Whilst fans of rival MLS teams who have been supporting their team avidly for over a decade might quibble with the reporter’s opening statement about TFC’s fans reputation as the best in the league, there’s no doubt they’ve made a big impact in their first year, as we’ve reported here before.

This is the kind of publicity that will do MLS more good in the long-term than a million shots of David Beckham and Tom Cruise on ESPN.