Feb

17

Impact Take Johnson, Trade Him For Fucito and Neagle


The allocation was quick and swift for striker Eddie Johnson. The former FC Dallas and Kansas City man was quickly selected by the Montreal Impact via the allocation order today. The Impact quickly tweeted out that they would be trading him though. Montreal took a big gamble by using their allocation spot but they did…[continue reading]

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Feb

17

Ballack Close To Signing With MLS?


German international midfielder Michael Ballack could be close to joining a Major League Soccer team. Sources close to Goal.com say the midfielder is in “deep negotiations” with the league. Sources from both sides have confirmed that MLS Executive VP Todd Durbin initiated talks that would bring the former Germany captain and current Bayer Leverkusen midfielder to…[continue reading]

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Feb

17

Players Montreal Could Have Taken Instead Of Ching


Now that the Brian Ching saga is over and done with we can now look back on what the Montreal Impact probably should have done instead of playing the hardball game with Ching and the Houston Dynamo. Obviously getting just a conditional draft pick* isn’t bad but for the most part it wasn’t what Montreal…[continue reading]

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Feb

16

Ching Saga Over, Forward Traded Back To Houston


The Brian Ching saga is over. The Houston Dynamo have reacquired Ching from the Montreal Impact in exchange for a conditional draft pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft. Yes, just for a conditional draft pick. The Impact end up being the big losers on this deal after playing hardball back in November. At best they’ll…[continue reading]

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Feb

14

Dynamo, Impact and Ching All Close To A Deal


I didn’t get to this yesterday, forgive me I was a bit under the weather. I talked last week about how Montreal Impact forward Brian Ching was doing with his stay in MLS’s newest city. So far it seemed okay until yesterday took a turn for the…well…expected. Yes, personal reasons. Read between the lines and…[continue reading]

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Feb

09

Ching, Dynamo Ready To Move On


As bad as it was back in November, both Brian Ching and the Houston Dynamo are ready to move past the whole expansion draft fiasco. Ching – now a member of the Montreal Impact – played the Dynamo yesterday in a preseason scrimmage. The mood was not as hostile as one would have imagined it…[continue reading]

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Feb

03

Montreal Drawing Strong Numbers For Home Opener


The Montreal Impact announced on Friday that more than 25,000 tickets were already sold for the home opener at Olympic Stadium, March 17, against the Chicago Fire. The Impact are hoping to create a new record for attendance at the Olympic Stadium with additional sales leading up to the home opener. “We are very pleased…[continue reading]

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Feb

02

Grading The Offseason: Eastern Conference


Many clubs are a few weeks into their pre-seasons and now that the international transfer window has shut, it is a good time to look at how each MLS side has done so far this winter. (Note: the MLS window doesn’t close until April, which means players who failed to land new jobs in Europe…[continue reading]

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Jan

12

2012 MLS SuperDraft: Andrew Wenger Goes No. 1


After some back and forth this morning, the Montreal Impact held on to their number one pick and took Duke defender/midfielder Andrew Wenger. Wenger should come in right away and be a starter for this expansion club. The 2011 Hermann Trophy winner can play literally any where on the field. As much as me and…[continue reading]

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Dec
02

Montreal Impact Jersey Unveiled


It’s blue. It’s white. And that’s about it. Simple and to the point but nothing over the top. Boy that away jersey just screams San Jose and old school Kansas City. What do you all think?

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