Soccer Canada said Monday it has made new compensation offers to its women’s and men’s national teams.
Posted yesterday at 6:04 p.m.
In a press release, the national federation indicated that it had submitted these offers on June 23 and that it was continuing negotiations in a “confidential, as a willing and respectful partner” manner.
Soccer Canada is looking to harmonize the compensation paid to the two teams, transportation policies, as well as the configuration of high performance environments.
The Canadians recently refused to play a friendly game against Panama in Vancouver in protest at “unnecessarily protracted negotiations” to ratify a new contract. Players want a bigger share of World Cup scholarships and “complete family and friends” packages for the tournament which gets under way in November in Qatar.
On Monday, Soccer Canada also confirmed that the men’s team will play two friendlies in Europe, on September 23 and 27. The team is also expected to play a final preseason game in November. The opponents and venues for these three matches will be announced at a later date.