The boys in red are back — and so are the fans!
After some 498 days of waiting, Toronto FC hosted Orlando City SC to a 1-1 draw at BMO Field last night — in front of actual humans.
And while it wasn’t a sea of red — only 7,000 people were allowed in the stands — it was a joy to see nonetheless. It was the largest gathering for a Toronto sporting event in well over a year, featuring a mixture of front-line health care workers and season-ticket holders chosen in a lottery.
“It’s been a long year and a half,” TFC captain Michael Bradley told the club’s website ahead of the game.