BY WEB STAFF
sportsnet.ca
In the wake of the announcement that the Montreal Impact will participate in a newly-formed league for 2010, owner Joey Saputo released a statement reiterating that talks witht he USL are still on-going.
"I wish to reiterate that there are still ongoing talks between the Montreal Impact and the USL. We continue working on different options for the 2010 season, including the possibility that the Impact take part in the USL-1 or in a new league. We created the Team Owners Association in January 2008 in order to take our destiny in our own hands, as is the case in any other league worldwide. It is already November 10 and we needed to submit to the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) an application for the creation of a new league for this option to remain viable."
The new league will include seven teams: Atlanta Silverbacks, Carolina RailHawks, Miami FC, Minnesota Thunder, Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
