Seven Canadian cities make World Cup 2026 long-list 15 Aug 2017 The United Bid Committee announced Tuesday that it has sent Requests for Information to 44 cities in North American, regarding a total of 49 stadiums. Included on the list are Toronto (2), Montreal (2), Vancouver, Ottawa, Regina, Calgary and Edmonton.
Moroccan 2026 World Cup push presents a series of challenges for joint U.S./Canada/Mexico bid 11 Aug 2017 The CAF has said it will back the Morocco bid, and this is where it gets interesting. Africa has 54 full members, so that means from the continent Morocco already has more than half the votes it needs to usurp the CONCACAF bid. If you want to compare a FIFA vote to a Canadian federal election, think of the CAF as riding-rich Ontario. Win Ontario, and you become awfully tough to beat.
Large number of players, agents already making inquiries about CanPL 1 Aug 2017 He said there has been “tons of interest.” Word of the Canadian Premier League is not only spreading in this country, but in other parts of the world. That’s fairly impressive for a league that, as Beirne admitted in Saskatchewan, “hasn’t been announced yet”
Bringing the Thunder: A look at CBC’s sensational new soccer drama 27 Jul 2017 The auditions were a bit different. The first time through, the hopefuls for 21 Thunder were asked to do the usual stuff; go through scenes, show their acting ranges. But, the second time through, they had to show the producers that they could play soccer.
Cosmos steal Valencia’s thunder in Regina 22 Jul 2017 But, put the game in Regina, in the brand-new Mosaic Stadium, and the context changes. As part of Saturday’s officially named Soccer Day in Saskatchewan, with plans now in full motion to put a Canadian Premier League team in the province, the game between the New York Cosmos and Valencia took on a very different meaning.
Potential CanPL owners talk about their big dreams for Saskatchewan soccer 21 Jul 2017 How do you know that you’re at a Canadian Premier League meet-and-greet event with circuit president Paul Beirne and two prospective partners in a Saskatchewan franchise?
It’s time for Alberta to field a team in the Gold Cup 12 Jul 2017 What we do need to have is our own “national” soccer team. I put “national” in quotes because, well, it would be only a sort-of national soccer team.
Falling short: TFCII, WFC2 need to boost Canadian content in order to meet mandated quotas 28 Jun 2017 But, in TFC’s case, there should be some cause for concern. The Reds’ affiliate is just under 400 minutes per game. TFCII has played 15 games already. So, to get to the 540-minute average by the end of the season, the team will need to give Canadians an average of about 700 minutes per game over the final 17 matches of the season.
CanPL cannot fall victim to “culture of free” which pervades Canadian soccer 22 May 2017 That means excitement isn’t enough. Here’s the real question, folks. How much are you willing to spend? Tickets? Subscription packages? Merchandise?
Dos Santos on CanPL: It “cannot be an amateur league that we call professional” 14 May 2017 On Sunday, he said if the league is done right, it will be a great benefit to the development of soccer Canada.
