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Toronto hosts Seattle in MLS Cup rematch

Toronto FC forward Jozy Altidore warms up during practice ahead of the MLS Cup soccer final against the Seattle Sounders, in Toronto, Friday, Dec. 8, 2017. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto FC forward Jozy Altidore warms up during practice ahead of the MLS Cup soccer final against the Seattle Sounders, in Toronto, Friday, Dec. 8, 2017. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP) Toronto FC forward Jozy Altidore warms up during practice ahead of the MLS Cup soccer final against the Seattle Sounders, in Toronto, Friday, Dec. 8, 2017. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

By Associated Press 3 min read

TORONTO (AP) – Toronto FC needs to beat the defending champion Seattle Sounders to cap their record-breaking regular season with an MLS Cup crown.

In a rematch, Toronto will host the Sounders in Saturday’s MLS Cup. Seattle won last year’s game in a penalty shootout after neither team could score in regulation or 30 minutes of extra time.

The memory of Sounders players celebrating on his home field remains painful for Toronto striker Jozy Altidore.

“It was not great, so it’s good that we have a chance to hopefully reverse that feeling,” Altidore said.

Led by Altidore, fellow U.S. international Michael Bradley and 2015 league MVP Sebastian Giovinco, Toronto set a league record with 69 points this season. That’s one better than the 1998 Los Angeles Galaxy. Toronto won 20 of 34 games, matching the 2014 Sounders for most victories in the league’s post-shootout era, and scored 74 goals, tied for the second-highest total.