Impact leaves it late, but club returns to winning ways 28 Jul 2013 “It was a happy ending,” offered head coach Marco Schallibaum, who managed to remain on the sidelines for the entire game rather than making an early exit as he has in both games against SKC played earlier in the schedule. “When you change someone to bring on fresh legs and the guy you send on gets the goal, there’s a bit of luck involved. We deserved it because we dominated the second half and managed to defeat the team that, I think, is, at the moment, the best team in MLS.”
“Piscu” makes the move to Montreal 26 Jul 2013 The Montreal Impact has announced the signing of “Piscu” — Spanish central defender Adrian Lopez Rodriguez.
Bernardello and Lopez Rodriguez meet the media in Montreal 26 Jul 2013 “I come to MLS to stay in MLS, not to go back to Europe because I think MLS is going to be amazing and in a few years it will be a top league,” Lopez Rodriguez said. “I’m looking forward to staying here and to belong to that period to become one of the best leagues in the world.”
The 401 split: Impact gets its DP, while TFC fans wait and wait and wait… 23 Jul 2013 That’s not to blame Payne for the Forlan mess. The sexy DP is a key part of the strategy of Maple Leaf Sports and President Tim Leiweke, who is quickly finding that selling star players on the notion of coming to a last-place team in Canada isn’t quite as easy as selling them on the rock-star lifestyle of Los Angeles. Let’s face it, Cherry Beach ain’t the Santa Monica Pier.
Impact satisfied with effort, but disappointed with draw against FC Dallas 21 Jul 2013 “When you dominate the whole match the way we did and you don’t win it hurts a bit,” he admitted. “But our level of performance was very high tonight Justin and Sanna were on fire all game and I think both wingers are pretty tired tonight because they were going for the goal all game long."
Impact sends Mallace, Ubiparipovic to Minnesota 17 Jul 2013 MUFC has been the most disappointing team in NASL. It finished second from bottom in the spring-season standings, even though they were the pundits’ pick for the title. Now, the goal is to resurrect the club in the fall season.
Camilo named the Whitecap of the Week, er, MLS Player of the Week 15 Jul 2013 Camilo, who scored twice in the Whitecaps 3-1 win Sunday over the Chicago Fire, now leads the MLS with 12 tallies this season. And his first goal transformed what was a drab 0-0 affair into a second-half goalfest.
Not even close: Impact loses Eastern Conference lead after being routed by Red Bulls 14 Jul 2013 On the short end of a 2-0 score by the quarter-hour mark, Montreal were let down by its defence and dominated, as is his custom, by Thierry Henry. The French forward’s goal and pair of helpers ran his lifetime record against the Impact in MLS play to seven goals and three assists in four matches.
MLS suspends Impact’s Nyassi for simulation 13 Jul 2013 Sanna Nyassi will miss Saturday's game between the Montreal Impact and New York Red Bulls.
Video-game goals get Di Vaio to All-Star Game 11 Jul 2013 The gimmick got Di Vaio to the All-Star Game. But is it really all that more gimmicky than the homer-laden fan votes that we so often see decide All-Star selections in all the major sports?