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With all due respect Nicko, the dozen or so Academies created by a CPL will produce and train even more homegrowns who may not have had a chance under the MLS setup, and they will get more playing time in CPL, allowing them to develop into better players. There is a reason that the MLS Academies in Canada have a relationship with other Academies from lower divisions, that's where guys like Cyle Larin (Canada's best young prospect) got their start!

Once the CPL develops in quality, more and more of them will stay local before going off to Europe or wherever to further their careers, but at least they'll remain Canadian nationals because they'll know that Canada is taking their program seriously and there will be other quality players with which they can team up with, every training camp, to qualify for the World Cup.

Playing in the World Cup and a national team that regularly makes it that far is the ultimate goal for all career soccer players, make no mistake about it. The World Cup is the ultimate headhunting camp for promising squad players at the local team level.