Canada’s men’s national team coach John Herdman addressed the continued tumult with Canada Soccer on Monday in his first in-person media availability since the 2022 World Cup, saying he was “really frustrated” to hear women’s national team star Christine Sinclair stating that former Canada Soccer president Nick Bontis called her demands for a new CBA “b—-ing.” Bontis resigned on Feb. 27. Here’s what you need to know:
- Herdman was asked how hard it is to coach considering the constant drama behind the scenes. “It’s not easy. Given what everyone has put into the program over the 10 to 20 years, a lot of people have sacrificed a lot,” a clearly emotional Herdman said, before adding a succinct summary of the state of Canada Soccer as it stands: “It should be different.”
- Canadian midfielder Jonathan Osorio echoed Herdman’s sentiments on playing through the turmoil with the program and the men’s national team not having a collective bargaining agreement in place. “It’s hard with all the things happening,” Osorio said.
- Herdman also addressed a February report out of New Zealand about him accepting the head-coaching position of the New Zealand men’s national team. “You come out of a World Cup, we had a lot of opportunities to look at as you do…
