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Professional soccer could return to Ottawa as early as this coming season.

While it wasn’t long ago — a bit more than two months — that Ottawa Fury FC suspended operations, sources say there is considerable momentum toward having a franchise in the coast-to-coast Canadian Premier League, with the hope being that the team is added to the 2020 schedule.

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While it seems like fielding a team for the 2020 season might be rushing it, there are positives in making it happen. For one thing, it would help the league in its scheduling, going from a seven-team league to eight. The CPL’s teams are Pacific FC (Victoria), Cavalry FC (Calgary), FC Edmonton, Valour FC (Winnipeg), Forge FC (Hamilton) York 9 FC (Toronto) and HFX Wanderers (Halifax).

It’s believed a major partner in the new Ottawa soccer organization would come from Spain. While it may mean nothing, it’s worth noting that Atletico Madrid partnered with Ottawa South United in a soccer camp here in 2016. FC Barcelona will also host a couple of soccer camps in Ottawa this year.