Canada Soccer has announced that the Canadian men’s national team will not play their friendly fixture against Panama due to the ongoing dispute over the allocation of funds from qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and more.
After refusing to train on both Friday and Saturday, this caps off quite the chaotic weekend for the Canadian Soccer Association.
“In March we initiated contract discussions with Canada Soccer,” the men’s national team said in a statement.
“Due to executives delaying the process and taking vacations, the negotiation process was unnecessarily prolonged. Canada Soccer waited until the evening of July 2 to present an archaic offer and the general secretary and president of the association only made themselves available for the first time to connect with players on June 4 at 4 p.