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Impact owner expects to be granted MLS franchise in 2010 LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainLeaguesBundesliga 1English Premier League France Ligue 1 Liga Espana Major League Soccer Serie A Standings Bundesliga 1English Premier League France Ligue 1 Liga Espana Major League Soccer Serie A Schedules ScheduleStandings Toronto FC Soccer on TSNDaily LineeotText SizeMONTREAL A Major League Soccer franchise could be granted to Montreal early next year Montreal Impact owner Joey Saputo said WednesdayIts clear for us and now more than ever that the arrival of MLS in Montreal is only a question of time Saputo said in a release We are hoping to have news in the first quarter of 2010Saputo met with MLS commissioner Don Garber and league president Mark Abbott on Tuesday night The three men then had a meeting Wednesday with Quebec Finance Minister Raymond Bachand and Montreal Mayor Gerald TremblayWeve stated many times that Montreal would be a great market for MLS and we look forward to continuing our discussions Garber said in a releaseWe continued our discussions with the Saputo family about a future MLS expansion team in Montreal and had very productive meetings with Minister Bachand about securing funding for the expansion of Saputo StadiumToronto FC joined MLS in 2007 and the club often draws more than 20000 fans to BMO Field The team has more than 16000 season ticket holdersThe Vancouver Whitecaps are scheduled to join the league in 2011The Impact who beat the Whitecaps last season to claim the United Soccer Leagues First Division title currently play their home matches in the 13034seat Saputo StadiumMajor League Soccer plans to expand to Philadelphia next season giving the league 16 teams The league will reach 18 teams in 2011 when Portland Ore joins with VancouverThe Whitecaps and Impact are among nine teams that have joined to form the North American Soccer League The teams unhappy with how USL1 is owned and managed have applied to the US Soccer Federation for sanctioning as a Division II league They will apply shortly to the Canadian Soccer Association as a Division I circuit to begin play in Aprillog inLatestOldestHighest ScoreLowest ScoreKarma 41 Yeahs0 BoosYeahBoosoccer kenDecember 11 2009 1224AMIf Montreal had taken the last game of the 2009 NCC seriously TFC would still be looking for their first titleOne year removed from the USL Seattle Sounders FC had a very impressive season and claimed their first major title (US Open Cup) in their first year and gave Houston a good battle in the playoffs Just fo...