the mls cup is being played in philadelphia, pennsylvania this year.
where is the mls cup being played this year?
philadelphia, pennsylvania
the arrival of spanish playmaker victor vázquez in midfield at the beginning of the 2017 season saw less responsibility placed on giovinco and captain michael bradley to create toronto fc's goalscoring opportunities, and this in turn freed up the italian, enabling him to focus more on his attacking game. coach greg vanney also switched tactics from a 4–4–2 diamond to a 3–5–2 formation, benefiting giovinco's and altidore's attacking partnership by allowing them to play closer together, and with vázquez supporting them as the team's main creator, the attacking duo began to demonstrate a deeper understanding and an increased awareness of each other's movements, which improved their link-up play, and saw an increase in altidore's goalscoring output throughout the season. giovinco scored his first goal of the season in a 2–2 home draw to expansion team atlanta united, on 8 april 2017. on 27 june, giovinco scored both goals in a 2–1 home win over montreal in the 2017 canadian championship final second leg — edging montreal 3–2 on aggregate; he also won the george gross memorial trophy for the most valuable player of the tournament. on 30 july, giovinco scored two goals and set up another in a 4–0 home win over new york city fc; his second goal of the match, which came from a free kick, was his 50th mls goal, and his record-breaking 10th mls goal from a free kick. while giovinco was ruled out on injury, toronto fc won the supporters' shield for most points in the league that season, following a 4–2 home win over new york red bulls on 30 september. in toronto fc's last match of the regular season on 22 october, giovinco scored from a free kick on his 100th appearance for the club in a 2–2 away draw to atlanta; in doing so, toronto fc broke the mls regular season point record of 68 points, set by la galaxy in 1998, by one point. the goal was also giovinco's sixth free kick goal of the season, which set the record for most free kicks scored in an mls regular-season. on 30 october, in the first leg of the eastern conference semi-finals in the 2017 mls cup playoffs, giovinco scored the match-winning goal from a free kick in a 2–1 away win over new york red bulls. giovinco was subsequently included among the finalists for the 2017 mls mvp award, after being omitted from the list of finalists for the award the previous season. on 5 november, in the second leg of the eastern conference semi-finals, giovinco received a booking for dissent in the 80th minute, causing his suspension for the conference finals as he also received a yellow in the first leg; toronto fc lost the match 1–0 at home, but still advanced to the next round on away goals. giovinco returned to action in the second leg of the eastern conference finals against columbus crew on 29 november, at bmo field; he was involved in the only goal of the match, scored by altidore, which saw toronto win the eastern conference for the second consecutive year, and earn a place in the 2017 mls cup final. on 30 november, giovinco was named to the mls best xi for the third season in a row. on 9 december, in a rematch of the previous year's final at bmo field, toronto defeated seattle 2–0 in the 2017 mls cup, and became the first mls team to complete a domestic treble with their victory, as well as the first canadian team to win the mls cup; giovinco was involved in both goals, and gave the final pass to goalscorer altidore for the opener.
sebastian giovinco
bullet::::- in major league soccer (mls), the longest current mls cup drought is 22 years, held by three teams, fc dallas, the new england revolution, and the new york red bulls, as each team has failed to win the league title despite having competed in every mls season dating back to 1996. all have made mls cup final appearances (dallas lost to the colorado rapids in mls cup 2010, the red bulls lost to the columbus crew in mls cup 2008, and new england lost to the los angeles galaxy in mls cup 2002, mls cup 2005, and mls cup 2014 and to the houston dynamo in mls cup 2006 and mls cup 2007). los angeles fc, minnesota united fc, the montreal impact, new york city fc, orlando city sc, the philadelphia union, and vancouver whitecaps fc have also never won an mls cup title, but were added as expansion teams subsequent to 1996. defunct teams cd chivas usa, miami fusion fc and the tampa bay mutiny never won the mls cup before they were shut down.
drought (sport)