Hosting FIFA World Cup will change soccer in Canada forever: organizer

Hosting FIFA World Cup will change soccer in Canada forever: organizer

VANCOUVER — Watching the first men's World Cup game to ever be played on Canadian soil, Peter Montopoli felt grateful — and relieved.
The country's chief tournament officer has spent the past decade working to bring soccer's biggest showcase to

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