Northern Super League and team officials begin a two-day meeting in Toronto on Wednesday.
While those driving the new women’s professional soccer league met in Halifax last September, the Toronto gathering marks the first time team owners, presidents and sporting directors have come together ahead of the six-team circuit’s April start.
“This is one of the major (meetings),” said NSL president Christina Litz. “We have regular board meetings and have met with the owners quite frequently, setting out all the details of the league. “I would say this will be our biggest meeting in person. It brings both the sporting side and the business side together.
“We are discussing and making decisions on a very important area of our business.”
clock | Matheson said Canada aims to emulate Spain’s domestic success in building its national team.
Canada interim staff members Diana Matheson and Katelyn Collar participate in media availability ahead of the Canadian women’s national soccer team’s friendly match against Spain. In it, Matheson, co-founder of the Northern Super League, outlined her vision to help build Canada’s national program through a women’s national soccer team. Domestic professional league.
The agenda includes finalizing the league’s playing rules, prioritizing safe sports initiatives and reviewing the league’s 2025 business plan.
The closed-door meeting will include a speech from Canada Soccer CEO and secretary-general Kevin Blue and a visit to FIFA’s 2026 World Cup offices in Toronto on Thursday to get an update on tournament plans. It is planned.
NSL team representatives will take a break from their schedule Wednesday morning to participate in a separate panel discussion hosted by the Sponsorship Marketing Council of Canada.
The meeting will also include Portugal’s Jose Maria Celestino da Costa, NSL head of soccer operations, who arrived in Canada this week. He comes from Portugal’s top men’s club, Estoril Praia, and the Portuguese Soccer Federation, where he helped establish a women’s league.
New Board Chairman Mark Cohon, who served as a CFL member from 2007 to January 2015, will also attend.
The Northern Super League begins with teams from Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa and Halifax.
