“We are thankful for the contributions Barry made during his time with the club. Unfortunately Barry and his family never fully settled in Vancouver, and we’ve mutually decided to move in different directions,” said Whitecaps FC president Bob Lenarduzzi in that release.

Today, the team confirmed what had been rumoured for weeks, that current GM Tom Leip was going to be leaving the club.

In total, 13 Canadians will be there — and six of them are products of CIS soccer.

“I had a serious interest in the position and, in my talks with Tom Anselmi, I believed that Tom Anselmi has a serious interest in me,” said Wilt. “As it turned out, I may have been mistaken about that.”

Officially, Porter is one of five unattached players Miller has called into team, as the forward has yet to accept a new contract offer from FCE.

“Blake Smith was our second choice. From all the reports and all the work that has been done by our staff and the feedback we got from different coaches in college, we’re extremely happy with the pick,” said Impact Sporting Director Nick De Santis.

Kyle Bekker and Emery Welshman are going home.

"The idea is to move up with an eye to picking Bekker but it won’t be easy,” De Santis concluded.

With no real consensus No. 1 pick at this year’s MLS SuperDraft, Toronto FC decided to take the money.

And it got good news, big time. As the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Convention sets up shop in Indianapolis, NASL stole the thunder from MLS — which is holding its SuperDraft on Thursday — with two major announcements.