With FIFA Congress in Vancouver, Save The Caps movement finds hope in history

If the Vancouver Whitecaps do not survive the latest risk to their long-term survival and pack up for Las Vegas, finding the responsible party will turn into a whodunnit. Is it the provincial government of British Columbia, owners of BC Place, the venue no longer profitable enough to sustain a major professional sports team at revenues necessary to continue spending? Is it the current owners of the Whitecaps, seeking a larger return on their investment?

Is it the Vancouver business community, perhaps beloved native son Ryan Reynolds himself, unwilling to step up and take over a civic asset? “It’s a strange one,” Ciarán Nicoll, the president and secretary of supporters’ group Vancouver Southsiders, told USA TODAY Sports. “Even in the city, people who are talking to me are like, ‘What’s going on here?

’ You could easily say if nobody was coming to games, if they weren’t successful, well, that’s the reason they’re moving. “That’s not the case at all. We’re consistently top of the league or close to it for attendance, we’ve got probably the best team in the league, maybe on the continent.

It’s difficult to tell who’s at fault here. ” It’s not just biased bluster. The Caps were runners-up in the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup and 2025 MLS Cup and current sit three points off the Supporters’ Shield table with one fewer game played than the leaders.