BIG CANADA DAY WEEKEND IN THE VOYAGEURS CUP

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BIG CANADA DAY WEEKEND IN THE VOYAGEURS CUP

TORONTO, June 27, 2003 - The Toronto Lynx will make their season's sole
western trip to play the Vancouver Whitecaps and Calgary Storm over
this
Canada Day long weekend as all three teams hope to make up some ground onthe leading Montreal Impact in the Voyageurs Cup.

Defending champions Montreal currently head the standings with a
9-pointlead over each of their rivals. However, Calgary, Toronto and Vancouver have played only one Voyageurs Cup match each, so they have plenty of opportunity to close the gap with the Impact, starting this weekend.

Montreal have opened their lead thanks to a very successful western
trip nearly one month ago. The first match was a close 1-0 victory over
Vancouver on May 30, the win coming from a late goal by Abraham François.

Then came a clear 4-0 victory over Calgary on June 1, with two goals
from 2002 Voyageurs Cup joint top-scorer Eduardo Sebrango and singles from Impact captain Mauro Biello and Canadian international Sita-Taty Matondo.

Montreal's western wins, together with their victory in the tournament
opener in Toronto at the beginning of May, put them in a strong
position with only their home matches left to play.

Toronto visit Vancouver in the next Cup match on Saturday. Both teams
have had similar A-League seasons thus far, with the Whitecaps standing on 18 points and the Lynx on 15. The Whitecaps have proven to be strong at home (4 wins and 1 draw in 6 matches) while the Lynx have performed better when playing away (3 wins and 1 draw in 7 matches), making this an
intriguing encounter. Kickoff is at 7 PM Pacific at Swangard Stadium.

Toronto then visit Calgary for a Canada Day match on Tuesday. The Storm
are eager to win their first Voyageurs Cup points after a disappointing
showing in the 2002 edition. With 14 points in the A-League so far this season they are nearly even with the Lynx, and recent results against Seattle and Vancouver have bolstered their confidence for their upcoming matches. Kickoff is at 1:30 PM Mountain time at Foothills Park.

Following these matches, the Voyageurs Cup returns in July when the two
western teams and the two eastern teams renew their local rivalries.

ABOUT THE VOYAGEURS CUP

The Voyageurs, Canada's national soccer fan club, inaugurated the
Voyageurs Cup, Canada's only national, fan-awarded soccer trophy, in 2002. The Voyageurs Cup trophy will be awarded to the most successful Canadian A-League team, based on matches with other Canadian A-League teams.

The Voyageurs will present the Voyageurs Cup trophy to that team at a
home game late in the season. The Cup will remain in possession of the
winning team for display until the beginning of the following A-League season.
The entire cost of the Voyageurs Cup, including purchasing, maintaining,
engraving, shipping, and promoting the trophy and tournament, has been
borne entirely by private donations from individual Voyageurs.

The inaugural Voyageurs Cup in 2002 was won by the Montreal Impact.

The full Voyageurs Cup results, schedule, standings and more are
available at www.voyageurscup.ca.