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Mount Royal Soccer — I wonder how close he was here? Alessandro Nesta never picked up a yellow card while playing for the Impact although he looks a little incensed in this pic. He did however incur one straight red. | Photo by Kevin Casey/ Who are the guys who did it cleanly... a little fun with numbers... Fans tend to look at who gets the most when it comes to goals, assists, yellow cards and reds etc, but we’ve decided to look at our defensive nice-guys in this morning...Have you ever wondered who Montreal’s ‘cleanest’ defender has been down thorough the years? If there’s a...

Mount Royal Soccer — GE Appliances President, Mike McCrea and CF Montreal President, Kevin Gilmore celebrate the announcement of a multi-year partnership between the brand and club. With this new sponsorship, GE Appliances is now an official partner of all three Canadian MLS teams. Electrical giant now sponsor to all three Canadian MLS clubs... If the club formerly known as the Montreal Impact are ever looking for a new name.... No! Wait! That’s enough. Let’s not stir the you know what...But yesterday CF Montreal entered into a new three-year deal with GE Appliances Canada.“We are...

Mount Royal Soccer — Mustafa Kizza (centre, yellow boots) pictured before making his AFCON debut this afternoon in Blantyre, Malawi. The ‘Cranes’ lost 0-1 and exited the competition. 21-year-old back in homeland for international break reflects on his early days in Montreal... Mustafa Kizza has been telling local Ugandan press about life at CF Montreal. In particular their interest centred in how things were for the 21-year-old playing under coach, Thierry Henry.In an interview with the Nairobi-based Daily Monitor, Kizza said, “Thierry? My first time meeting him I was a bit nervous...

Sounder At Heart — Max Aquino / Sounder at Heart The Bellevue product looked perfectly at home in the Sounders midfield. As starting debuts go, Josh Atencio had his work cut out for him. Not only was he matched up against one of the top midfield units in the league — one that featured the dynamic Emanuel Reynoso — but he was also effectively filling in for Seattle Sounders captain Nicolas Lodeiro, who was missing the game with a quad strain. Just to round out the pressure, the Sounders were also playing their first game in front of home fans for the first time in over a year. The...

Sounder At Heart — Raúl Ruidíaz holds up two fingers, one for each member of the MLS full team of week to open the season. | Max Aquino / Sounder at Heart Raúl Ruidíaz, João Paulo, and Josh Atencio all earn respect from national pundits. After their dominating win over Minnesota United FC, the Seattle Sounders are collecting weekly recognition. After his brace, Raúl Ruidíaz headlined the Team of the Week. He was also a finalist for Player of the Week. That award went to Chicharito, the other two-goal scorer on opening weekend. In that voting Ruidíaz came in 25.5%, with Chicharito...

Sounder At Heart — Max Aquino / Sounder at Heart MLS and NWSL have officially returned to action in the Puget Sound. OL Reign and the Seattle Sounders kicked their respective seasons off on Friday night with fans in attendance for the first time in over a year. MLS had its first week of action with plenty of highs and lows, particularly down in Miami where David Beckham’s club have been found to have violated the league’s roster rules. Over in Europe the official announcement of a proposed super league has sparked debate over the future and the should of the sport. Seattle/Tacoma The...

Eighty Six Forever — Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports Cascadia Clash Causes Clamorous Commotion The Whitecaps were an interesting figure coming into tonight’s match. Making substantial roster additions to greatly improve their starting XI, one would not be wrong least glance in the Vancouver Whitecaps’ direction. Unfortunately, due to a variety of circumstances, this potential new look was limited to one new signing when matchday came. Coming against a Portland team that had just thrashed Honduras’ Marathón 5-0 earlier in the week, the weakened lineup seemed to spell bad news. Luckily,...

Eighty Six Forever — Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports And Here. We. Go. The moment you all have been waiting for has finally arrived — the first match preview of the 2021 MLS season. This will obviously not be a normal season opener for many reason — for one it is thousands of miles from British Columbia, despite being a “home match.” The Caps will be shorthanded a bit as their new arrivals ease into things. And they do it all against a stout Portland Timbers side who has the potential to once again lift silverware. Match Information Teams: Vancouver Whitecaps vs. Portland...

Eighty Six Forever — Photo by Shaun Clark/ It’s the final episode of our preseason roundtable series, it’s time for standings predictions! Welcome back everyone to the pre-season roundtable series. We hope you enjoyed our first seven episodes, and we’ve really appreciated all the support we’ve received so far. All of the past roundtable episodes are still available on our YouTube channel, so if you’re just getting up to date with the Whitecaps’ offseason, go and check those out. In this eight and final episode, we’re talking about season standings predictions, the coaching...