Amidst the rules, formations, and athletic artistry that I was processing, her mind could only process the fact that very large grown men were running at very high speeds directly into each other! Seeing shudder after shudder spread across her face following each ‘block and tackle’, my own awareness did shift. One Sunday, I did invite a non-American colleague to Belushi’s to see my favorite team play its rival, and her immediate impression was one of shock at the sport’s violence. In Berlin one of the primary viewing venues was (and generally remains) Belushi’s. In 2010, the year I first moved to Germany, I did everything in my power to watch the NFL. football references are often met with blank stares from those unfamiliar with football, or even the inducement of violent visualization from those audiences that are familiar with the sport. citizen living in Germany for 6 of the past 8 years, and someone in regular conversation with people from around the world, when I hear these “blocking and tackling” references I’m conscious enough to know that U.S. football to describe business, I couldn’t help but think of how these references did (or did not) connect with their global audiences.įor example, have you ever been in a business conversation and have someone refer to business fundamentals, or a process, as “blocking and tackling”? As a transatlantic traveler, U.S. Considering this was in the midst of business travel, and several business calls-calls with Americans that sometimes made reference to U.S. The Canadian women's soccer team won the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and have qualified for the Paris Summer Games where they will have the chance to defend their title.During the first 10-days of World Cup 2018 I was able to travel over 10,000 miles (over 17,000 kilometers), and watch, from their home soil, 3 of the tournament’s most intriguing teams*. “Our organization is currently seeking advice on this matter.” “We have been made aware of a legal proceeding filed by the Canadian Soccer Players’ Association, against the members of the 2018 Canada Soccer Board,” a Canada Soccer spokesperson wrote in an email to TSN. The defendants named in the lawsuit include Canada Soccer’s president from 2017 to 2020, Steve Reed, then vice-president of the federation from 2017 to 2020, Nick Bontis, and Canada Soccer's current president and board member since 2012, Charmaine Crooks. “Instead of considering the best interests of Canada Soccer in approving the CSB Agreement, however, they focused on the best interests of CSB, a private, for-profit company.” to act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of Canada Soccer,” the statement of claim says. “Each of the 2018 Canada Soccer directors owed Canada Soccer a fiduciary duty. The lawsuit alleges that the board members' deal breaches their fiduciary duty to Canada Soccer. In 2018, Canada Soccer board members signed an agreement with the private company Canadian Soccer Business (CSB) which gave Canada Soccer's marketing and sponsorship rights to the CSB in exchange for an annual fee. The statement of claim outlines the union's arguments for the board members' alleged negligence, while the notice of application is a request to the court to allow the CSPA to sue the board members on behalf of the federation. Download the CTV News App for breaking news alerts and video on all the top stories.
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