Updated
Updated · POLITICO · Jun 19
Garber Presses BC to Keep Whitecaps From Las Vegas Move as 4-Plus-Year Stadium Wait Looms
Updated
Updated · POLITICO · Jun 19

Garber Presses BC to Keep Whitecaps From Las Vegas Move as 4-Plus-Year Stadium Wait Looms

2 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Jun 19

Summary

  • Don Garber said MLS has stationed a league official in Vancouver full-time as it pushes British Columbia leaders to secure the Whitecaps’ future while the club is up for sale.
  • BC Place is central to the problem: the aging, government-owned venue was not built for soccer, and the Whitecaps must compete with concerts and other events for dates.
  • Garber said a proposed new stadium would take “four-plus years” to build, a timeline he called untenable for a club he said is relevant but lacks a sustainable business model.
  • The commissioner said he has met Premier David Eby and sat with Prime Minister Mark Carney during Friday’s Canada-Qatar match, underscoring MLS’s effort to keep the team from relocating to Las Vegas.

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