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CBC to broadcast Nutrilite Canadian soccer champions league

TORONTO – The CBC has signed a broadcast agreement with Soccer Canada for the broadcast rights to the inaugural Nutrilite Canadian Champions League, which is the Canadian qualifying tournament for the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Champions League, it was announced Friday. Three Canadian teams – Toronto FC, Montreal Impact and the Vancouver Whitecaps – will compete for the right to represent Canada at the new continental club championship, the CONCACAF Champions League. The CONCACAF Champions League winner will then qualify as the CONCACAF representative at the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup. The Nutrilite Canadian...