for Major League Soccer action at Red Bull Arena on Saturday evening. The Matchday 22 encounter kicks off at 7:30 p.m. ET and can be viewed globally on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app and on TSN5 in Canada.
Currently in seventh place in the Eastern Conference table, TFC enter the weekend eager to get back to winning ways after picking up a late loss against Nashville SC at BMO Field on Wednesday evening. Historically, Toronto FC hold a 9W-21L-10T record through 40 regular season meetings with the Red Bulls and will be looking for their first road victory in New Jersey since March 2016.
BEHIND ENEMY LINES
Toronto FC’s 2024 Major League Soccer campaign continues with their tenth road match of the MLS regular season and the first of two regular season meetings with New York Red Bulls on Saturday evening. Following their first nine away MLS games in 2024, the Reds hold a 52W-160L-71T all-time record (227 points) in MLS regular season matches played on the road.
AN ODE TO THE PAST
Toronto FC visit New York Red Bulls, one of only ten original MLS teams in 1996, for the 41st encounter in the all-time series between the two clubs. Historically, TFC hold a 9W-21L-10T record through their first 40 regular season meetings with the Red Bulls. The two clubs have previously faced off in New Jersey on 20 separate occasions, with the Reds holding a combined 2W-16L-2T record at Red Bull Arena and Giants Stadium. TFC will be looking for their first road victory against the Red Bulls since recording a 2-0 victory in the Reds’ MLS regular season opener eight years ago, courtesy of goals from Sebastian Giovinco and Mark Delgado at Red Bull Arena on March 6, 2016.
THE CLIMB CONTINUES
Toronto FC enter Saturday’s match in New Jersey fresh from picking up a late loss against Nashville SC at BMO Field on Wednesday evening. The Reds made their first-half dominance count, when Alonso Coello’s side-footed effort from Bernardeschi’s pass flew past Nashville’s Joe Willis to find the back of the net. The 34th minute goal marked: the Spanish midfielder’s first competitive goal for Toronto FC in his 39th appearance for the club, Bernardeschi’s fifth MLS assist of the 2024 season and Derrick Etienne Jr.’s first MLS assist for the Reds. Nashville SC, however, drew level through Sam Surridge’s neat 64th minute finish before Surridge completed his brace with a game-winning goal in the 90th minute to secure all three points for the Boys in Gold.
COPA CALLING
Three Toronto FC players and two from New York Red Bulls have been named to international rosters for the 2024 Copa América set to take place across the United States from Thursday, June 20 to Sunday, July 14. Toronto-born duo, Jonathan Osorio and Richie Laryea, will represent Canada at the summer tournament and battle Argentina, Peru and Chile in Group A action. TFC goalkeeper and MLS veteran Sean Johnson, who recently signed a contract extension with the Reds, and the United States men’s national team (USMNT) will face Uruguay, Panama and Bolivia in Group C. Meanwhile, Red Bulls and Red Bulls II pair Carlos Coronel and Omar Valencia will also miss Saturday’s clash due to their participation in the Copa América tournament.
ONCE A RED (BULL)
Toronto FC’s Derrick Etienne Jr. previously spent five seasons with the New York Red Bulls. A product of the New York Red Bulls Academy, the Haitian signed a First Team contract as a Homegrown player with the Red Bulls on December 21, 2015, and made his MLS debut against D.C. United on September 11, 2016. With the Red Bulls, Etienne Jr. scored six goals and recorded four assists through 79 combined appearances (2016 – 2019) and helped the Red Bulls clinch the 2018 Supporters’ Shield. The winger also scored 15 goals in 57 appearances for New York Red Bulls II across five seasons and helped Dos Toros lift the 2016 USL regular season and championship titles. Since joining TFC on April 24, 2024, Etienne Jr. has scored two goals and recorded a pair of assists in 12 appearances across all competitions.
