((HT: Canwest News Service))
Montreal is at the top of Major League Soccer’s list for potential expansion cities MLS commissioner Don Garber told Forbes.com in a recent interview.
Speaking last week, Garber told the website MLS ((TFC and New England are pictured, thanks, Brian Snyder/Reuters)) would like to expand to 20 teams at some point in the future and he appears to be pencilling in Montreal for one of the two available spots.
“Montreal is one of those. We’re pretty focused on that 19th team,” he said. “We’ve been in discussions with Montreal.”
Montreal was on the short list during the last round of expansion but withdrew its bid before the final selection process was complete. Vancouver and Portland got the two spots and will begin play in 2011.
The Montreal Impact currently play in the United Soccer Leagues First Division.
“We’ve had great success in Canada,” Garber told the website. “Toronto FC plays in a new stadium in downtown Toronto, every game is sold out with 15,000 people on the waiting list for season tickets. Montreal will probably be a market that looks like that.”
Montreal appears close to nailing down the 19th spot, but Garber said the 20th team is still up for grabs.
“We’re looking at St. Louis, Miami, Atlanta, perhaps a second team in New York,” he said.
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