Ottawa Seeks USL Addition in 2012
September 3, 2009 by Jyle Dupuis
Filed under United Soccer League
Ottawa, Ontario has announced that they will be added to the United Soccer Leagues First Division for the 2012 season as the Ottawa Fury. The deal with the USL is however conditional that they upgrade the proposed Frank Clair Stadium at Lansdowne Park to their standards.
Organizers are also setting their sights high for the proposed team. John Pugh, who is the CEO of the Ottawa Fury has said that this is just the first step towards becoming apart of the Major Soccer League. He has also put out there that he hopes that with the creation of the team in …read more
Stadium May Halt Ottawa MLS Bid
January 28, 2009 by Jyle Dupuis
Filed under N. America - Major League
Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber and president Mark Abbott were in Ottawa, Canada to discuss plans for creating a club there. They are strongly considering Ottawa’s bid to create a MLS Club but has told reporters that they will have to put together a better stadium. Eugene Melnyk, who would be the part owner of the team is now pleading with the government to help pay for a $110 million soccer specific stadium.
With the economy the way it is I have a hard time seeing the government of Ontario forking out that much money to a club that …read more
