With his federation in crisis, Canada Soccer President Nick Bontis has gone home. TSN’s Rick Westhead is reporting that Canada Soccer believes it has “made progress” in contract negotiations with the men’s national team players. After refusing to train on Friday and Saturday, the Canadian men’s national soccer team refused to play in Sunday’s match against Panama at BC Place. In an open letter, the players said they had been “disrespected” by Canada Soccer, expressing frustration about getting executives to negotiate with them. Where is the money?”In response, Bontis said that Canada Soccer couldn’t afford to meet the demands of the players.

Source: thestar June 06, 2022 20:00 UTC