Alberta Soccer: Delegates Suspend President, Seek Independent Review

0:00It's April 19th. This is Canada News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Alberta Soccer President, Jr. Figuerado, remains on a five-year suspension over a workplace harassment claim, but delegates at the annual general. Meeting flipped the script. They voted Saturday in Edmonton to keep him sideline for now, while sending his case to an independent disciplinary committee for a final call. Selected back in February of 2025, Figuerado hit turbulence in August when a staffer filed the complaint. An outside firm investigated, found enough smoke, and the board jumped in with the suspension, citing urgency and provincial laws. Figuerado called to the step toward fairness, saying he's ready to fight it out and shift focus back to the kids and the game. Meanwhile, four member groups sued to enforce bylaws requiring that independent review, but a court shouted down in March, ruling they had no real. Harm. Delegates forced the issue onto the agenda against the board's wishes in a closed door session,

1:04then overhauled leadership with five new directors. Elected only one hold overstays. No interim president steps up since Figuerado technically still holds the title, so eyes stay on that committee as soccer folks push for resolution. And get back to building the beautiful game.