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Old 08-20-2025, 11:05 AM   #985
Johnny199r
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Originally Posted by shermanator View Post
Per Olivier Brett at RDS, an expansion club to Quebec may be coming soon. Of course, it's been rumoured since 2019 so I won't believe it myself until a ball is being kicked.

https://www.rds.ca/soccer/soccer-le-...026-1.20665940
Apparently this team will be based in Laval, using the same stadium at the NSL team.

I'm happy (and hoping) to be proven wrong, but I don't love CPL teams going into metros that have MLS teams.

York and Vancouver are absolute disasters. It's fair to point out that they have been incompetently launched/run but I think it requires some real magic to get fans to support the "minor league" alternative in their city rather than the major league option.

Maybe this time will be different and the new owners will have everything figured out, but I much prefer to see clubs based in cities where they are "the" big summer sports entertainment option and not option #2 in soccer. I was really hoping for Quebec City with this announcement.
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