Impact brain trust reflects on successes and mistakes in 2012 season 31 Oct 2012 “We do not want to be close to the playoffs, we want to be in the playoffs. We want to reach our season-ticket subscription objective. We do not want to experience a dip in attendance like we had in our first game at Saputo Stadium. We do not want to leave points on the pitch by allowing so many late-game goals.”
TFC’s need for a centre back is evident in loss to Houston 29 Jul 2012 Toronto FC's three-game winning streak ended with a thud on Saturday as the Reds turned in arguably their worst effort of the Paul Mariner era in a 2-0 loss to the Houston Dynamo at BMO Field.
Montreal fans get last laugh on Ching as Impact dominates the Dynamo 24 Jun 2012 If tonight’s physically demanding game and the reaction of the fans in attendance at Saputo Stadium is any indication, there’s a mighty rivalry developing between the Houston Dynamo and the Montreal Impact.
Bernier scores in Impact’s final Disney Classic match 1 Mar 2012 Bernier scored a great free-kick goal in the 56th minute, just six minutes after Dynamo second-year player Will Bruin had opened the scoring with a headed effort.
Impact round-up: Ching back to Houston, Valentin off to U.S. U-23 camp 16 Feb 2012 On Thursday, the Impact announced it had finalized a trade with the Houston Dynamo, sending veteran striker Brian Ching back to Texas. The Impact gets the conditional pick in return.
Saputo’s cryptic tweets tantalize Montreal soccer fans 13 Feb 2012 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.
Impact begins preseason with a draw against Chivas 22 Jan 2012 The Impact drew the Chivas reserve side 0-0 Sunday in Guadalajara, Mexico. The match was divided into three 30-minute periods.
Impact players model team’s new MLS threads 2 Dec 2011 Blue lights flashed and bass-heavy beats thumped as the Montreal Impact revealed its new MLS kits in front of fans, media and invited guests at the Montreal Science Centre. In all some 20 Adidas garments were shown for the first time, with many of them being modelled by players and staff.
Expansion Draft: Impact ignores Ching’s retirement threat 23 Nov 2011 Brian Ching, scorer of 77 career regular-season goals, made it public that he would rather retire than be plucked off Houston’s roster and go to the Impact. What did Marsch do? He made Ching the first pick of expansion draft.
Galaxy needs to keep winning to avoid choker tag 4 Nov 2011 But, we need to look at the Galaxy in a truly North American sports context — after all, MLS is a North American league — where regular-season success means very little compared to playoff excellence. The Galaxy, until it wins MLS Cup, has to be compared to the likes of the San Jose Sharks or San Diego Chargers, talented teams who consistently lose when it counts.
