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We’ll be hosting our open training session this Sunday, 10.15am onwards at the Caledonian Stadium. Our Club Shop will be open from 10am this Sunday also! Entry is FREE via Bar 94 with autograph and photo opportunities available with the first team at the end of the session.

Seems my first blog on the World Cup was timely ... Earlier this week, FIFA announced the World Cup schedule of games for each venue and in Toronto it will kick off on day two of the competition with the Canadian National Team game at BMO Field. BMO Field is to be renamed Toronto Stadium for the duration of the World Cup due to sponsorship rights / FIFA No idea who Canada will be playing yet, what group it will be, or who makes up that group (fingers crossed for Scotland) but it's the World Cup so it's not going to matter ... If I get tickets, then I am at the game regardless. Double-checked the FIFA site and yes, I am still registered for the World Cup Lottery. Also hoping that my 18 years as a season ticket holder at Toronto FC and BMO Field might count for something but won't hold my breath on that one. It has been previously announced that the City of Toronto would host six matches. We now know that this will kick off on day 2 of the World Cup on June 12, 2026, with the first-ever men’s FIFA World Cup match on Canadian soil and featuring Canada’s Men’s National Team. Toronto is also hosting a second round match on July 2, 2026 but nothing after that unfortunately. Toronto Schedule: June 12, 2026, Group Stage, Canadian Men’s National Team opener June 17, 2026, Group Stage June 20, 2026, Group Stage June 23, 2026, Group Stage June 26, 2026, Group Stage July 2, 2026, Round of 32 Not much hype around the city just yet, not even in football circles. It's talked about, but not with any sense of urgency. I am sure that will change over the course of the remainder of 2025. Toronto is such a diverse city, so any time the World Cup is on elsewhere, we see clips on TV from "Little Italy", Little Portugal", and various other enclaves around the city where certain supporters congregate due to the ethnic makeup of the neighbourhood. Have never encountered a little Scotland, little England or even little Spain, but I am sure they exist somewhere in the City. If not, the Tartan Army and other supporters groups will, I am sure, setup camp somewhere! The City is doing its best to start promoting the event and now has two websites dedicated to it. The main city website section: https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/festivals-events/fifa-world-cup-26/ and a separate World Cup site: https://torontofwc26.ca/game. Looks like the marketers have really airbrushed the descriptions of some of the neighbourhoods around the downtown and failed to mention the dark side of some of them! More on that later perhaps. I will leave you with a small video to whet the appetite for Toronto.

Im thinking not. Seems a bit late in the day. Mind you, i havent noticed too many new strip reveals this summer, from other teams either. usually i see loads on my socials I have to say, I aint a fan of last seasons top.

Those with Asterix win the bonus point after penalty shoot-out.

or perhaps not ..... https://ictfc.com/highland-hospice-named-our-official-2025-26-charity-partner/ Was sure I read something in one of the articles in the build up to Aaron's testimonial that this was the new shirt but the article on the club site indicates early August for a new kit. I really hope they keep the black kit for another season and actually order some. That - to me - was an absolute belter and before admin it was said there were more to arrive around Xmas time last year, Never materialised of course. Would love to get my hands on one in my size but it was never available.

Well done, Duncan MacAuley. Just the kind of fund raiser I like. You know that really you are simply giving a donation, but there is that extra little bit of excitement which I love. (I don't get out much!)

This any use? ICT_2025_26_Fixtures.ics