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If you’re a women’s soccer fan, you have to be hoping that what both John Herdman and Bob Lenarduzzi are saying these days lines up.

Canadian team coach Herdman spent part of his time this week promoting his club’s friendly with the Americans on Thursday at B.C. Place Stadium talking about how this country landing a team in the U.S.-based, pro National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) would help the game’s development on this side of the border. Herdman contended that “we have some brave people behind the scenes who are ready to take that step … it’s just a matter of time.”

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Meanwhile, Lenarduzzi, president of the Vancouver Whitecaps, admits that his club is continuing “its due diligence” in regards to possibly joining the NWSL, a 10-team loop this past season that featured squads in Portland, Ore., and Seattle.

There have been rumblings about the Caps’ interest in the league for some time. The Vancouver Sun did a feature on the subject in January, and national team star Christine Sinclair was answering questions about the possibility in the lead-up to a national-team game against Mexico at B.C. Place in February.