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The Whitecaps have reportedly lost more than $300 million since joining MLS 15 years ago and they are forecast to lose as much as $45 million this season.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

The team’s current ownership group is led by Greg Kerfoot, a Vancouver-based software billionaire who bought the team in 2002, nine years before the Whitecaps joined MLS.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

After Tottenham, Yorath played for Vancouver Whitecaps before joining Bradford as player-coach.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

Yorath had spells as a player with Coventry City, Tottenham Hotspur, Vancouver Whitecaps and Bradford City, before finishing his playing career with a solitary appearance for Swansea City.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

Whitecaps roiled among the capsized boats and caused them and the docks to surge and roll, and the tops of the cabins and drum reels and gunnels were loaded down with snow.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson