Charmaine Crooks was officially elected as president of Canada Soccer on Saturday, promising to unify the membership and bring the sport “back to its rightful…
Crooks will have a year to impress, given that is the time that Bontis’ appointment would have lasted. There will be another election a year from now, this time for a full four-year term.
Crooks faces a high-profile test on Thursday when she is expected to appear on Parliament Hill before the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.Article content Former Canadian international Diana Matheson, who is spearheading Project 8, is planning an eight-team league to kick off in 2025 with franchises in Calgary, Toronto and Vancouver having already signed on.
“We’re excited that there is an opportunity for our talent to stay in Canada and we’re especially excited by how inspired and motivated Canadians are by this league. We know there’s a lot of work ahead of us to establish a professional infrastructure and ecosystem, and the next few years will be crucial to our success, but today we secured our destination.”
When Crooks was elevated to interim president, the Canada Soccer board named Kelly Brown as acting vice-president.
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