Canadian women unified via player association ahead of negotiations with CSA
TORONTO — The Canadian women’s soccer team will enter into its next round of contract negotiations with the Canadian Soccer Association with an impressive hand.
The first Canadian summer sports team to win back-to-back Olympic medals in more than 100 years after defeating three top-five teams at the Rio Games. Ranked fourth in the world. Algarve Cup champion. The most wins by any Canadian women’s soccer team in a calendar year (15).
And the team is standing united via a newly formed player association. While not a formal union, the players hope it will help their cause and that of the women who will follow.
The Canadian Women’s National Soccer Team Players’ Association was created by a player vote last Thursday with captain Christine Sinclair, Diana Matheson, Erin McLeod and Ashley Lawrence chosen as player representatives for the next two years.