Timbers’ Alhassan is runaway MLS Player of the Week winner 13 Mar 2012Alhassan got 12 of the 18 first-place votes from the membership of the North American Soccer Reporters.
TFC signs Logan Emory: NASL alumni fill the MLS ranks 13 Mar 2012 Last week, NASL confirmed that 14 of its 2011 alumni were on MLS rosters heading into opening weekend. Now, Emory is added to that list.
Hainault’s heroics propel Houston to victory 12 Mar 2012On the weekend that Quebec’s team made its MLS debut, another Quebecer made a major, ahem, impact.
Marsch: For Impact, one loss does not a season make 11 Mar 2012After Saturday's 2-0 MLS-opening loss to the Vancouver Whitecaps at B.C. Place, Montreal coach Jesse Marsch declared that one game does not a season make.
MLS President: It will take time for Canadians to emerge in MLS 11 Mar 2012But, a cynic would question the “all-Canadian” nature of the Impact-Whitecaps match. After all, between the starting lineups of both teams, there was only one player who would be eligible for a Canada call-up; Impact midfielder Patrice Bernier.
Vancouver’s Renniessance overwhelms Impact in MLS opener 11 Mar 2012It took just three minutes and seven seconds for the Renniessance to officially take hold in Vancouver.
Vancouver’s French-speaking players popular with Quebec media 10 Mar 2012New coach Martin Rennie, late of the Carolina RailHawks of the NASL has imported a number of new faces and has tried to put his stamp on the team by fostering confidence and positive thinking. Perhaps as a gesture to the members of the Montreal media, Sebastien Le Toux, Alain Rochat and Eric Hassli were made available.
Impact keeps things light ahead of date with Whitecaps 10 Mar 2012The Montreal Impact held its last preseason workout at B.C, Place Friday afternoon, a day before it takes on the Vancouver Whitecaps. The Impact players went through their paces in a relaxed and leisurely manner, with no scrimmaging and very little intensity, almost as if they were loosening up before a game rather than preparing for their initial MLS foray.
Whitecap DeMerit doesn’t expect any tactical surprises from Impact 10 Mar 2012The Vancouver Whitecaps aren’t quite sure what 11 players the Montreal Impact will have on the field when the two teams kick off the MLS season Saturday at B.C. Place. But, Whitecaps’ veteran centre back Jay DeMerit has a pretty good idea of how the visiting team will line up.
After poor preseason, Caicedo, Toronto FC part ways 9 Mar 2012After a less-than-impressive showing at training camp, Ecuadorean centre back Geovanny Caicedo has been cut loose by Toronto FC.
