It’s Gonna Be Better

By Ben Knight Onward Soccer

Brighter days ahead
For Canadian soccer, 2011 turned out to be a down and indifferent year.

Pro teams didn’t do well, national teams crushed hearts, and even the selection of Dwayne de Rosario as MLS MVP was sullied and dulled by his petulant, childish departure from Toronto FC.

There were huge, positive changes behind the scenes, with the passage of CSA governance reform. But those reforms have yet to be implemented, so the jury remains uncomfortably out on just how huge – and positive – the final results will be.

But there’s a reassuring rule in sports, economics and life in general. When something underperforms that broadly, in that many areas, for that long a time …

… It might just be time to buy in.

In many ways and for multiple reasons, I believe 2012 is going to be a vastly better year in Canadian soccer.

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