Ex-Toronto FC prospects Keith Makubuya, Tristan Jackman and Cristian Nunez are among the latest additions made to the roster for FC Edmonton’s free-agent combine.

So, Bernardez won the coach/GM vote handily, and he won the player vote. Yet, he’s not the Defender of the Year.

Canadian Silviu Petrescu has been named MLS Referee of the Year.

For a rookie to come into MLS out of NCAA and become a fixture in the starting lineup is one thing; but to do it as a centre back is the most unique scenario of all.

The move has been coming for a long time — really it was just a matter of when it was going to happen. Soehn hasn’t had his fingerprints on the team since 2011, when he finished the year as the club’s interim coach after Teitur Thordarson was sacked.

The Montreal Impact concluded its Italian tour of friendlies with a 1-0 win Thursday over Fiorentina.

Still, the move will likely dampen the enthusiasm of TFC fans who hold the moral high ground over Montreal and Vancouver supporters; TFC fans could claim their team’s Canadian content was much higher than the Impact and Whitecaps. But, if the three Academy grads and Cann aren’t replaced by other Canadian prospects, that moral high ground won’t be as lofty in 2013 as it was in 2012.

Eric Hassli's wonder goal from the 2012 Amway Canadian Championship has put him on an exclusive list with the likes of Lionel Messi and Radamel Falcao.

The Montreal Impact continued its postseason tour of Italy with a 4-1 win over Fiorentina’s reserve side.

But, wait a sec. What the heck was Augusto’s arm doing there in the first place? On first glance, you can argue that it looks like Augusto is the first player to do something illegal.