What comes to mind when you think of North American Soccer rivalries?
Do you think of fierce Cascadia competition between the Portland Timbers, Vancouver Whitecaps and Seattle Sounders? How about the Atlantic Cup between New York Red Bulls and D.C. United?
Is Columbus Crew SC and Toronto FC even an afterthought? Well, maybe it will be.
Since the inception of the Trillium Cup, fans of Crew SC and Toronto laughed off the so called “rivalry,” saying it felt manufactured. Major League Soccer hoped to jump start a hatred between two regional neighbors.