As Bologna thrive, sister club CF Montreal have been left in the dust
The MLS weekend saw the Timbers capitalize on a rotated LAFC and Bruce Arena continue his second-season magic in San Jose
Philadelphia Union goalkeeper Andre Blake stops CF Montreal's Ivan Jaime during first half MLS soccer action in Montreal. Photograph: Canadian Press/Shutterstock When the then-Montréal Impact rebranded as Club de Foot Montréal in 2021, their fans weren’t shy about showing their disdain. “It is the dismantling of a dream,” one supporters’ group statement read in part.
“We are becoming a bland club, just as many others have become. ” Fans carried the protest into home games, where they vandalized a sign with the new logo – something of a modern, minimalistic hybrid of a snowflake and a sphincter. Co-designer Justin Kingsley defended the badge against slang connotations associating snowflakes with pushovers.
“Fine. Go ahead. Insult us,” Kingsley said .
“Underestimate us, underestimate our team and our coach. I invite you to. To see a snowflake as a weak thing?
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