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Yahoo
16 hours ago
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- Yahoo
🔴 LIVE: Leagues Cup 2025 gets underway as MLS & Liga MX square off
Leagues Cup 2025 is officially underway with a new format and a fresh new look. Check back throughout the night for updates from around the grounds. 2025-07-29T23:26:47Z GOAL We've had simultaneous goals in our two early games as Léon have snatched the lead over CF Montréal! Veteran striker Rogelio Funes Mori has given the Mexican side the lead in Canada. 2025-07-29T23:25:02Z GOAL The spot-kick has been coolly dispatched by Columbus talisman Diego Rossi. The reigning champions have the lead! 2025-07-29T23:22:38Z PENALTY! Luan Garcia's attempted clearance in the box went wrong has he kicked a Columbus player on his follow-through, forcing the referee to award the Crew a spot-kick. 2025-07-29T23:12:59Z And we're underway in Columbus and Montréal!
Montreal Gazette
18 hours ago
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- Montreal Gazette
MLS fines CF Montréal's Joel Waterman for embellishment
CF Montréal defender Joel Waterman has been fined an undisclosed amount for violating Major League Soccer's policy on simulation/embellishment, the league announced on Tuesday.
Montreal Gazette
23-07-2025
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- Montreal Gazette
CF Montréal vows to ‘undertake a rebuild' in letter to fans amid dreadful season
Club de Foot Montreal In the midst of a disastrous season where the team sits last overall in the MLS standings, CF Montréal has promised to 'undertake a rebuild' in a letter addressed to fans on Wednesday. In a note signed by president and CEO Gabriel Gervais, along with team owner Joey Saputo's sons Luca and Simone, the soccer club acknowledged it has 'not met the standards we set for ourselves.' Letter to the fans from Gabriel, Luca and Simone. #CFMTL — CF Montréal (@cfmontreal) July 23, 2025 After 24 games, CF Montréal has a 3-6-15 record and is tied for last overall in the league with only 20 goals scored. 'We share your dissatisfaction with the Club's results, and it is our responsibility to build a winning team that we can all be proud of. 'That is why we have decided to undertake a rebuild and launch a new chapter of CF Montréal. A chapter based on ambition and pride. A new era with victory at the heart of our sporting ambitions, while also honouring our rich history and the connection with you, our 12th player.' The team also promised to take 'concrete steps' during the coming transfer window aimed at 'rebuilding, together, a club that deserves your loyalty.' In a restructuring last year, Luca Saputo was named managing director (recruitment and sporting methodology) while Simone became managing director (academy strategy and roster management). Gervais has been president and CEO since 2022. The team made headlines this month when Inter Miami forward and soccer legend Lionel Messi scored twice in a stellar performance to lead his club to a 4-1 victory at Saputo Stadium. Days later, CF Montréal was eliminated by Canadian Premier League club Forge FC from the Canadian Championship for the second consecutive year.
Montreal Gazette
17-07-2025
- Sport
- Montreal Gazette
CF Montréal falls 2-1 to Union, maintains grip on last place in MLS East
Club de Foot Montreal CHESTER, Pa. — Tai Baribo scored his 14th goal and rookie defender Olwethu Makhanya scored the first of his career early in the second half to lead the Philadelphia Union to a 2-1 victory over CF Montréal on Wednesday night. Baribo scored unassisted with a right-footed shot from the centre of the box in the 37th minute to put the Union up 1-0. Prince Owusu took a pass from defender Joel Waterman two minutes into stoppage time and scored to tie it 1-1 at halftime. It was a career-high 10th goal this season for Owusu and his 44th in 60 career appearances. Waterman's assist was his first in 128 career appearances over six seasons with CF Montréal. Philadelphia went back in front five minutes into the second half on the 21-year-old Makhanya's netter. Fellow defender Kai Wagner collected his eighth assist. Andre Blake turned away three shots on goal for Philadelphia (14-5-4). Sébastian Breza had two saves for CFM, which is in the Eastern Conference cellar at 3-14-6 and tied with the L.A. Galaxy for last overall in the MLS. The Union maintained its lead in the Eastern Conference and Supporter's Shield race by a point over FC Cincinnati, which shut out Lionel Messi and Inter Miami 3-0 Wednesday night. Expansion side San Diego FC began the day trailing the Union by a point as the leader in the Western Conference. Baribo is two behind league leaders Messi and Sam Surridge of Nashville SC in the race for the Golden Boot Award. The Union travel to play the Houston Dynamo on Saturday. CF Montréal will host the Chicago Fire on Saturday.
Global News
04-07-2025
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- Global News
Lionel Messi making Canada trip for Inter Miami's clash with CF Montréal
CF Montréal is bracing for a visit from Lionel Messi. Inter Miami head coach Javier Mascherano said Friday the Argentine great is expected to travel to Montreal and be available to play in Saturday's Major League Soccer match at Stade Saputo. Mascherano dismissed the idea of leaving Messi in Florida, noting the team had a long week to recover from Sunday's 4-0 loss against Paris Saint-Germain in the FIFA Club World Cup. The eight-time Ballon d'Or winner last played in Canada on April 24, when Inter Miami fell 2-0 to the Vancouver Whitecaps in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinal at B.C. Place Stadium. Messi came off the bench in Toronto FC's regular-season finale last year, entering in the 61st minute in a 1-0 Miami win Oct. 5 at BMO Field. Story continues below advertisement The Argentine captain was the main attraction, prompting chants of 'Messi, Messi' and turning up the volume when he finally came on. Messi also drew cheers when he paused to allow a young pitch invader to take a selfie with him in the 86th minute. An older fan did not get the same welcome seconds later when he ran on the pitch. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy Fans in Vancouver missed out on Messi and Miami's other stars for a May 2024 regular-season date with the Whitecaps when Messi, Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez and Spanish midfielder Sergio Busquets didn't make the trip from Florida. The Whitecaps subsequently gave out tickets to a future match to fans in attendance for the Miami visit. The 38-year-old Messi, the reigning league MVP, has 10 goals and six assists in 13 MLS games for Miami this season. The two sides last met in Miami, with Messi scoring twice and dishing an assist in a 4-2 win over Montreal. Inter Miami sits seventh in the Eastern Conference with 29 points (8-3-5), including a 3-1-3 record on the road. CF Montréal is last in the East and second-last in MLS with 14 points (3-12-5), with just one home win in nine starts — a 1-0 victory over New York City FC last Saturday. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 4, 2025. Story continues below advertisement
