Puerto Rico’s World Cup callups will have major effects on FC Edmonton, Impact 28 Aug 2011 The Impact goes to Bayamon on Sept. 7, one day after the Puerto Rican national team plays Canada in a World Cup qualifier. Seven members of the Islanders will be on national-team duty. As well, the team’s top scorer, Jonathan Fana, will be on World Cup qualifying duty for his Dominican Republic national side.
FC Edmonton loses heartbreaker while Impact keeps charging 28 Aug 2011 FC Edmonton gave up a heartbreaking injury-time goal in 3-2 loss in Puerto Rico, while the Montreal Impact cruised to a 2-0 victory in Minnesota.
Montreal closes gap on FC Edmonton with 2-0 win over Minnesota 20 Aug 2011 Only four of the dozen men who took to the pitch dressed in Impact blue for the team’s 2-0 triumph Saturday against the visiting NSC Minnesota Stars were participants in Montreal’s season opener in April.
“Frustrated” Porter says FC Edmonton can’t be charitable to last-place Atlanta 18 Aug 2011 “We should not lose,” said Porter. “No way. We have to go full throttle. We can’t take Atlanta for granted just because they are in last place.”
Ageless Sebrango named NASL Offensive Player of the Week 16 Aug 2011 Eduardo Sebrango may have a 38-year-old body, but he’s playing like he’s 10 years younger. The Montreal Impact forward, who came out of retirement earlier this season to help the club reverse its stuttering fortunes, was named the NASL’s Offensive Player of the Week on Monday.
Seven games left… can the Impact catch FC Edmonton? 15 Aug 2011 While it’s still improbable that the Impact will overhaul FC Edmonton for the last playoff spot, FCE’s recent struggles have made the race a lot more interesting than it needed to be.
Impact crushes Atlanta, gains on FC Edmonton 15 Aug 2011 With his team's final NASL season circling the drain, Impact coach Nick De Santis put out a line-up that some may have felt was randomly drawn from a hat, but one that paid dividends as the Montreal side ran roughshod over the last-place Atlanta Silverbacks, taking a 4-0 decision in front of some 11,000 delighted fans.
PEI native Gyorio caps FCTB’s rally in draw with Impact 11 Aug 2011 Coming into tonight’s game against FC Tampa Bay — needing to make up a point a game on the sixth-place Fort Lauderdale over the course of the season’s last nine games in order to take part in the postseason — the Montreal Impact tonight snatched a draw from the jaws of victory, as the visiting FC Tampa Bay came back from a two-goal deficit at the 84-minute mark to end the night in a 3-3 draw.
Impact feels that it has found Mr. Right in Jesse Marsch 10 Aug 2011 It has its primary sponsor. It has its new logo. And now the Montreal Impact has its man. He is Jesse Marsch.
Rennie to move from Carolina to the Whitecaps 9 Aug 2011 Martin Rennie will take over as head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps in 2012.