TORONTO -- Almost three weeks after its last league outing, Toronto FC returns to action Friday night against the New York Red Bulls as the MLS season resumes with a vengeance following a World Cup break. After just two league games in June, Toronto (6-4-1) will go on to play seven in July plus a friendly against Tottenham. Five of those contests are against Eastern Conference opposition, meaning valuable points in the playoff race are on the line. Manager Ryan Nelsen gave his players eight days off following the 1-0 win over visiting San Jose on June 7. They have been training ever since, albeit with sessions pushed forward a little bit to allow players to watch the World Cup in the afternoon. There are different allegiances, although the team is rooting for both Brazil and the U.S. given the presence of TFC goalie Julio Cesar and midfielder Michael Bradley at the tournament. Canadian international Jonathan Osorio is pulling for Colombia, where his parents came from. The U.S.-Ghana game pitted the 12 Americans on the Toronto roster against Ghana-born forward Dominic Oduro. Massage therapist and acupuncturist Marcelo Casal is cheering for Uruguay. The public relations department is still mourning the exit of Italy. While his players enjoyed time off, albeit with a prescribed gym regimen, Nelsen and his coaches were at work planning training sessions. "We might have worked around a nice glass of red," said Nelsen, whose business holdings include a winery back home in New Zealand. Nelsen is expecting a hard contest Friday against the Red Bulls (4-5-6) who are one point behind fourth-place Toronto in the East despite having played four more games. Toronto defeated New York 2-0 when they met in May at BMO Field, with Jermain Defoe scoring early and Luke Moore scoring late. "I think that game was a big game for us," said Nelsen. "We had a few guys out (injured) and wed just come back from the West Coast after 120 minutes (in an Amway Canadian Championship game in Vancouver) and it was a really, really good performance. "New York will have a lot of motivation, in all honesty, to put one back on us. Its at their home field. Ive got a real sense that everybodys desperate to play a game after the break. "Its nice to have a break but everybody wants to get back on the field. I can sense this games going to be a really good one, a good tough one. Im looking forward to it." The host Red Bulls will also be well rested. Star striker Thierry Henry, fresh from a stint as a BBC World Cup analyst, and Colombian defender Jamison Olave have not played since May 27 at Sporting Kansas City, skipping artificial turf games June 8 in New England and June 14 against the New York Cosmos (in U.S. Open Cup play). The Red Bulls Australian star Tim Cahill is slated to be back from the World Cup and could make an appearance Friday night. Cahill did not see action in the Socceroos 3-0 loss to Spain on Monday but scored two goals earlier at the tournament including a highlight-reel volley against the Dutch. "Were expecting them to play," Nelsen said of Cahill and Henry. While hes a Kiwi, Nelsen was raving about Cahills strike against the Dutch while saying it had not got the publicity it deserved. "For me, if a Brazilian did that, or an Argentinian, or a big-country-type player did that, theyd be raving about that for years to come. ... It was of such quality that I didnt think they gave him the credit he really deserved for an over-the-shoulder left-foot volley." "But thats Timmy," he added. "Timmys been scoring those type of goals his whole career. Thats why New York is so lucky to have him." 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The same cant be said of last Saturdays 2-2 draw at Olympic Stadium against a very weakened New York Red Bulls side and one which had three stalwarts in Henry, Cahill and Olave back home in Harrison, NJ. Fake Vans Cheap . Braves reliever David Carpenter was also fined for throwing at Rockies outfielder Corey Dickerson in the same game, which featured several ejections, including Colorado manager Walt Weiss.EDMONTON -- Scott Feser scored three goals, including his third 1:59 into extra time, as the Red Deer Rebels edged the host Edmonton Oil Kings 3-2 on Friday in Western Hockey League action. Patrik Bartosak turned away 50-of-52 shots for the Rebels (28-26-4), who halted their losing streak at seven games. Trailing 2-1 after 40 minutes of play, Feser forced overtime with his second goal of the game at 5:35 of the third period. Dysin Mayo and Edgars Kulda scored for the Oil Kings (40-14-2) and Mads Eller assisted on each of his clubs goals. Edmontons Mitchell Moroz was ejected 42 seconds into the second period after receiving a major for charging. Tristan Jarry