TORONTO, Canada—“Sports, in general, I would say is not the same without fans. For being on the field, it’s not the same without fans: the game is so much slower. The fans bring—that energy is real. It’s a real thing that all sports need and are missing...”
That quote is from Toronto FC midfielder Nick DeLeon speaking to media on Friday when asked about the effect fans can have on match. Candid, but why the foreign topic?
Well, for the first time since March 7, 2020—the only other time this season—the Reds are going to be backed by a home crowd on Sunday as 5,000 fans are permitted to attend the club’s regular-season ‘home’ finale at their home away from home, Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut, when expansion side Inter Miami CF stroll into town.