Difference-makers: the kinds of players who make a good team great. Back in 2016, Toronto FC had plenty of them: Jozy Altidore, Sebastian Giovinco and Michael Bradley were 3 of the highest-profile (and highest paid) players on Toronto FC, who truly lived up to the ‘difference-maker title’. After making it so far in the 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs, Toronto FC’s front office realized they needed just a few more pieces to make their already great team truly dominant in MLS. So they went into the off-season looking for 1-2 more ‘difference-makers’, to ensure that they would bring a championship home in 2017.