Canada Soccer and general secretary Earl Cochrane have agreed to part ways, the federation announced Thursday. Here’s what you need to know:
- Cochrane, who held the role since January 2022, will stay on until May 12 to “assist with the transition,” Canada Soccer said.
- The move marks the latest instance of turnover following a string of them within Canada Soccer. President Nick Bontis resigned earlier this year.
- The changes come as the federation is navigating a pay dispute with its national teams and backlash to a contract with an organization known as Canadian Soccer Business. Canada Soccer faced government questioning in recent hearings.
Canada Soccer announces key leadership change. pic.twitter.com/n39l5FChgl
— Canada Soccer (@CanadaSoccerEN) April 20, 2023
Backstory
Cochrane testified that Canada Soccer “hasn’t always been perfect” last month in front of the Heritage Committee.
On the subject of recent budget cuts to the women’s program, Cochrane said, “Recently, Canada Soccer made some funding decisions for the operations of the women’s team that we thought would have minimal impact. We were wrong. Those decisions were made with good intentions of controlling spending.”
While Cochrane defended the deal with CSB, he did cede that it required…
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