This Candadian Content courtesy of our friends to the north, North End Elite:

PRESS RELEASE July 10, 2008
For immediate release

TORONTO FC SUPPORTERS TO PROTEST DURING MLS ALL-STAR GAME

A coalition of Toronto FC supporters groups will stage a silent protest
during the upcoming Major League Soccer all-star game at BMO Field in
Toronto.

The groups are increasingly concerned about the possible expansion of BMO
Field to accommodate CFL football and specifically the Toronto Argonauts.
The groups feel strongly that this would ruin the unique experience that
has made Toronto FC such a successful franchise. It is not possible to fit
a CFL field into the stadium without major reconstruction.

Toronto FC's most rabid supporters will sit rather than stand during the
all-star game. There will be limited chanting and cheering. They will wear
black. Many of these supporters have pledged to boycott Toronto FC games
should the stadium be retrofitted for CFL football.

"This is not an anti-Argos protest," said Pedro Almeida, leader of the
North End Elite supporters group. "Many of our members are Argos fans. We
have nothing against the Argos or the CFL. We wish them the best of
success. But Toronto FC fans signed up in the thousands to support this
team based on the premise of it being a soccer-specific stadium with real
grass and an intimate setting. We didn't get the grass. We better get to
keep the intimate setting."

Fans around the world mock MLS soccer when they see highlights of games
being played in cavernous NFL stadiums decorated with football yardlines.

"The supporters groups are united on this," said Jack DePoe, president of
the Red Patch Boys. "The club, the players, the media, everyone has
acknowledged the contribution of the supporters groups in the club's
success. We want everyone to understand how upset we are about the
possibility of a CFL football retrofit. We won't stand for this kind of
expansion."

"This was supposed to be our national soccer stadium," said Rudi Schuller,
one of the leaders of U Sector. "But the national team players have
already made it clear they prefer to play in other venues because of the
Field Turf. Rebuilding for the CFL would further take BMO Field away from
being the national soccer stadium."

Soccer-specific stadiums has long been a key part of the league's business
plan. Seven of the league's 14 teams currently play in SS stadiums. Two
others will move into SS stadiums within the next year. The rest have
plans to build one.

For more information please contact

Pedro Almeida at NEE
almeidapm@yahoo.ca
staff@thenorthendelite.com

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Several observations:

If the MLS All Stars are wearing Black and the protesters are wearing black........form your own conclusions.

If the protesters also protest the All Star Game Starting XI by chanting "United! United!" while wearing black.......could Monty Python come up with something funnier?

We at MLSR fully support this protest and wish our friends to the north a successful campaign against throwball.