Disgruntled star Federico Bernardeschi benched for upcoming TFC match

26.05.2023 - 19:59 cbc.ca

Toronto FC's disappointing season became a lot more complicated off the pitch with news that disgruntled Italian star Federico Bernardeschi has been benched for Saturday's game against D.C.

United. Coach Bob Bradley denied the move was disciplinary, calling it instead a "coach's decision." "Fede will not be in the squad for this game.

A lot going on this week, a lot of internal discussions. When you think about preparing a group for this game, we felt this was the best way to handle it," he told reporters after training Friday.

Toronto (2-5-7) is mired at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings. And it has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons this week in the wake of Bernardeschi's unflattering comments about the team's style of play following last weekend's 1-0 loss at Austin FC.

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