Women’s soccer is becoming more and more important at CF Montreal. Now, Canada Soccer Hall of Famer Amy Walsh joins the club as its ambassador.
Posted at 4:02 p.m.
The former player of the Canadian national team will participate in the development, growth and influence of the women’s soccer project at CFM.
“Women’s soccer occupies an important place in our communities,” said President Gabriel Gervais in a press release. We must step up our efforts to develop and promote young female athletes in the province. »
Walsh, from Saint-Bruno, mentions that “the creation of a new dynamic and elite option for young girls will be an important step for the evolution of the sport in an inclusive and equitable way”.
In a video published by the club, she mentions wishing that we speak “to the other portion of the population”.
“We didn’t ignore it,” she says. But that is to say that we also have something for you, here at CF Montreal. »
The club wishes to set up, in the near future, a “women’s soccer week”, in collaboration with Soccer Québec and the province’s amateur soccer clubs.
The CFM also says it is considering integrating women’s teams into the CF Montreal Academy.
“The interest is there”
Amy Walsh played 102 games, from 1998 to 2009, with the Canadian senior team. She won the Concacaf Women’s Championship there in 1998, in addition to being a Gold Cup finalist in 2006 and 2006.
The one who is now an analyst on the airwaves of TSN 690 participated in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, as well as the 1999 and 2007 World Cups.
The midfielder was inducted into the Soccer Quebec Hall of Fame in 2013, then into the Soccer Canada Hall of Fame in 2017.
An excellent communicator, Amy Walsh has been one of the many voices in the country calling for the establishment of a professional women’s soccer circuit in recent months. She spoke of this need no later than Wednesday, on the sidelines of the women’s panel organized by CF Montreal.
“The interest is there for women’s sport,” she explained to The Press. The commitment is there. The market will follow. We need people who will stand up and invest. This will allow women’s sport to grow. »