General secretary Earl Cochrane has followed former president Nick Bontis in leaving Canada Soccer against the backdrop of the lengthy, bitter labour dispute with the men’s and women’s national teams.
The governing body announced Thursday that “the federation and Earl Cochrane, general secretary, have agreed to part ways.”
Bontis resigned his elected position in late February, acknowledging change was needed to achieve labour peace.
One could argue their departure opens the door to potential peace given Cochrane and Bontis were the face of management in the labour fight.
“On behalf of the board, I want to thank Earl for his enduring contributions and the
