“That means over 58,000. That would be the largest regular-season game ever in MLS history and it would be the largest soccer game in Canada. So if you haven’t bought tickets buy some and if you have, buy 10 more.”

Canadian Evan James rounded out the rout, converting a cross from Miguel Montano — who spent part of last season with the Impact in its final NASL season — to make the final score 3-0 Impact.

Saputo was clearly having some fun on social media Monday, telling his followers about his European travels and his quest to find his club some veteran help.

Both the Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps were busy in preseason action Friday.

The Montreal Impact has already lost one player to an injury suffered in a preseason match. Impact fans are hoping that the number doesn’t rise to two.

Asked to comment on the trade that sent French striker Sebastien Le Toux to Vancouver Montreal coach Jess Marsch said that the Impact had made an offer to the Philadelphia team but that Vancouver had made a better one.

Reda Agourram’s dream to crack the Montreal Impact roster is over.

The Montreal Impact got a goal from Sanna Nyassi, and wrapped up the team’s pre-season tour of Mexico with a 1-1 draw against Club Atlas.

The game was played behind closed doors. Media reports in Mexico indicated that Tecos didn’t even know who would be running the team going into the friendly against Montreal.

The window for Canadian players to get onto the Montreal Impact roster keeps getting smaller and smaller. The Impact now has 26 players on its roster, with the announcement that Jamaican national-team defender (and former captain) Shavar Thomas has signed with the club for its first MLS season. Thomas has a green card so he won’t cost the Impact an international roster slot.