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FILE – Fans of the Vancouver Whitecaps MLS soccer team rally to keep the team in Vancouver, April 30, 2026, outside the 76th FIFA Congress in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck\/The Canadian Press via AP, File)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

SEATTLE \u2014 MLS Commissioner Don Garber said before the United States beat Australia<\/a> at the World Cup<\/a> on Friday that the Vancouver Whitecaps need to have a new stadium deal in order to keep the club in Vancouver.<\/p>

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\u201cWe\u2019re committed to keeping the team here if we have a viable stadium project,\u201d Garber said, \u201cwhich we don\u2019t have now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Financial hurdles have hit the club despite its success on the pitch. BC Place, the Whitecaps\u2019 home since 2011, is government-owned and operated by B.C. Pavilion Corporation, restricting the club from potential revenue streams.<\/p>\n

In April, Vancouver mayor Ken Sim said the city has offered space at Hastings Park on its east side for the team to build a stadium.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, we face the difficult part,\u201d Sim said at the time. \u201cBC Place is owned and operated by the Provincial Government. In fact, it\u2019s the only stadium owned and operated by a government found anywhere in the MLS. In order for the team to stay in Vancouver, the Whitecaps and Province must sign a bridge deal that will allow BC Place to become viable in the near term while a new stadium can be designed and built.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scheduling flexibility has also been a problem, as the Whitecaps had to forfeit home-field advantage for a 2024 playoff game due to a motocross event taking place at the stadium.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to keep the team there, but we can\u2019t do that unless the political influencers and their entities put together something that will allow Vancouver to not be at the bottom of the list,\u201d Garber said. \u201cThey don\u2019t have the tools to be successful.\u201d<\/p>

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The Whitecaps sit atop the Western Conference standings during the MLS\u2019 World Cup break. They reached their first MLS Cup Final in 2025 and have won four consecutive Canadian championships.<\/p>\n

The fan support has reflected that success. The Whitecaps rank eighth among 30 clubs in average attendance this season, and they led the league in attendance during last year\u2019s playoffs.<\/p>\n

With the stadium situation still a barrier for financial success, a group came forward in April to propose relocating the franchise to Las Vegas.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI think the city, which has its issues, that corporate community that\u2019s not been very supportive of the club, is now recognizing what soccer and the Whitecaps actually mean to the city,\u201d Garber said. \u201cWe are a very relevant club that doesn\u2019t have a good business model.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Ben Kule is a student in the University of Georgia\u2019s Carmical Sports Media Institute.<\/p>

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AP World Cup: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/fifa-world-cup<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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