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The Whitecaps team is high in the standings in Major League Soccer, its salary cap is low and the games are well attended, but none of that appears to be enough to keep the team in Vancouver.
An investor group led by businessman Grant Gustavson says it has submitted a bid to Major League Soccer to buy the Vancouver Whitecaps and relocate the club to Las Vegas.
B.C. Premier David Eby held talks with Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber on Wednesday, just days after reports indicated the league’s owners have openly discussed relocating the soccer club.
Soccer authorities from around the globe have gathered in Vancouver, weeks before the FIFA World Cup kicks off across Canada, the United States and Mexico.
B.C. will receive $100 million from the federal government for World Cup security, but the provincial public safety minister says the final price tag won’t be known for weeks as security arrangements are still being worked out.
A request for FIFA President Gianni Infantino to be given a police escort while in Vancouver, British Columbia, for FIFA meetings has been denied, the Vancouver Police Department said Wednesday.
Canadian sport has been given a boost and a bridge, says the country’s Secretary of Sport.
The uncertainty surrounding the future of the Vancouver Whitecaps could reach far beyond the pitch, with potential impacts being felt across the city’s core.
With questions about the final price tag for Vancouver’s FIFA World Cup games still unanswered, the federal government at least clarified its contribution on Tuesday as part of its spring financial update.
British Columbia’s government said it is working with the Vancouver Whitecaps to help the team lower costs and generate more revenue at BC Place, but it won’t be buying the Major League Soccer team to prevent it from leaving the city.
The hockey world is in mourning over the sudden passing of broadcaster and former National Hockey League goaltender John “Cheech” Garrett.
The Vancouver Goldeneyes closed the book on their first season in the Professional Women’s Hockey League at Pacific Coliseum on Saturday with a thrilling 4-3 overtime win against the two-time defending Walter Cup champions Minnesota Frost.
A new report says Major League Soccer is looking to move the Whitecaps out of Vancouver.
Defenceman Sophie Jaques scored at 1:24 of overtime to give the Vancouver Goldeneyes a 4-3 Women’s Professional Hockey League victory over the Minnesota Frost on Saturday.
Vancouver Whitecaps players say they see the support fans are showing as rumours swirl about the club’s potential move — and that support is fueling the team’s winning streak.
Exactly one year ago, the Professional Women’s Hockey League announced its first expansion – it was headed west.
