Impact takes major gamble with signing of Rivas 3 Oct 2011 Defender Nelson Rivas, announced Monday as the first Designated Player in the Montreal Impact’s history, is definitely anything but a sure thing.
No new Canadian prospects invited to Impact’s evaluation camp 3 Oct 2011 The Montreal Impact announced that three players from its NASL roster won’t be part of the team’s pre-MLS evaluation camp. And none of the six new players the Impact have invited to the camp carry Canadian passports.
Amir Lowery set to begin trial for chance to remain in Montreal 3 Oct 2011 He’s going into the week with an optimistic outlook. Despite the Impact’s disappointing finish in its final D-2 season Lowery feels he’s shown enough to warrant serious consideration.
Come to Pappa: Guatemalan star named MLS Player of the Week 3 Oct 2011 Marco Pappa is Major League Soccer’s Player of the Week. The Chicago Fire midfielder scored a hat trick in a midweek win over Real Salt Lake. He earned the award after the votes from the membership of the North American Soccer Reporters were counted.