In Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, soccer clubs have gained several new followers in recent years and the number could increase further after Canada’s qualification for the FIFA World Cup, which is arousing the enthusiasm of many young people. sportsmen.
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This is the first time since 1986 that Canada’s men’s soccer team has qualified for the most prestigious soccer tournament in the world.
The Venturi Soccer Club of Saguenay saw its number of registrations jump when Canada beat Jamaica on Sunday.
“Normally, we have around twenty registrations that come in per day, whereas yesterday, in just one day, we had around sixty,” explained the club’s general manager, Maxime Pépin-Larocque.
“It’s a great win for Canada. It is a great reward for the organizations of each region and each province”, indicated, for his part, the technical director of the club, Sébastien Masias.
For Mr. Masias, Canada’s performance is the perfect opportunity to promote this sport accessible to all.
“The promotion of soccer by the Canadian team will allow young athletes to identify and tell themselves that one day it could be him who is part of the party,” said Mr. Masias.
The Venturi broke a record last year with nearly 2,300 young people registered.
The organization is confident of having as many participants if not more this season, as the registration period continues until mid-April.
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