For Canadians by Canadians. It’s a tagline that was used in the first-ever promotional video released by the Canadian Premier League. Wrapped up in that is the mission statement of the league, one created to augment the standards of Canadian soccer both on and off the field.
We’ve known who that second group of Canadians has been for some time: the league staff that have been working behind the scenes to make all of this possible, and a little more recently the coaches. Today, we found out the group of Canadian players whom this league was created “for.