Bezbatchenko’s arrival at TFC a “Theo Epstein kind of hire,” says Leiweke 20 Sep 2013It's a risky move for Leiweke to begin his stewardship of TFC with a rookie general manager, yet he sees Bezbatchenko's hiring as a forward-thinking move.
Impact’s CCL hopes now hang by a thread after humbling loss to San Jose 18 Sep 2013The fat lady hasn't sung yet but the Montreal Impact might be hearing someone practising scales backstage after dropping a 3-0 decision to the San Jose Earthquakes in CONCACAF Group 5 play in front of a sparse crowd at Buck Shaw Stadium.
Martins named MLS Player of the Week for helping propel Sounders into first 16 Sep 2013He scored the opener in the third minute and then got the second assist on Lamar Neagle’s insurance goal. The win allowed Seattle to seize top spot in the MLS Western Conference, and first-place overall in the league. If MLS regular-season play ended today, Seattle would now be guaranteed home field advantage all the way to the Dec. 7 MLS Cup, if the Sounders make it that far.
Rennie pleased with the Whitecaps’ effort, but team can’t score in San Jose 15 Sep 2013The Vancouver Whitecaps didn't lose any ground in a scoreless draw with the San Jose Earthquakes at Buck Shaw Stadium Saturday night, but they didn't gain any either.
TFC loses to Red Bulls: Toothless Reds possess, but don’t threaten 15 Sep 2013The result now leaves TFC with 23 points with five games left to play. With Houston’s win over Philadelphia Saturday night, the Reds are officially (as in, mathematically) eliminated from playoff contention. If somehow lightning struck five times in a row, and the Reds won their last five, they’d get to 38 points. The Philadelphia Union, which held fifth place at the time of this article, have 39 points.
Schallibaum: Crew continues to be the Impact’s “bête noire” 14 Sep 2013“There wasn’t a lot missing today,” he continued. “A centimetre’s difference here or there and things might have been different but the game's like that. Even though we came away empty-handed today we are still on track to achieve the objectives we set at the beginning of the season.”
TFC adds fourth goalkeeper to the roster as Konopka acquired in deadline-day deal 13 Sep 2013Starter Joe Bendik, back-up Stefan Frei and teenager Quillan Roberts are now joined on the roster by Chris Konopka. On Friday morning, the Reds announced that they had acquired the keeper from the Philadelphia Union in exchange for a third-round draft pick in 2014.
Camilo, Camara or Felipe to the national team? According to the feds, citizenship will take a lot longer than five years 12 Sep 2013So, to apply after three years, you can not leave the country for a single day (save for a leap year) as three x 365 days = 1,095 days. Did any of these players go home for a single day? Go on road trips or training camps to the United States? Of course they did. So they’d need to wait till they hit 1,095 days in a four-year period.
Former Toronto mayor David Miller to MLSE: Do not convert BMO Field to accommodate CFL 11 Sep 2013BMO Field was constructed when David Miller was Toronto's mayor. He was mayor when the city and Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment came to an agreement to replace the FieldTurf surface with natural grass. He was an unabashedly pro-soccer mayor.
Montreal’s Di Vaio named MLS Player of the Week 9 Sep 2013Yes, he scored two goals, but that probably wasn’t his biggest contribution. Before the game was five minutes old, he was brought down in the box by Revs’ keeper Matt Reis. The goalkeeper was sent off, New England was down to 10 men, Patrice Bernier converted the first of two penalties, and the Impact was off to the races.