made 20 saves in a losing cause. --- PATS 5 RAIDERS 4 (SO) PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. -- Boston Leier had a goal and an assist along with the shootout winner as Regina slipped past the Raiders. Chandler Stephenson, Patrick DAmico and Dryden Hunt also scored for the Pats (30-22-5). Leon Draisaitl had two goals and an assist for Prince Albert (26-27-4), Collin Valcourt and Calder Brooks each scored once and Sawyer Lange tacked on three assists. Reginas Daniel Wapple made 33 saves for the win as Cole Cheveldave stopped 35 shots for the Raiders. --- TIGERS 7 BRONCOS 3 SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. -- Curtis Valk scored twice and Cole Sanford had a goal and two assists as Medicine Hat downed the Broncos. Ty Stanton, Miles Koules, Blake Penner and Jocab Doty also scored for the Tigers (35-20-3), who won their third game in a row. Julius Honka, Nathan Burns and Jake DeBrusk scored for Swift Current (28-22-8). Medicine Hats Marek Langhamer made 30 saves for the win. Eetu Laurikainen started in net for the Broncos but was relieved after allowing four goals on 25 shots. Landon Bow stopped 12-of-15 shots in 28 minutes of relief. --- ICE 3 WHEAT KINGS 2 (SO) BRANDON -- Matt Alfaro scored the winner as Kootenay handed the Wheat Kings their fourth straight defeat. Sam Reinhart and Tim Bozon each had a goal and an assist for the Ice (32-22-4). Brett Kitt scored both goals for Brandon (28-22-8). Mackenzie Skapski made 32 saves for Kootenay while Jordan Papirny turned away 33-of-35 shots for the Wheat Kings. --- HITMEN 6 BLADES 5 (OT) CALGARY -- Alex Roach scored twice, including 11 seconds into overtime, as the Hitmen extended their win streak to five games by defeating Saskatoon. Greg Chase had a goal and two assists for Calgary (37-15-6) while Pavel Padakin, Cal Babych and Chase Lang had the others. David Nemecek, Cameron Hebig, Dylan Busenius Chase Clayton and Nikita Scherbak replied for the Blades (15-39-5). Mack Shields made 19 saves for the Hitmen. Saskatoons Troy Trombley stopped 43-of-49 shots in defeat..dddddddddddd --- WARRIORS 4 HURRICANES 2 LETHBRIDGE, Alta. -- Zach Sawchenko stopped 27 shots as Moose Jaw doubled up the Hurricanes. Torrin White and Jack Rodewald each had a goal and an assist for the Warriors (15-33-8) and Ben Duperreault and Bryson Gore added single goals. Riley Sheen and Reid Duke scored for Lethbridge (12-42-5), which is 3-7-0 in its last 10 games. Teagan Sacher turned away 30-of-33 shots for the Hurricanes. --- WINTERHAWKS 7 BLAZERS 4 KAMLOOPS, B.C. -- Taylor Leier had two goals and two assists and Dominic Turgeon had a pair of goals as Portland handed the Blazers their 11th loss in a row. Nicolas Petan and Brendan Leipsic each had a goal and two assists for the Winterhawks (41-12-5), who improved to 16-0-1 in their last 17 games, while Alex Schoenborn chipped in a single goal. Cole Ully scored twice for Kamloops (11-42-5) and Joe Kornelsen and Matt Bellerive had the others. Portlands Corbin Boes made 23 saves for the win as Bolton Pouliot kicked out 42-of-49 shots for the Blazers. --- ROCKETS 4 COUGARS 2 KELOWNA, B.C. -- Rourke Chartier scored the winner at 19:35 of the third, and then added an insurance goal 15 seconds later as the Rockets doubled up Prince George. Nick Merkley and Carter Rigby also scored for Kelowna (46-8-4), which trailed 2-0 midway through the second period before reeling off four unanswered goals. Marc McNulty and Todd Fiddler scored for the Cougars (24-29-7), who are winless in three contests. Jordon Cooke made 26 saves for the Rockets. Adam Beukeboom stopped 38-of-41 shots for Prince George. --- SILVERTIPS 2 GIANTS 1 (OT) EVERETT, Wash. -- Kevin Davis scored his first-career WHL goal 2:32 into overtime as the Silvertips edged Vancouver. Dawson Leedhal also scored for Everett (28-21-8), which has won back-to-back contests. Joel Hamilton scored for the Giants (27-22-10), who are on a four-game slide. Austin Lotz made 26 saves for the Silvertips as Jared Rathjen stopped 29 shots for Vancouver. --- THUNDERBIRDS 4 AMERICANS 3 KENT, Wash. -- Russell Maxwell broke a 3-3 deadlock at 19:34 of the third period as Seattle held off Tri-City. Ethan Bear, Keegan Kolesar and Justin Hickman also scored for the Thunderbirds (36-17-5), who led 3-0 midway through the third, while Shea Theodore tacked on three assists. Beau McCue, Lucas Nickles and Parker Bowles scored late for the Americans (27-25-6). Taran Kozun made 37 saves for Seattle as Tri-Citys Eric Comrie turned aside 21-of-25 shots in defeat. There were 151 minutes in penalties handed out to the two clubs, which included 11 fighting majors and four game misconducts. Seattles Evan Wardley led all skaters with 30 penalty minutes. ' ' '