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Old 07-22-2017, 11:47 AM   #36
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That is concerning. Why does there seem to be no corporate appetite for sponsorship or investment in Calgary? I don't get it? Why does it exist everywhere else? Soccer is the most played outdoor sport in Calgary.
Don't get me wrong, I've had people who are in conversation with ownership groups in other cities tell me Calgary is for sure getting a club in 2018. But that is all third hand info, and I haven't heard anything from a potential ownership group directly.

Some more info from last night's CPL event in Regina. Interestingly, the ownership group says they would be the 7th team in the league, not one of the "original 6" that has been talked about. Also, the article talks about how the officiating in the game is struggling to improve because young referees are being chased out of the game by angry parents, and that the league is not trying to compete with MLS to start.

https://the11.ca/potential-canpl-own...chewan-soccer/
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