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Whitecaps Must Secure Vancouver Stadium or Face Relocation

6/20/2026

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MLS Commissioner Don Garber said the Whitecaps must secure a stadium deal to stay in Vancouver because BC Place limits revenue.
Vancouver mayor Ken Sim said the city offered Hastings Park land for a stadium in April.
Grant Gustavson’s Las Vegas group filed an MLS bid to buy and move the Whitecaps to Las Vegas.
Garber cited Columbus, where partners raised $900 million, as a model and warned delays could jeopardize a deal.

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MLS Commissioner Don Garber said the Whitecaps must secure a stadium deal to stay in Vancouver because BC Place limits revenue.
Vancouver mayor Ken Sim said the city offered Hastings Park land for a stadium in April.
Grant Gustavson’s Las Vegas group filed an MLS bid to buy and move the Whitecaps to Las Vegas.
Garber cited Columbus, where partners raised $900 million, as a model and warned delays could jeopardize a deal.