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.
CanPL V-P James Easton talks about how rosters will be built, and competition will be shaped 31 Jan 2018 Easton shared some thoughts on how he sees the league, and what the long-term goals are when it comes to developing Canadian players.
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
Edmonton to go forward as World Cup host-city candidate; but there is concern over conflict with Calgary’s potential Olympic bid 23 Jan 2018 The assessors suggested that it was “likely” that the joint bid to host the World Cup would clash with Calgary’s continuing pursuit of the 2026 Winter Olympics. The success of the Calgary Olympic bid was the only potential risk on the report deemed as a potential “worst-case” outcome.
Canadian Championship schedule finally gets itself away from the NHL playoffs 11 Jan 2018 Thank you, Canadian Championship schedule makers.
From a Canadian soccer follower: How Americans can adjust to their new World Cup-less normal 12 Oct 2017 Trust me. I’m Canadian. And, as a Canadian, I know all about missing World Cups.
And then there were six: Calgary’s out as a potential World Cup 2026 host city 7 Sep 2017 The bid committee overseeing the joint U.S./Canada/Mexico push for the 2026 World Cup released an updated list of potential host cities for the tournament on Thursday.
Let’s go, Oilers! Edmonton’s reaction to 2026 World Cup bid long-list has been, well, underwhelming 17 Aug 2017 I can’t speak to how the news is being treated in Vancouver or Toronto or Montreal or Ottawa, but I can say that in Edmonton, Canada’s role in a joint bid for the 2026 World Cup with the United States and Mexico has been widely, well, ignored. I mean, come on, Leon Draisaitl over Lionel Messi, right?
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.