TFC Does Media Day 2012

By Dave Rowaan Waking The Red

Toronto FC Media Day Wrap-Up
Today was a very busy day for Toronto FC fans and players. The day kicked off with word breaking that Richard Eckersley had been signed by the club on a permanent basis. The defender was released from his contract yesterday by Burnley FC so that cleared the way for this move to take place. As per MLS policy we have no real clue of the terms of the deal but it is safe to assume that the Englishman has taken a pay cut to come back to Toronto so that he could fit under the cap along with all of the other players.

Eckersley was joined on the roster today by Geovanny Caicedo who was also announced as being signed to a long term contract by the club. Caicedo will be a big start towards fixing the needs at Centre Back as he is regarded as being a big powerful CB but also having a good head on him. Caicedo is now 30 years old and brings a wealth of experience from his time in his native Ecuador where he has also been capped with their national team.

Other than the signings being announced there were all kinds of player interviews throughout the day. On the whole, this event was all about the fun and less about players providing major insight in to things. If you don’t have time to watch hours of interviews, then settle in for the coles notes to the day after the jump.

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