Dino Rossi steps down from Canada Soccer board, exacerbating troubles at governing body
Dino Rossi has resigned from Canada Soccer’s board of administrators, saying “football doesn’t come first at Canada Soccer these days.”
Rossi, a longtime soccer administrator, was elected to the board representing Ontario in May 2023.
“If you know anything about me, you know how passionate I am about Canadian soccer and especially our national teams,” Rossi wrote in a social media submit. “The alternative to serve the CSA (Canadian Soccer Association) and the game as a director, particularly with the 2026 World Cup coming to Canada, felt like such an thrilling alternative at a pivotal time.
“Sadly, and for a mess of causes, it grew to become obvious that soccer doesn’t come first at Canada Soccer nowadays. I discovered it exceedingly tough to contribute in a way that I discovered significant, impactful, and in service of the game and those that play the sport.
“Ultimately when a situation isn’t a good fit, it is better to move on.”
Rossi didn’t elaborate on the specifics behind his resignation and declined additional remark.
He stated within the assertion that he was stepping away “so that someone else may fill the seat for the two remaining years of my term and, hopefully, contribute more (or differently) than I was able to.”
Paulo Senra, Canada Soccer’s chief communications and content material officer, stated the governing physique was made conscious of Rossi’s resignation earlier this week.
“We thank him for his service and we wish him all best,” Senra stated in a short assertion.
Rossi can also be the volunteer government chairman of League1 Ontario, a league owned by Canadian Soccer Business. That position prompted Liberal MP Anthony Housefather, at a House of Commons Heritage Committee assembly in May, to ask Canada Soccer president Charmaine Crooks to make sure that Rossi recused himself from issues pertaining to CSB.
His departure is the most recent in a collection of modifications for Canada Soccer.
Newly appointed Allyson Walker withdrew from the job of basic secretary the day she was slated to begin final month citing private causes. The seek for a alternative is delaying the appointment of a males’s nationwide crew coach.
Former Canada captain Jason deVos, who had been serving as interim basic secretary, stop final month to affix Toronto FC as an assistant coach.
Former president Nick Bontis and basic secretary Earl Cochrane resigned final yr as Canada Soccer and its gamers engaged in a prolonged, bitter labour dispute that is still unresolved.
