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Originally Posted by bizaro86
I have a question which might be obvious to some here, which comes from my lack of general soccer knowledge, the discussion of the economics of these teams, and the very strong start to the campaign the Cavs have had.
My (limited) understanding is that trades are rare in soccer, and that instead players are transferred between teams in exchange for money. Does anyone know how the rules work for CPL teams around that? I remember when the Vancouver Whitecaps sold Alphonso Davies they got to keep the (huge) fee because he was a homegrown player. Anyone know what the rules are for CPL teams and the costs/proceeds of buying/selling players?
If these teams are intended to be a home for young Canadian players, inevitably some of them will break out. I didn't notice that any of the players they signed had a transfer fee attached (free agents?) so I'm wondering if that's an additional potential source of profits for the CPL clubs. That would probably be a few years out, but realistically this is likely going to be a lower division of soccer than MLS or the bigger European leagues, so those who break out are going to want to try higher leagues.
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MLS players have been traded before. However, professional soccer players throughout the world are almost always sold for money.
CPL clubs would love to sell players for profit someday. I can't overstate just how hard it is to develop and sell players. FC Edmonton thought they could do it in the NASL and it never really happened.
An additional problem is that MLS (the nearest "big league") made it a point to not really ever pay transfer fees for lower league North American lower league players (NASL, USL)
Selling players should not be seen as a viable income stream, it should only come as a massive surprise if it happens down the road.
Work permits, restrictions on foreign players per league and the fact that European clubs can sign players on the cheap from traditional soccer hotbeds means it's really hard for Canadian players to get a real sniff in a decent European league.