{"id":858471,"date":"2026-08-15T01:42:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T01:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/858471\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T01:42:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T01:42:19","slug":"photos-chilean-soccer-star-alexis-sanchez-signs-montreals-golden-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/858471\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Chilean soccer star Alexis S\u00e1nchez signs Montreal&#8217;s Golden Book"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chilean soccer phenomenon Alexis S\u00e1nchez was surrounded by elated fans as he signed Montreal\u2019s Golden Book at city hall Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CF Montr\u00e9al announced <a href=\"https:\/\/montrealgazette.com\/sports\/cf-montreal-addition-chilean-star-alexis-sanchez-gets-approval-from-the-mayor\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">earlier this week<\/a> it signed the 37-year-old forward as a designated player.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The MLS club\u2019s acquisition was warmly welcomed by not only soccer enthusiasts, but also Chilean-born Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada. On Friday, she was beaming as she stood next to S\u00e1nchez for the book signing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are photos of the moment captured by The Gazette\u2019s Allen McInnis.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0815-spt-sanchez-mayor-2583_304715771.jpg\" alt=\"0815 spt sanchez mayor 2583\" class=\"wp-image-100264721\"  \/>Fans greet Chilean soccer star Alexis S\u00e1nchez as he arrives at city hall on August 14, 2026. Allen McInnis \/ Montreal Gazette<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0815-spt-sanchez-mayor-2531_304715759.jpg\" alt=\"0815 spt sanchez mayor 2531\" class=\"wp-image-100264715\"  \/>Fans react as Alexis S\u00e1nchez enters city hall to sign the Golden Book in Montreal on Friday, August 14, 2026.  Allen McInnis \/ Montreal Gazette<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0815-spt-sanchez-mayor-2765_304715779.jpg\" alt=\"0815 spt sanchez mayor 2765\" class=\"wp-image-100264719\"  \/>Alexis S\u00e1nchez signs the Golden Book in Montreal on Friday, August 14, 2026.  Allen McInnis \/ Montreal Gazette<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0815-spt-sanchez-mayor-2801_304715789.jpg\" alt=\"Alexis S\u00e1nchez, a Chilean soccer star who just signed with CF Montr\u00e9al, sports a Montreal Expos hat gifted to him by the mayor after signing the Golden Book with Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada in Montreal on Friday, August 14, 2026. \" class=\"wp-image-100264717\"  \/>Alexis S\u00e1nchez, a Chilean soccer star who just signed with CF Montr\u00e9al, sports a Montreal Expos hat gifted to him by Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada in Montreal on Friday, August 14, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Allen McInnis \/ Montreal Gazette<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2001\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0815-spt-sanchez-mayor-1701_304715705.jpg\" alt=\"0815 spt sanchez mayor 1701\" class=\"wp-image-100264743\"  \/>Alexis S\u00e1nchez autographs a ball for a young fan in Montreal on Friday, August 14, 2026.  Allen McInnis \/ Montreal Gazette<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2001\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0815-spt-sanchez-mayor-1768_304715733.jpg\" alt=\"0815 spt sanchez mayor 1768\" class=\"wp-image-100264718\"  \/>Alexis S\u00e1nchez  is mobbed by fans as he leaves city hall after signing the Golden Book in Montreal on Friday, August 14, 2026.  Allen McInnis \/ Montreal Gazette<\/p>\n<p>\t\tEditor\u2019s Picks\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chilean soccer phenomenon Alexis S\u00e1nchez was surrounded by elated fans as he signed Montreal\u2019s Golden Book at city&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":858472,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[440],"tags":[49,48,561,82],"class_list":["post-858471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=858471"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858471\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/858472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=858471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=858471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=858471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}