Bombers make pitch to get in on proposed Canadian soccer league
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Could pro soccer make a return to Winnipeg?
The Winnipeg Football Club is looking at operating a team in a proposed new Canadian league.
Ownership groups in cities across the country are being sought by the Canadian Premier League, which would kick off in 2018. Winnipeg Football Club president and CEO Wade Miller said the Manitoba capital wants in.
“For the past 18 months, we have been working with the group that is spearheading this venture and have indicated our interest in founding a club here in Manitoba,” Miller said, in a statement released Saturday evening.
The team would play out of Investors Group Field, home of the CFL’s Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
The club said it is looking forward to updating the community over the next several months on the progress of the league and the status of a potential team in Winnipeg.
“We know from hosting the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup that this community has a passion for the sport,” Miller said. “There has been a lot of work done behind the scenes to move this endeavor forward.”
Former Toronto FC executive Paul Beirne has been hired as the new league’s project manager.
A Hamilton ownership group is already on board and will support a team, the WFC said. Currently, Canada does not have its own professional league.
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Updated on Sunday, May 7, 2017 9:40 AM CDT: Format, name fixed.
Updated on Sunday, May 7, 2017 9:54 AM CDT: Typo fixed