Toronto FC starts a strange new chapter some 600 kilometres away from BMO Field on Sunday when it kicks off for the first time at its pandemic home away from home in East Hartford, Conn.
Forced to finish out the MLS season south of the border because of COVID-19 travel restrictions barring teams coming north, Toronto (7-2-4) “hosts” league-leading Columbus Crew SC (9-1-3) in the first of six scheduled regular-season games at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field.
It’s a battle of Eastern Conference heavyweights — a matchup complicated by the fact both clubs are playing their third game in eight days.