Steve Reed of Surrey, BC was selected as the Canadian Soccer Association's 34th president at a summit in Whistler in May. Reed beat out long-time Ontario Soccer Association president Rob Smale on the same day the CSA officially endorsed the Canadian Premier League.
He has pretty big shoes to fill: under his predecessor Victor Montagliani, the Canadian women’s program experienced historic success and hosted the Women’s World Cup. The Canadian men’s national team went through mixed on-field fortunes but set the record for a single-match attendance of any Canadian national team in any sport when they played Mexico at BC Place last year.