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LONDON CITY SURPRISE WATERLOO…Brampton win late, Galaxy tie Shooters 1-1

A late goal by Jonathan Jebbison gave Brampton City Utd a 2-1 victory over Burlington SC, London City surprised SC Waterloo 2-1 and York Region Shooters were held to a 1-1 draw by Brantford Galaxy, three games in the CSL First Division Sunday.

Nikolic Nenad opened the scoring for Burlington SC, finding the net from a corner kick at 13 minutes in the game with Brampton City Utd at Victoria Park.

Jean Tshimpaka tied the game for Brampton at 39 minutes for a 1-1 score at the interval and striker Jonathan Jebbison struck the winning goal for the home side at 84 minutes, a 2-1 win in favour of Brampton City Utd.

Brampton improve to a 6-6-4 WLT record for 22 points, while Burlington are at 5-7-3 for 18 points.

Defender Edwin Navarrete gave York Region Shooters the lead at 40 minutes in the game with Brantford Galaxy at the St. Joan of Arc ground in Maple, but the lead was short-lived when forward Stefan Vukovic put the ball past York Region goalkeeper Adrian Ibanez from close in just one minute later.

It was 1-1 at the interval and Ibanez for the home side and Luka Besenic in goal for the Galaxy were both solid for a scoreless second half and 1-1 draw at the final whistle.

York Region Shooters are at 8-5-1 for 25 points and tied for third place in the First Division standings with SC Waterloo, while Brantford are at 6-8-1 for 19 points.

Igor Kmar opened the scoring for London City at 75 minutes and defender Vladimir Zelenbaba tied the game 1-1 for Waterloo at the 89 minute mark.

London’s Zoran Pesic struck the winning goal at 90 minutes when he found the net past Waterloo goalkeeper Imad Hakura, a 2-1 victory for the visitors.

London City improve to 5-8-2 for 17 points, while Waterloo are at 8-5-1 for 25 points and tied for third place in the standings.

Konopka and Hagglund loaned to Toronto FC II

Chris Konopka and Nick Hagglund are set to feature for TFC II on Wednesday night as the duo were sent on loan to the USL side. The short term loan should help both be ready for Saturday should Vanney select them.

Toronto FC are looking to get some needed minutes for a pair of first team players ahead of this weekend's game against Orlando City. The club announced on Wednesday that goalkeeper Chris Konopka and defender Nick Hagglund will head down to Toronto FC II on short term loans.

The USL team is set to take on the Harrisburg City Islanders on Wednesday night so the duo could potentially log 90 minutes and be back with the first team and ready to go on the weekend. The pair getting minutes should help prepare them to potentially make their returns to the lineup after fairly lengthy spells on the sidelines.

Hagglund has been out of the starting lineup for a good chunk of the season as the defender has only made one start since the middle of May. In those three months he has played less than 115 minutes and is just making his way back in to match fitness after being sidelined by an emergency appendectomy.

Konopka on the other hand made 11 starts this season but has handed back the starting job in goal to Joe Bendik in recent weeks. Bendik has not been on exceptional form though so this could be the chance for Konopka to win back the job as the team enters a key stretch of games.

If Greg Vanney is going to turn to Konopka in goal on the weekend it would be wise to give him a game to regain sharpness since his last game was now over a month ago. If he does get the start against Orlando it would be a welcome change for a number of fans who have been clamouring to see him back in goal after some terrible defensive performances in recent weeks.

Vanney getting Hagglund and Konopka prepared for the weekend should not be a surprise to anyone as the coach is clearly in need of some answers at the back. He has tried just about every other combination in defence the past few weeks so it might just be time to give this duo a chance to show what they can do.

MLS TICKER: DROGBA’S IMPACT DEBUT MATCH SOLD OUT; UNION ANNOUNCE USL TEAM; AND MORE

Didier Drogba can still draw a crowd. Look no further than Montreal for proof.

The Montreal Impact announced on Wednesday that their Saturday home game vs. the Philadelphia Union is sold-out. The match at Stade Saputo, which is expected to mark Drogba’s Impact debut, is expected to draw a crowd of 20,801.

“We are very pleased to announce this first sold-out match since our (CONCACAF) Champions League final,” Impact executive vice-president Richard Legendre said. “Fans who might not have the chance to be at the stadium on Saturday will still have five more games they can attend until the end of the season.”

Drogba, 37, signed with Montreal as a Designated Player in late July. He was welcomed to the city with much fanfare and has been training in recent weeks to regain match fitness and sharpness.

The Impact are hoping that Drogba can help them reach the postseason. The club currently sits in the sixth and final playoff spot out in the Eastern Conference.

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UNION BECOME LATEST TO LAUNCH USL TEAM

You can now add the Philadelphia Union to the list of MLS clubs with its own USL outfit.

