I will move on to the representation agreement, and the response of Canada's national women's and men's teams. This is a statement that was issued on July 13 of last year, speaking to Rick Westhead's article:
However, Rick Westhead's article raises serious concerns about whether Canada Soccer can be a proper steward of our sport and the revenues associated with the Women's and Men's National Teams under the current leadership and governance structure. It also raises serious concerns that the sponsorship and broadcast revenues associated with the National Teams for the next 15 years—important future revenue streams that are growing as a result of the players' success and the excitement surrounding the FIFA World Cup coming to Canada in 2026—are being transferred to owners of a for-profit professional men's league and used instead for their benefit.
Did the board do any evaluation of what the broadcast rights would actually entail? I cite the $250 million a year that is part of the broadcasting rights for MLS paid by Apple TV. These are huge sums of money.
Was there any discussion at the board level of what the actual evaluation of broadcast rights would be?