As the Canadian Premier League wraps up its sixth season on Saturday in Calgary, it can thank the world governing body of soccer for help getting there.
FIFA has earmarked US$500,000 a year to the Canadian men's league, via Canada Soccer, with the funding going towards the travel, accommodation and match fees of the league’s referees, as well as supporting travel and accommodation budgets of the eight teams.
The funding is part of the FIFA Forward program, which the world governing body bills as the"world’s largest sport development fund." FIFA Forward funds have supported the CPL since its inception in 2019 with FIFA calling the Canadian men's league “a crucial component in Canada’s football development pathway."
"At this moment in time they are in conversation with our women's football division," he said from Paris.
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