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TORONTO -- Bradley Orr said that every kids dream growing up playing soccer in England was to hoist a cup. Yeezy 350 v2 Static Pas Cher . So he and his Toronto FC teammates say they will have no problem getting up for their Amway Canadian Championship final against rival Montreal Impact, even if the result doesnt count toward Major League Soccer standings. "No, not at all. I love cup games. Theres a prize at the end of it," the Toronto defender said after practice Tuesday. "Back in England it was the FA Cup, now that were here its the Canadian Cup, and its just as important for me as any league game, because theres pride at stake and theres a lot to play for. Its a big game, no doubt about it, and one were looking forward to." Toronto hosts Montreal for the first of two legs Wednesday at BMO Field. The second leg is June 4 at Saputo Stadium in Montreal. The team with the higher aggregate score after the two matches also represents Canada in the 2014-2015 CONCACAF Champions League. "Very very important," captain Steven Caldwell said. "We want to win the Cup. We obviously want to get a good lead if we can from the first leg, its going to be tough, were playing our rivals, a very good side, who are . . . far better than theyve been showing." Toronto is hoping to reclaim the title they relinquished to Montreal last season. TFC won the championship four straight years -- from 2009 through 2012 -- while the Impact won the inaugural competition in 2008 and again last year. "Its Canadian pride here," Toronto-born defender Ashtone Morgan said on the importance of the matches. "I think last year we had a sour taste in our mouth and were looking to bounce back this year, and looking to get the trophy." Dwayne De Rosario is tied for the tournament all-time lead in goals with four, and won back-to-back tournament MVP honours, in 2009 and 10. The 2009 victory was De Rosarios first playing with his hometown team in Toronto, after holding MLS jobs with the San Jose Earthquakes and Houston Dynamo. "For me it was a first championship coming back home, a championship for my city, a championship for TFC, and it was a special moment," De Rosario said. "And hopefully I can create another special moment tomorrow and win back that trophy for this club." Toronto is 7-1-2 all-time against the Impact in Canadian Championship action and are the favourites this season against a Montreal team that is struggling through a horrendous start to the season. TFC has four wins, four losses and one draw in MLS games, while Montreal is 1-6-4 and last in the league. Toronto coach Ryan Nelsen warned though that not only is Montreal a better team than this seasons results indicate, but standings and recent results dont mean much when a championship trophy is on the line. "Very dangerous team, very good team," Nelsen said of the Impact. "Theyre just having a little bit of a bad run at the moment. When you come to this competition, form doesnt really matter, it kind of goes out the window. Ive watched a lot of their games, and they have been unlucky in quite a few of them; theyve had opportunities to win the games, but it hasnt fallen their way. You know the quality they have, theyll get it right." Toronto defeated the Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 at home and then 5-3 on penalty kicks in Vancouver to reach the final. The Impact battled back to beat second-division side FC Edmonton to earn their spot in the final. It was a confident TFC team that practised Wednesday morning at their training ground north of the city, after salvaging a 2-2 draw at Sporting Kansas City -- the defending league champions -- last Friday. Toronto managed a draw despite losing Caldwell to a red card in the 63rd minute. "Were very pleased with the result, not the performance particularly but at the end of the day were judged on points. . . Well take that in a very tough place to play," Caldwell said. "They were obviously a better team and we couldnt get anything going all night, and then with the sending off, and the penalty (awarded to Kansas City in the 84th minute for a Doneil Henry foul in the box). . . we felt even the 50-50 decisions were going against us. But well take the draw and move on. Excited for (Wednesday) night." Caldwells red card will keep him out of Saturdays MLS game against the visiting Columbus Crew, but hell be available Wednesday to a Toronto lineup that wont differ much from last Friday. Nelsen said midfielders Jonathan Osorio (hamstring) and Jackson Goncalves (concussion) wont play, while Luke Moore (groin) is questionable. Collen Warner, recently acquired in a trade with Montreal, is