Quote:
Originally Posted by GirlySports
Yup. Then Canada needs a league of it's own. Being under the MLS umbrella the problems you outlined above will continue because teams need to win, bring in fans, and make money. TFC has never made the playoffs and are losing fans. They are not going to develop players for Canada this year.
|
I absolutely agree that Canada needs a domestic league. It won't solve everything, but it would be a huge step in giving Canadians a place to play, with the cream rising to the top and moving on to better leagues. There are rumours that such a league will launch in 2017.
Quote:
Originally Posted by cSpooge
but until US labor laws change there is no way this can happen. They have to treat all non-Americans the same.
|
The issue is not a US labour law issue, it is a federation issue. Canadian USL players are considered domestic, but Canadian MLS and NASL players are considered foreign. Why are Canadians domestic in one American league but foreign in another?
It's simple. The USSF does not want Canadian players on equal terms with American players in the top leagues that they control.
http://the11.ca/2013/03/16/taking-it...estion-in-mls/
http://the11.ca/2013/03/22/the-mls-d...s-immigration/