Captain Michael Bradley celebrates 100th game milestone with Toronto FC
TORONTO — Captain Michael Bradley celebrates his 100th game with Toronto FC on Saturday night, a run that not coincidentally marks the MLS franchise’s turnaround from league doormat to league leader.
Marquee striker Jermain Defoe got most of the attention on Jan. 13, 2014, when he and Bradley were unveiled. Then MLSE boss Tim Leiweke waxed poetic about signing the stars, reaching for the words of Bobby Kennedy as he tried to capture the start of a soccer Camelot.
“Some people see things as they are and say ‘Why?’ Others dream of what can be and they say ‘Why not.’”
“Today is why not,” Leiweke added. “Why can’t we be great?”