"Boulevard Saint-Laurent is one of Montreal's great arteries, a throughway for gourmands coveting smoked meat sandwiches or proper pizza at one of a dozen different joints in Little Italy. It's also home to Evangelista Sports, a shop that has doubled as a shrine to the city's soccer-obsessed for more than 40 years and is every bit a part of Montreal's cultural fabric as poutine or lamenting the cold."
"The Canadian Premier League (CPL) expansion team is looking to become part of the city and province's cultural identity, hoping their commitment to recruiting a full roster of Quebec-born or raised players, inspired by European clubs like Athletic Bilbao, will go a long way in helping to build a pathway which has so often seen talent slip through the cracks."
"But there hasn't always been a clear pathway for that talent as CF Montreal, now of MLS, were long the only professional club in the province. Bombito, who Marsch categorized as emblematic of the country's development system, struggled to find a way to make the jump from the amateur ranks until getting his break outside Quebec, with the Colorado Rapids."
FC Supra du Québec announced its first signings as a Canadian Premier League expansion club based in Montreal, aiming to become part of local and provincial cultural identity. The club plans to prioritize recruiting a roster of Quebec-born or raised players, taking inspiration from European models like Athletic Bilbao to build a reliable development pathway. Club president Rocco Placentino emphasized the province's abundance of talent and the need for a CPL team to provide opportunities. Quebec supplies many national team players, yet professional opportunities were limited with CF Montreal long the only pro club. FC Supra intends to bridge the gap between Ligue1 Quebec and MLS-level opportunities.
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