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• Danny Dichio scored the club's first goal in the 24th minute of their fifth game versus the Chicago Fire. Dichio, however, was red-carded later in the game in the 44th minute. This ended the second longest opening scoreless streak for a new club in Major League Soccer after Real Salt Lake. Toronto won the game 3-1, with additional goals by Maurice Edu and Kevin Goldthwaite. Game play was delayed several minutes as many fans threw seat cushions onto the field in celebration. The cushions had been a free give-away that day to commemorate the club's official opening weekend. Now, Toronto FC fans proudly sing Dichio's name in the 24th minute of every match.

• Dichio's strike against Chicago won the voting for MLSnet.com's Sierra Mist Goal of the Week. [26]

• Jimmy Brennan's goal against Columbus was the first goal by a Canadian for Toronto FC, and won the voting for MLSnet.com's Sierra Mist Goal of the Week. [27]

• At the 6th minute of Toronto FC's loss to DC United on August 26th, Toronto FC broke the Major League Soccer record of minutes without a goal at 558 minutes. The record was previously held by Real Salt Lake. On September 22nd, Toronto FC ended their streak, scoring at the two minute mark of their match against the Columbus Crew by Miguel Cañizalez, setting a league record at 824 minutes. Cañizalez's goal was also the first goal by a Canadian (during MLS play) at BMO Field.

• In their inaugural 2007 season, Toronto FC's average attendance as of September 17th was 20,098, one of the highest in the league.

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• 26  The Official Site of major League Soccer. Major League Soccer. Retrieved on May 16, 2007.
• 27  The Official Site of major League Soccer. Major League Soccer. Retrieved on June 5, 2007.