The mayor of Vancouver also wants to #SAVETHECAPS.
In a long message he posted to social media Tuesday, Vancouver mayor Ken Sim called on the Vancouver Whitecaps ownership and the British Columbia provincial government to lay out the steps that will be required for the team to remain in Vancouver.
"We are calling on the team’s ownership to publicly and clearly articulate what they need to stay here in Vancouver, and we are calling on the provincial government to come to the table and make that a reality," Sim wrote.
He later added: "To all Vancouver Whitecaps fans, to the Southsiders, and to all of the supporter groups, we need you to keep the fight going. We need you to stay strong, and we need you to stay loud.
"Losing the Whitecaps is not an option."
This statement from Kim comes on the heels of a Major League Soccer spokesman saying on Monday that the league "will evaluate all options" when it comes to the future of the Whitecaps — including keeping the team in Vancouver or moving it to another market.
Those comments came after The Athletic published a story earlier on Monday saying the league has told its 29 other owners it is exploring relocating the team, with Las Vegas being the top candidate for the new market.
--with files from the Canadian Press
