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COMPETITIONS: Canada Cup Has Sponsor/New Name

Posted by MLSR Friday, May 23, 2008



Time for more Canadian Content.

The newly created 3 club tournament, which determines the lone Canadian represenatitve in the newly created CONCACAF Champion's League now has a name.


According to this article it is called the Nutrilite Canadian Champions League.


CBC today announced a broadcast agreement with Soccer Canada for the broadcast rights to the inaugural Nutrilite Canadian Champions League – the Canadian qualifying tournament for the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Champions League.

Three Canadian teams—Toronto FC, Montreal Impact and the Vancouver Whitecaps—will compete for the right to represent Canada at the new continental club championship—the CONCACAF Champions League. The CONCACAF Champions League winner will then qualify as the CONCACAF representative at the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup.

"We are thrilled to add coverage of the first-ever Canadian Champions League to our soccer lineup," said Scott Moore, executive director, CBC Sports. "Our agreements with FIFA and MLS show that CBC is committed to helping to grow the game in Canada. This will be an exciting tournament with intense competition between Canada's professional teams—bringing it to Canadians is an important part of our commitment."


More here after the jump.

3 comments

  1. Kris Says:
  2. I'm Canadian, and I've never even heard of Nutrilite. No sponsers we've actually heard of wanted to take part? Whatever, I'm just glad this tourney will go ahead as planned.

     
  3. Anonymous Says:
  4. I'm pretty sure Nutrilite is a Quixtar company, which is a pyramid scam. I could be wrong though.

     
  5. Anonymous Says:
  6. Man, this tournament is going to be the bomb!!!

    Toronto Till I Die!

     

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