Canada fans came to the pitch and heard that the game was canceled

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ONE System | 06/06/2022 10:21

Canada (Reuters) national team fan

Canada (Reuters) national team fan

Such disgrace is usually appropriate for the Middle East. Only a few weeks ago, Israeli football stormed following the cancellation of a football game in the Premier League between Bnei Sakhnin and Maccabi Haifa due to security problems. Imagine what criticism the Football Association would have received if a team game had been canceled.

So it is, that it happened yesterday (Sunday), and really not in a third world country. Fans of the Canadian team arrived at the stadium in Vancouver to cheer on the players in the friendly match against Panama in preparation for the World Cup in Qatar to which the team qualified, but about an hour before the opening whistle they were notified that the game was canceled due to a dispute between the players and the local association.

The players refused to play following a dispute with the association over grants. Following this, hundreds of fans painted in red and white, the colors of the Canadian flag, made their way disappointed to the exit gates after the news was published.

“It’s time to take a stand.” Canada (Reuters)

“It’s time to take a stand on the future of our football,” the players’ statement said. “Negotiations have been extended unnecessarily. We want to work with the association, but relations have been strained for years. The industry “.

In talks between the parties that began in March, the players demanded more transparency from the heads of the association, and in addition receive 40 percent of the grants for the performance at the World Cup in three months. They demanded the reopening of the agreement signed with the players in 2019 regarding their share of the revenue from broadcasts. “We need the terms of this agreement to be exposed and amended,” the players’ statement said. “Want to know who signed this deal that will bind our football.”

President of the Canadian Football Association, Nick BontisClaimed in response: “My responsibility is to take care of the health and stability of the association, not only for the 120 years we have been active, but also for the next 100 years. I can not accept the offer of the players that will put our organization in an unbearable situation.”

“Can’t accept offer.” Nick Bontis, President of the Canadian Football Association (Reuters)

The Canadian team will open its World Cup games against Belgium on November 21. It will then face Croatia (November 27) and Morocco (December 1).

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