See you in Switzerland: Fury to take sanctioning case to Court of Arbitration for Sport 19 Dec 2018 The Ottawa Fury is taking its case against CONCACAF to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland. The question is, how quickly can the case be heard?
FIFA wants to “optimize” women’s World Cup qualifying — CONCACAF is the place to start 9 Oct 2018 Here’s a suggestion. What would be a hell of a lot better than streaming a World Cup qualifying match from a mostly empty 9,700-seat USL stadium in Edinburg, Tex.? Seeing Canada playing World Cup qualifiers in Ottawa or in Toronto or in Vancouver or in Winnipeg or in Edmonton. Or Victoria. Or Moncton. Heck, there’s a decent stadium in Fort Mac.
United 2026 bid now the underdog as Morocco will be on the June 13 ballot 1 Jun 2018 Just a little more than a year ago, when the United 2026 bid was made official, it felt like CONCACAF had what amounted to a sitter at its feet. A tap-in. There was no way a push to bring a World Cup to the United States, with a little help from Canada and Mexico, could fail, right?
Win two tickets to see The Workers Cup 24 Apr 2018 Sponsored by the Alberta Labour History Institute, this documentary will be screened at Metro Cinema at May 7 at 7 p.m. MT, as part of the Northwestfest — a festival that celebrates documentary filmmaking. Directed by Adam Sobel, the film looks at the workers who are building the venues for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
United bid co-chairs on 60-10-10 game allocation: FIFA could change it, but they’re confident it will stay where it is 19 Mar 2018 The United World Cup bid’s split of games is still open for discussion, even though the people at the top of the effort feel confident that their proposed schedule won’t change.
Bye bye, BC Place: Vancouver’s departure from WC bid offers boost to Edmonton, PR windfall for Morocco 14 Mar 2018 It’s easy for Moroccans to point out just how the United bid isn’t, well, very united.
Liberals and the United World Cup bid: Two groups who need each other 13 Mar 2018 For the United bid, some kind of news that doesn’t come from the United States is welcome, as the America-first tack that had been taken by the bid (until last week) has worked more as an anchor than as a sail.
Canada Soccer: World Cup and Olympic bids for 2026 would be “complementary” 25 Feb 2018 In fact, bidding on both events for the same year is a plus, said Canada Soccer General Secretary Peter Montopoli.
As potential host cities debate World Cup 2026, we learn more about the bid as a whole 30 Jan 2018 There's an assumption from the bid committee that Canada's World Cup hosting duties will be spread out. So, if only two cities are selected in the end, it CANNOT be Montreal-Toronto or Vancouver-Edmonton
What is bio-banding, and can it help level the playing field for kids in soccer? 26 Sep 2017 What bio-banding aims to do is to put kids together by ability and size, not age. The thinking is that the system will offer more shots to kids born late in the year, or the late bloomers who take a year or two more to elevate their games.
