The Battle Of BMO Field

By Ben Knight Globe & Mail On Soccer

Knight: The battle of BMO Field
The Toronto Argonauts say they’re just testing the waters. Toronto FC fans are mobilizing to fight them on the beaches.

The Argos recently sent out a survey to their season ticket holders, and one of the questions asked was how everyone feels about CFL football in the cozy outdoor intimacy of BMO Field. Seems a nice enough idea. Do what the Alouettes did in Montreal – vacate a cold concrete chasm and sell out a tiny little gem of a park. Good for the game, good for the fans, good for everybody.

But really bad for soccer, and for the team and fans that have already claimed Canada’s so-called national soccer stadium for their own.

And the fight … is … on!

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