Canada is scheduled to play Panama in a soccer friendly on Sunday at B.C. Place.
as the players are reportedly in a dispute with Canada Soccer over proposed pay for the 2022 FIFA Cup scheduled for later this year, the first time Canada has qualified for the most prestigious soccer tournament in the world since 1986.
Canada had been scheduled to practise Friday afternoon at the University of B.C., but the practice was initially postponed for several hours and then cancelled altogether. No reason was ever given for the cancellation.Article content The team was also scheduled to train Saturday morning at UBC, but a Canada Soccer spokesperson emailed after Friday’s session was cancelled that a further update would follow about Saturday’s practice time, with the email indicating there was now no proposed time for the practice.A Canada Soccer spokesperson hasn’t responded to a request for comment from Postmedia News.
It’s believed Canada Soccer will receive at least $10 million from FIFA for participating in the Cup, scheduled for November and December in Qatar. According to Westhead’s report, Canada Soccer has proposed to pay the 33 players selected for the final squad about 10 per cent of those funds, with the remainder used for administrative costs, a proposed national training centre in Ontario, as well as “grassroots soccer initiatives.
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