2 Mexican players heding to Toronto FC of the MLS

My apologies if this is the wrong section. But 2 Mexican players are going to be playing for Toronto FC according to our coach Mo Johnston. Any idea who this could be considering who is not commited to another team and who would be willing/able to play in the MLS?

Thanks!

TORONTO — Indications were Tuesday that Toronto FC forward Jeff Cunningham will have season-ending surgery to repair a hernia that has limited his playing since July 4 when he first suffered the injury in an away game against Real Salt Lake.

Cunningham, who has 96 career Major League Soccer goals, tried to play in a Tuesday practice at BMO Field but was too sore to continue. He played seven minutes in an away game against the Columbus Crew on July 22 and did not play again until Saturday when he came on for the final 20 minutes of Saturday's 2-0 loss to Chivas USA at BMO Field.


After the game, Cunningham wondered whether he would be able to contribute enough to make it worthwhile trying to play in the nine remaining games or go ahead and have the
surgery. The surgery would be performed in Germany.

Toronto midfielder Ronnie O'Brien was to see a doctor later Tuesday about his injured right knee and the news was not expected to be any better. He has not played since July 25 when he reinjured the knee in a 4-2 friendly loss to Aston Villa.

Midfielder-defender Jim Brennan who is playing with broken ribs and a broken wrist came out of Tuesday's practice game when he injured his ankle but it did not appear to be serious.

Head coach Mo Johnston said he is bringing in two players from Mexico and another from Brazil this week.He also said that during the MLS off-season that he is working on an arrangement with an unnamed English Premier League where he could send about four players during the MLS off-season to gain further experience.

And at the end of the season he looks to work out a more permanent deal with goalkeeper Kenny Stamatopoulos who is on loan from Tromso of Norway. When Greg Sutton returns from a concussion, most likely not until next season, it would give Toronto FC the two good, experienced goalkeepers that is a situation that Johnston says he has wanted. Both are Canadian.

I havent read anything about players from Mexico moving to Torontos MLS club. Any clue about from what club(s) or age they might be?

No idea - but apparently he said "a young Mexican international" was one of them.

Sorry, im drawing blanks. Hopefully someone else can help you out much better than i have.

Mariano Trujillo has no team, after coming back from Greece.

Greece = Canada

Osorno went lost.

No worries - thanks anyway.

Anyone care to speculate?

Well there was a rumor a while back tha Hernan Sanchez (Hugo Sanchez's nephew) was on his way to Toronto FC, but that was a good while a go before the MLS season even started.

That's so far the only thing I've heard related to Mexicans going to TFC.

I have the theory that they might be interested in Reinaldo Navia, he's a Chilenian international that played in Mexico not so long a go and I don't think he's under contract with anyone.

Omar Bravo?? It would be Vergara ultimate idea of sending Omarsito "abroad."

It has to be Luis Hernandez and Jorge Campos!

The article says, 2 players from Mexico, not necessarily Mexican. But, I hope they are.

remember, in Mexico, there are 36 extranjeros in la 2da division alone.

I taught Carlos Hermosillo and Joaquin del Omo were the new reinforcements!

I doubt that it'll be a "young" international.

It would be cool if Landin from Morelia would go there, even though he just got to Morelia, or maybe Arce.

You can’t be serious?Why would you want them to join an MLS team? They need to be at least 35 to join that league right?No but serious man you have to be joking.

Am I the only one who considers that Mexican players going to the MLS is like going to a type of limbo? Mexican players should go there only to milk the last drops at the end of their careers. Personally, if they don't go either to Europe or Brazil/Argentina, it's absolutely unimportant to me.

If this is serious, then this is one of the most idiotic posts I've ever read.

Not only that it's a futbol wasteland, but when they return they do with such a low level that is almost as if the that mickey mouse league sucks the life out of them, just look at Juan Pablo Garcia he was one of our best prospect when he left and return a worst player, Luis Hernandez pretty much had to retire after he played there, and I can go on...........

For the reason you just gave, I hope they are not mexican. Maybe we can reduce the extranjeros to 34 if the 2 players are not mexican, more room for mexicans, no? Why would you hope to send 2 mexicans to a lesser league?

He has some pretty bad ones in the Chivas forums... He can't seem to understand why people don't support Chivas USA.

yeah, except the teams would replace the two foreigners with two other foreigners. think about it: how many first division teams use up their entire quota of foreigners?? i think all but two (chivas obvisouly being one). thats the reality.

maybe gio can go there if barca doesnt give him minutes? you know, to improve his game. i nominate your post for "DUMBEST POST– AUG 07" Who knows, at the Final you might win Dumbest Post of the Year (though Mosco is obviously far superior to you)

It's funny how people get their panties in a bunch. LOL. I guess that Carlos Hermosillo and Luis Hernandez are much smarter choices. It's called speculating.

seriously, you guys are harsh. anyone's guess is a good one, since the original post was very vague as to who RSL is attempting to get.

my guess is that it will be a forward or two, to make up for the recent loss of cunningham and adu (i think that's who adu played for at least)

navia and chamagol maybe? chivas has a lot of young forwards, perhaps they're going to send one of the younger ones to mls to get some playing time. who knows.

The original post was for TFC but you do have a good point regarding RSL.

You have a good point, it probably wouldn't make room for more Mexicans. But still, I wouldn't want to send 2 mexicans to a lesser league, it was still dumb of him to say he hopes they are mexican.