The Verdict: Canadian view of a potential Vancouver Whitecaps relocation

Ahead of Thursday’s FIFA Congress, it was difficult to get near the Vancouver Convention Centre without hearing a consistent sound: Whitecaps fans singing and chanting outside the entrance, voicing frustration and anxiety over the MLS team’s future.News of the MLS team’s possible relocation to Las Vegas broke via The Athletic just before the Congress began. The uncertainty over a for-sale club whose stadium lease expires after this year and is bereft of local alternatives led to Thursday’s protest.Advertisement