Montreal closer to landing MLS team: Saputo
Canada's presence in Major League Soccer could triple by 2011.
Montreal Impact president Joey Saputo said Friday he is closer than ever to moving his team from the United Soccer Leagues to the MLS after a May 7 meeting with league commissioner Don Garber and president Mark Abbott in New York.
"Whatever happened in the past, it's time to turn the page on it and move forward," Saputo said.
"They see Montreal as a great market, we see Montreal as a great potential franchise in the MLS and it's time for us to look at that."
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