Just two days ahead of MLS First Kick, Toronto FC's roster is finally beginning to take some shape, the most recent addition being 31-year-old Welsh striker Robert Earnshaw, who confirmed the deal on his Twitter feed earlier this afternoon.
Earnshaw is one of the players named by team president Kevin Payne as a TFC target during Torsten Frings's retirement press conference on Tuesday. Another of those targets, 24-year-old winger Hogan Ephraim, officially joined the team on loan from QPR on Wednesday.
Whether either of them will be ready to suit up for TFC against Vancouver on Saturday remains to be seen -- but the Reds could certainly use the help, as a reported concussion to Justin Braun, in addition to the ongoing absence of Danny Koevermans, mean Toronto's options in attack are dangerously thin.
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Earnshaw's most productive stretch came in a two-year stint with Norwich City in 2006-07, in which he scored 27 goals in 45 appearances. He had recently been on loan to Maccabi Tel Aviv, but failed to make an impact with the team. He also has 16 goals in 58 appearances with the Welsh national team.