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.
Days away from training camp, Canada finally unveils its men’s Olympic roster 9 Mar 2012Four days before the team is supposed to gather in Sunrise, Fla. for a pre-Olympic qualifying camp, the Canadian Soccer Association has officially announced the 23-player roster.
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.
Record TFC crowd makes the noise, but Galaxy takes the advantage 8 Mar 2012"The city definitely delivered tonight and they felt like a 12th man," said midfielder Terry Dunfield. "It's too bad, the script was waiting for us to hold on and take that 2-1 score to L.A."
New refereeing set-up won’t affect Canadian quota for MLS matches 7 Mar 2012Major League Soccer's new refereeing structure will not limit opportunities for Canadian officials.
