Saputo hands the keys to the Impact kingdom to Gilmore 22 Jan 2019 So, on Tuesday, when Saputo pledged to turn over control of the team to new president Kevin Gilmore, it marked a massive change in direction. Cynics — myself included — will wonder just how long this kind of arrangement can last.
Three CanPL sides get first-round byes in new Canadian Championship format 10 Jan 2019 Greenhouses don’t have as many seedings as the new, improved Canadian Championship will have in 2019.
Montreal pays price for poor finishing, as Whitecaps rally 25 Jul 2018 In the first half of Wednesday’s second leg at BC Place, the Impact fouled up a golden chance to get a needed road goal that may have effectively ended the tie.
TFC is efficient; Montreal wins, but is wasteful in front of goal 18 Jul 2018 Toronto FC will be happy with an efficient 1-0 road win over the Ottawa Fury. The Montreal Impact, meanwhile, might not be so happy with its 1-0 home win over the Vancouver Whitecaps.
Tabla’s move to Barcelona is met with a collective Canadian “meh” 25 Jan 2018 But, judging by the lukewarm reaction this has received in Canadian soccer circles so far, it's fair to say that the football followers in this country — the people who have dispatched the likes of Owen Hargreaves and Asmir Begovic into their own emotional black holes — have already given up on Tabla ever wearing Canada red again. It feels like Barcelona just signed some phenom from some other country.
Canadian Championship schedule finally gets itself away from the NHL playoffs 11 Jan 2018 Thank you, Canadian Championship schedule makers.
Will Garde break the Impact’s “new season, new coach” jinx? 8 Nov 2017 "We believe Remi Garde’s tremendous experience, his vision and knowledge of the game and his intimate understanding of youth development will give this club a new start at every level.” — Joey Saputo Wednesday afternoon as the team unveiled Remi Garde as the latest head coach.
The job you don’t want: Montreal Impact now on hunt for eighth head coach in less than a decade 23 Oct 2017 To call the Impact head-coach job a poisoned chalice would be an understatement. Basically, the day you get hired, you get a cyanide capsule.
MLS opens a marketing office in Canada: Is it already too little, too late? 2 Oct 2017 But, where MLS has truly stumbled in Canada is in making itself a national concern. Basically, in this country, interest in the league is restricted to the three metro areas that have teams. The three Canadian MLS clubs have virtually no presence in the rest of Canada.
Bringing the Thunder: A look at CBC’s sensational new soccer drama 27 Jul 2017 The auditions were a bit different. The first time through, the hopefuls for 21 Thunder were asked to do the usual stuff; go through scenes, show their acting ranges. But, the second time through, they had to show the producers that they could play soccer.
