Montreal Impact owner Joey Saputo is giving the reins of his club to a new president.
Saputo announced Tuesday that he’s handing over presidency duties to Kevin Gilmore, the former chief operating officer of the NHL’s Montreal Canadiens.
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The Saputo family founded the Impact in 1992, and Joey Saputo shepherded the club into Major League Soccer.
The Impact is coached by Remi Garde, the former Aston Villa boss, and has Designated Players in Ignacio Piatti and Saphir Taidir. The Bleu-blanc-noir just started training camp.
"Acting like a big market team" seems to be the sentence of the day for new #IMFC president Kevin Gilmore.
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