Preparation has been an underlying theme throughout the life of Toronto FC's starting goalkeeper Alex Bono. Alex Bono averaging a game saving stop per game during these playoffs. But Bono failed to make TFC's first team that season and was assigned to TFC II (its minor league affiliate) of the United Soccer League (USL). It's about taking your little battles in training because you never know when you're going to be on the field next," Bono says. When you're playing against the starters, that's the closest thing you're going to get to live action before you're actually thrust into it," Bono says.

Source: CBC News November 28, 2017 16:18 UTC