If any of us had to guess who the potential Canadian cities are that would be likely to become the home of a new MLS team I’m sure we’d all go with Montreal or Vancouver, right?
Well the National Post reports that there is some interest in bringing Major League Soccer to Ottawa. The owner of the NHL’s Ottawa Senators has spoke with Major League Soccer about bringing soccer into Ottawa.
The article mentions that Ottawa has received a conditional CFL (american football) franchise to Ottawa that will play at a revamped stadium. I don’t know how/if this connects to an MLS team other than the two teams would possibly be sharing a home field.
The most surprising part of the article was the fact that Toronto FC has a deal with MLS that gives them exclusive operating right in Canada until 2010. Not that it is close to happening – but no other Canadian city can host an MLS team before 2010 thanks to Toronto.
What are the chances Ottawa gets a team before Vancouver, Montreal, St. Louis, Portland, or even another team somewhere in New York?
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I hope Ottawa gets a team. The city has over a million people, so we should be able to fill the stadium every game
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Eugene Melnyk is a god in ottawa and a very smart business man that also takes the time to listen to his fans and there opinions. I’ll support the team.