The Union announced on Wednesday that it will have a team in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania that will begin playing in USL during 2016. The third division side does not yet have a name, as Philadelphia plans to allow fans to vote on that as well as a crest and team colors at a later date.

The USL club will play its home games at Goodman Stadium at Lehigh University. The venue can sit 16,000 fans.

“This is another landmark day in the short history of the Philadelphia Union,” Union CEO and operating partner Nick Sakiewicz said in a statement. “This was a decision that we carefully studied and analyzed all possible options. In the end, we’ve chosen an extraordinarily great soccer community in the Lehigh Valley that is underserved for professional soccer.”

The Union’s lower division team will become the 27th active member of the USL, and the ninth that is operated by an MLS franchise. The 11 others, as of now, have affiliations in USL per an MLS mandate.

“By adding a USL team we ensure that our players will compete at the highest level under MLS,” said Sakiewicz. “It’s of the utmost importance that at every level of the Union organization we challenge our players with competition in the top professional environments.”

SACRAMENTO REPUBLIC CHOOSE ARCHITECT FOR MLS STADIUM

Sacramento Republic FC may not be in MLS’s immediate expansion plans, but that is not stopping the USL club from moving ahead with its efforts to make the jump someday.

Republic FC has hired an architect for the proposed downtown soccer-specific stadium that it wants. HNTB Corp. – which was involved in the design of the San Francisco 49ers’ Levi’s Stadium – was selected Wednesday in Sacramento’s latest move to convince MLS that it is ready to be given an expansion franchise in the first division.

MLS announced a couple of years ago that it planned to move to 24 teams by the end of the decade. The league will soon have 22 teams after the introductions of Los Angeles FC and Atlanta United FC in 2017, and it is planning to fill the final two spots with teams in Minnesota and Miami.

MLS commissioner Don Garber has, however, said that the league is looking into when it could potentially expand beyond two dozen clubs.

TORONTO FC LOANS TWO PLAYERS TO USL CLUB

Chris Konopka and Nick Hagglund are heading down to USL.

Toronto FC announced on Wednesday that it has loaned Konopka and Hagglund to Toronto FC II. Konopka has started 11 matches in goal for the MLS club this season while centerback Hagglund has gotten the nod in eight of the 12 appearances he has made in his second year as a professional.

MLS DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE HANDS OUT WEEK 24 PUNISHMENTS

Every club in MLS is surely familiar with the wrath of the MLS Disciplinary Committee by now, but Orlando City got a reminder anyway.

The league announced on Tuesday night that Orlando midfielder Darwin Ceren has been suspended for a game and fined an undisclosed amount for violent conduct in this past weekend’s 4-0 loss to the Seattle Sounders. Ceren was punished for outstretching his arm and making contact with Erik Friberg on a play away from the ball in the 61st minute.

Blas Perez was also punished, as the MLS Disciplinary Committee fined the FC Dallas striker for embellishing at hour-mark of the club’s 2-1 loss to the LA Galaxy.

Toronto FC and the New York Red Bulls also found themselves in hot water. Both clubs were deemed to have violated the Mass Confrontation Policy in the ninth minute of the Red Bulls’ 3-0 win this past Saturday.

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Renewing a rivalry, going for history: Big week ahead for Whitecaps FC

VANCOUVER, BC – Vancouver Whitecaps FC are gearing up for their final two home matches of August as they get set to host rivals FC Dallas and Montreal Impact.

Saturday’s match versus FC Dallas is the first of three regular season meetings between these two sides. This is also the first time these teams will have met since last year’s heartbreaking playoff match in Dallas. The match, which is set to kick off at BC Place at 7 p.m. PT on Saturday, August 22, is one fans do not want to miss as Whitecaps FC have the opportunity to gain valuable points in the race to secure a playoff spot in a very competitive Western Conference.

On Wednesday, August 26 at 7 p.m. PT, Whitecaps FC will host the second leg of the Amway Canadian Championship final versus long-time foe Montreal Impact. Fans are encouraged to come out to help cheer on the Blue and White as they strive to make history by winning the Voyageurs Cup for the first time. While taking in the match, fans can enjoy a variety of food and beverage specials available only at Wednesday night matches at BC Place.

Whitecaps FC also announced today that less than 500 tickets remain for the matches onSeptember 19 versus Seattle Sounders FC and September 26 versus New York City FC.

“We are looking forward to hosting some very exciting matches in the coming week,” said Whitecaps FC president Bob Lenarduzzi. “From hosting a very important Western Conference game against FC Dallas, and having the opportunity to win the Voyageurs Cup at home against Montreal all in one week, we have two important matches that our fans will not want to miss.”