Before Toronto FC took an interest in summer signing Armando Cooper, the Panamanian midfielder knew little about the Reds.
Most of the information he had gathered came from when his team in Panama, Club Deportivo Arabe Unido, faced Toronto in the CONCACAF Champions League in 2010.
Neither squad advanced through the group stage that year, although TFC did finish ahead of Arabe Unido in the round robin, besting them by five points.
The run in the major tournament was a highlight in Toronto FC’s decade-long existence, a rare bright spot for the club when it comes to on-field success; it missed out on advancing but just two points.