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Originally Posted by transplant99
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At a much lower level. Much. The CBC article calling that a feeder system for Canadian MLS teams is well off the mark, too, IMO. Players like this aren't likelygoing anywhere further up the soccer chain.
I personally know and have played with guys who played on similar professional teams in various iterations in Calgary, and although often very good players, their time to play MLS or the National program ended when they were 20 if you're not in those systems by that age. Most guys on thse CSL teams, I imagine, are well into their twenty's, approaching their 30's.
I am genuinely surprised that those CSL games, that can't cost more the $10 for a ticket, can even be wagered on anywhere in the world. But there is a lot of ethnic ties and ties to Europe on most of those teams (players, coaches, financial supporters, regular suporters), so its not a shock that if wagering is allowed, that there are several pipelines from across the pond to try and influence matches.
Bt to make any sort of link between this and anything to do with anything on the national soccer level isjust plain wrong. If it were MLS fixing, then there maybe something to that, but MLS players are making a whole lot more then these weekend part time professionals.