[shermanator]

Haven't been able to find anything in the financial statements, but I think part of the problem is that there is a perception that it's a lot of money. It is not, although my statement would be better with some numbers. But as an example, OneSoccer gave TSN the rights to Christine Sinclair's final game for free and paid to produce it. That is how the game is viewed in this country, networks won't pay for a game to say goodbye to the person who's done more for it than anyone else. TSN doesn't pay a cent for MLS either, and to be fair it no longer matters with that massive Apple+ deal.

I had a conversation with someone involved with the MNT for years who is now involved with the WNT and they mentioned the standard that the players receive is far better than what players got even 10 years ago, but the expectations have changed and they don't have the money to keep up.

Agree with you in that CSB made a massive investment at the time. The deal was public. No one cared until suddenly the MNT got hot and made the World Cup. The crux of the issue is that the deal wasn't scaled to ensure that both CSB and Canada Soccer benefitted equally above a certain revenue threshold that looked impossible when the deal was signed.