An investor group led by Las Vegas businessman Grant Gustavson has submitted a formal bid to Major League Soccer (MLS) to buy the Vancouver Whitecaps and relocate the club.
According to a statement to Global News, Gustavson has committed to building a stadium for the Whitecaps in Las Vegas with an offer of another venue in the meantime, while the permanent venue is built.
“In the coming weeks and months, we look forward to the opportunity to share more, however, out of respect for the league’s deliberations and community stakeholders, we are refraining from sharing details of our proposal,” the statement from Gustavson’s PR firm stated.
“We look forward to continuing to work for a positive outcome for the game, the fans, the league and Las Vegas.”
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The Whitecaps have been up for sale since late 2024, but the club has reported there have been no “viable offers” to keep the team in Vancouver.
Vancouver Whitecaps fans rallied outside the FIFA congress in Vancouver on Thursday morning, urging stakeholders to keep the team in the city.
The premier’s office confirmed that David Eby had a short but constructive meeting with the MLS commissioner, Don Garber, on Wednesday.
Eby said in a video posted on X that he is fighting hard to keep the team in Vancouver, saying that losing them was “not an option.”
Connor McCracken… In direct relation to Phil McCracken 🤣
SAVE THE CRAPS!!
What a sad excuse of a man. Lost in his own world of delusion and insecurity. That’s Bob B in a nutshell
Lol,, whatever JV. Nothing changes with you eh? Insult Blah Blah Insult Blah Blah. 🙄
You’re just background noise these days. You always have been and always will be.
Fact is yet another business is leaving this province.
The movie industry is next from what I hear.
Bob B – Listening to you whine like a little b1tch is seriously the funniest thing ever. Yeah the tax revenue is going to run out because the Whitecraps are moving to Las Vegas lol. Damn you’re a f**king idiot
Lol and the Coilers lose 🤣🤣🤣
I would way rather play in Vegas. Vancouver is a loser city.
Oh sorry, add the endless consultation with hands out activists, advocates and other “”marginalised””community.
I wonder when tax revenues eventually dry up where they all think the money will come from.
No surprise. It’s just yet another business and industry leaving the province because you can’t actually operate a break even business under NDP and unions.
I am curious as to how the NDP expect everyone to make living and pay their taxes?
I guess we can all become FNs and live off the rest the country.
Very sad to see. So tell me WHY ARE WE HOLDING THE WORLD CUP?? DISGUSTING
Unfortunately they will probably move Las Vegas and the government should not be involved except with concessions regarding the stadium. We didn’t bail out the BC lions and fortunately they were saved by a local owner. The salaries in the MLS have priced them out of viability in a non sports town. Where are all the rich BC billionaires if this was viable.?
Unless yer an over paid union employee LOL
Does anyone believe this isn’t a done deal. The Whitecaps will move to where the money is and it isn’t in Vancouver Canada. People don’t have the money to pay the prices to take their families to watch sports in Vancouver. The people in BC pay to much in taxes to afford to take in games on a regular basis.
Perfect comment B b
@ Try This – You are clearly not a follower of sports. This happens all the time in all sports leagues. The market isn’t there for MLS in Vancouver. Its unfortunate, but just how it works.
The Winnipeg Jets were bought and moved to Arizona in 1996. The Atlanta Thrashers were also bought and moved to Winnipeg in 2011.
If Las Vegas thinks it is a viable place to have a soccer/football club, then go ahead and get permission, and start one. The idea of moving teams that are associated with a city/province/state defies logic. One is shutting down a team and starting a new one, by buying the contracts of the players, without putting them on the open market.
That should not be allowed.
LOL, Vancouver has an old stadium, no economy to support MLS, Eby should keep his nose out it. It’s not his business unless his native buddies are willing to build a specific stadium
Ryan Reynolds where are you when we need you???