FILE PHOTO: Miguel Angel Gil Marin, CEO of Atletico Madrid gestures during the Dubai International Sports Conference in Dubai, UAE January 2, 2019. REUTERS/Satish Kumar
(Reuters) - The Canadian Premier League said on Wednesday it has awarded an expansion franchise to La Liga's Atletico Madrid that will be based in Ottawa and take the field for the 2020 season starting in April.
The addition of the club in the Canadian capital gives the CPL eight teams in its second season and brings the number of clubs in the province of Ontario to three, along with Toronto and Hamilton.
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