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Former Hotspur Defoe scores on MLS debut

Former Tottenham Hotspur Jermain Defoe has made an immediate impact on new club Toronto FC, scoring twice in his US Major League Soccer debut.

Jermain Defoe made the most of his Major League Soccer debut, scoring two goals to lift Toronto FC to a 2-1 win over the Seattle Sounders on Saturday.

The 31-year-old England international made the switch to Toronto from Tottenham in January and had an immediate impact for his new club.

He scored less than 17 minutes into his first match at CenturyLink Field in Seattle.

Jonathan Osorio started the scoring play by corralling a loose ball at midfield and threading a pass into the path of Defoe, who raced to the box to slot a shot past Seattle goalkeeper Stefan Frei.

Toronto needed just seven minutes to make it 2-0.

Again Defoe provided the heroics, pouncing on a misplaced backpass and going it alone before firing a low shot past Frei.

The Sounders cut the deficit in half in the 68th minute, when American Clint Dempsey took a feed from Obafemi Martins and scored.

Toronto, a long-time doormat in MLS, strengthened its squad considerably in the off season, adding Michael Bradley, Defoe, Dwayne De Rosario, Justin Morrow and Brazil's Julio Cesar.


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