Follow usCanadian Soccer Association’s president Nick Bontis stepped down on Monday, acknowledging change is needed to achieve labor peace with the men’s and women’s teams.
Statement from Canada Soccer President
— Canada Soccer (@CanadaSoccerEN) February 27, 2023
The move followed a letter from provincial and territorial soccer leaders asking Bontis to step down.
Earlier this month, the Canadian men asked for Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge to remove the Canada Soccer leadership if it was “not willing to take immediate action to respond to the players’ demands and concerns.”
“If Canada Soccer is not willing or able to support our team, new leadership should be found” Canada women’s team said.
Although Bontis is out at Canadian soccer, his status is rising in international soccer politics.
Last week he was named a vice president for North America at continental soccer body CONCACAF — a four-year mandate that runs through the men’s World Cup in 2026 in Canada, the United States and Mexico.
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