Courtesy of MLSNet.com:

On Seattle:

“It’s been absolutely fantastic,” Garber told a group of assembled reporters in the Qwest Field press box during halftime of Real Salt Lake’s penalty-kick victory against Los Angeles. “I was out taking pictures on my iPhone on my way to the March to the Match. The logo, the branding and the celebration of the sport in the city has been nothing short of spectacular.”

If Garber has his way, Seattle might just have the chance to host the final again much sooner than anticipated. A proposal is on the table to move MLS Cup from a neutral site to the home field of the higher-seeded team. The match would remain a one-off title decider in that scenario, but it would give the home side a true advantage. Even though Garber said he’d like to weigh it as a possibility, no decisions have been made about whether to switch the format.

On Beckham in Montréal:

Montreal’s eventual acceptance will likely hinge on whether it can obtain the necessary financing package through a combination of private financing by the Saputo family and other potential investors in the team and public financing by the province of Quebec. In its current state, Stade Saputo simply isn’t ready for MLS, according to Garber.

“We’ve got some work to do there,” Garber said. “Most importantly, that stadium needs to be renovated and expanded. You see what’s going on here (in Seattle) and you can see that it’s probably not suitable for a MLS team today. We’ll work with the Saputo family and the provincial government to make some progress on those renovations.”

The current rumors linking David Beckham with the Montreal bid are wide of the mark, Garber said. Beckham does have the option to acquire an expansion team in conjunction with 19 Entertainment, but that potential team is slated to join as the 20th team at a later date, according to Garber.

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