2021-04-16
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York United’s Lisandro Cabrera scored a goal in Concacaf Champions League play Thursday night – the first CPL player to do so.
The 23-year-old Argentinian centre-forward, on loan at Dominican Republic side Atlético Pantoja, found the back of the net against Mexican giants Monterrey in their 3-1 second leg tilt at Estadio BBVA in Mexico.
The club fell 6-1 on aggregate in their first appearance in the continent’s premier club competition after qualifying through the 2020 Concacaf Caribbean Club Championship.
Cabrera converted with a smart run behind the backline in the 61st minute which eventually left him one-on-one with the Monterrey ‘keeper.
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David Clanachan is shown in a handout photo. The Canadian Premier League is looking to add a team in Saskatchewan, awarding exclusive rights to an expansion club to a company planning to start a franchise in Saskatoon. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Canadian Premier League-Darren Goldstein MANDATORY CREDIT March 12, 2021 - 8:00 AM
The Canadian Premier League is looking to add a team in Saskatchewan, awarding exclusive rights to an expansion club to a company planning to start a franchise in Saskatoon.
But there are more hoops to jump through before the fledgling soccer league, which grew to eight teams with Atletico Ottawa coming on board last year, expands again.
The agreement in principle with Living Sky Sports and Entertainment Inc. (LSSE) is contingent on the Saskatchewan-based company providing a soccer-specific stadium to league standards.
LSSE is looking at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon as the preferred site for a stadium on the site currently occupied by the Marquis Downs racetrack. The key thing now is to get everybody behind it the community, the soccer public in Saskatchewan and get that machine running the way they do. Because they re great sports fans, said CPL commissioner David Clanachan. I think soccer will fit perfectly in that province.
Should everything fall into place, 2023 would likely be the earliest for the Saskatchewan team to kick off.
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