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Originally Posted by shermanator
As for the CSB deal mentioned, it was a deal struck with the CSA for the commercial interests and broadcast rights to the national teams, as well as the group of owners behind the CPL. It is based on the structure in the US (SUM) where the owners of MLS also own commercial interests and broadcast rights to their national teams. The main difference between the two is simply the amount of revenue coming in; CSB gets but a fraction what SUM gets, and the Canadian players want a similar arrangement that their American counterparts get but there isn't the kind of money available to pull it off.
What people may not realize is that CSB invested 9 figures into the men's professional game and national teams at a time when no one gave a ####. Without them, there is no CPL, no Cavalry, there are no new sponsorships for the national team, and this window's games are being broadcast on a Youtube stream with a handheld camera. The deal's relevance on this World Cup run is minimal to nonexistant, but the relevance towards the long term sustainability of the professional game and national teams is critical. Albeit, they would have still had their deal with Umbro and I could have gotten a customized jersey for $100 which I miss.
I think the saddest thing about this situation is simply that most people just don't care, and the end result of today is that some people who just got into the sport are going to go back to not caring.
Okay, back to your ranting Browna.
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Sure, glad the CPL and I guess, via the, CSB, exisits…but why does the CSA have to jump into bed with them and cede financial (which is basically overall control) control of the CSA?
The startup of CPL didn’t need that CSA relationship, those owners of the CPL started that up, as well as OneSoccer, on their own. CPL would exist regardless of a CSA relationship.
And, this is the first public acknowledgement as to the extent and ramifications and restrictions to the CSA itself, of the deal signed 4 years ago.
Basically the CSA has been given an allowance now to spend, and all CSA revenues, including WC related revenue come to the CSB. So, the CSA doesn’t have any more to give in this case or any future cases, the CSB has to be asked to and decide to give it. Again, this is news to the players and general public, it sounds like.