ineligible to play because hes cup-tied to the Impact. Nelsen was already in good spirits Wednesday but the coach brightened considerably when asked his thoughts on Queens Park Rangers promotion to the Premier League. "Brilliant. Absolutely fantastic," said Nelsen, who ended his playing career with QPR. The squad that Nelsen played two seasons for defeated Derby 1-0 last weekend to earn promotion. Bobby Zamora scored the decisive goal, pouncing on a defensive miscue by Derby in the 90th minute. "Football is a funny game . . . when youre down to 10 men, as long as you stay in the game, you generally get that one chance. It couldnt have been more obvious than that QPR game," Nelsen said. "Bobby took it brilliantly like he has for his whole career. I can imagine there were a few celebrations that night." Nelsen said he is still emotionally tied to QPR, as he is to every team hes played for, saying he still has good friends not only with that club but DC United, Blackburn, and Tottenham. "You get so emotionally involved because you go through so many highs and lows and people dont really understand how low the lows are and how high the highs are, that you become friends and you make friends," he said. "And when you do things for other people and they do things for you, that are unforgettable things that imprint on your life, and your memories, you obviously stay friends." Yeezy 350 v2 Citrin Pas Cher . -- The Atlanta Braves added to their extensive wave of long-term deals with their young stars on Sunday by agreeing to a $42 million, four-year contract with All-Star closer Craig Kimbrel. Yeezy Boost 350 Pas Cher . According to the sportsbook BoDog, the Stampeders are 8/5 favourites to take home the Grey Cup at Mosaic Stadium in Regina on November 24.Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has admitted Lewis Hamilton was wrong to post a video of himself riding on a motorbike but vowed not to try to change Hamiltons off-track behaviour. Hamiltons social media activities have become a persistent talking point in the build-up to the season-opening Australian GP after the F1 world champion was investigated by police in New Zealand after he allegedly filmed himself riding a Harley Davidson on a motorway and posted it on Snapchat.The two clips were recorded while Hamilton stopped off in Auckland on his way to Melbourne. When is the Australian GP on Sky Sports F1 this weekend?In hindsight the thing on the motorbike wasnt the right thing to do and he knows that perfectly well, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff told Sky Sports.Hamiltons penchant for social media - the Mercedes driver boasts over three million twitter followers, almost as many as Mercedes, Ferrari and McLaren combined - can be considered an extension of the 30-year-olds increasingly high-profile celebrity lifestyle. While the rest of the field seemingly spent the final week of the off-season training and enjoying family time, Hamilton spent three days enjoying fashion events in Paris before flying to New Zealand for a trip that included hitting biodegradable golf balls off an ice glacier.But, with back-to-back titles in his personal trophy room, any notion that Hamiltons jet-setting would prove detrimental to his day job have been emphatically debunked. Little wonder, then, that Mercedes are adamant they will not be asking Hamilton to change his way. Hamilton hits biodegradable golf balls into the clouds while visiting a glacier He delivers on track. Yeezy 350 v2 Reflective Pas Cher. He wins races and he wins championships. His life seems to suit him and make him perform - and that is why, for me, it is absolutely OK, explained Wolff.And Hamilton, who was fastest in both of Fridays practice sessions at a rain-hit Albert Park, certainly has no intention of changing approach, on or off the track.I like social media and l have a great following. I have some incredible fans who follow me from all around the world.That is my channel to the people that do follow me, Hamilton said to Sky Sports F1. Lewis Hamilton will continue to use social media to keep in touch with fans While the debate about Hamiltons lifestyle and social media activities may sound trivial, the Englishman admitted last year that his ambitions for the remainder of his F1 career included revising the definition of what an F1 driver is.Im not in that box anymore - and Im winning. I am creating a new shape and Im happier here than l was in that other box.The first race of the 2016 F1 season, the Australian GP, is exclusively live on Sky Sports F1. The race in Melbourne starts at 5am on Sunday March 20. Also See: Button needed McLaren proof The Sky F1 2016 predictions ' ' '