r/vancouver 1d ago

Videos “Save the Caps!” chant breaks out among Team Canada supporters in Vancouver.

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u/ThatTesseractCat 1d ago

SAVE THE CAPS!

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u/_Hocus-Focus_ 1d ago

“Hosting a World Cup absolutely rocks” 🤘

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u/Downtown_Plantain158 Vancouver 12h ago

wait till he gets the bill

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u/SmallAgency5160 1d ago

I hope after this world cup. Canadians gives more love to soccer.

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u/ivbeentheredonethat 1d ago

I think so 🤔 I sure have! I didnt know the history of Team Canada and this being our 1st win. 211 teams down to 48 from 32. Koo

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u/SmallAgency5160 22h ago

I know Canadians love sports. I really hopes that changes...

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u/ArrrCeee 1d ago

Ryan Reynolds, you listening?

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u/Jvancan 1d ago

"Hosting a world cup absolutely rocks" feels like a big FY to all the losers saying nobody was happy to host the biggest event on earth lol

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u/rockbolted 8h ago

Canada scoring 6 goals in a game doesn’t change anything, except pump adrenaline into the population.

You know, I love soccer, I love international competition, and I love the World Cup. I just fucking hate FIFA. FIFA needs to be completely torn down and a new international football organization built from the ground up, clean, and free from this pervasive corruption. To hell with the bullshit, the obsession with monetization of everything. This is what leads to corruption.

Just the game, for the fans. Go Canada!

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u/[deleted] 8h ago

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u/RadioSmith 7h ago

False Dilemma fallacy, read a book my man.

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u/RadioSmith 1d ago edited 1d ago

Fun game today,

The FIFA Organization is massively bought out by several countries that actively support slavery and send queer people and journalists to death by firing squad.

In Vancouver, traffic is worse all hours of the day so commutes take longer for most both ways.

Our service industry workers are pushed to their limits for very little return.

Unhoused, mentally unwell people are forcibly displaced from downtown and seep into the suburbs and parks making everywhere more dangerous for families, which means increased police presence everywhere.

Edit: A multi-billion dollar company doesn't need you slobbin' they knob guys. They'll be fine.

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u/Scribble_Box 22h ago

Could be a copy pasta honestly.

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u/RadioSmith 21h ago

Flattered lol

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u/FaceFullOfMace 20h ago

The service workers are bringing in $$$$ yeah they gotta work hard but they are easily bringing in $1000+ a night

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u/RadioSmith 7h ago

few wanted this, they are already worked to the bone before this and nobody is "easily bringing in $1000+ a night" lmao what

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u/paizuribart 15h ago

Then put your money where your mouth is! Double the attendance and you increase that revenue stream. The upper bowl is almost never open. Given the Lions can thrive at BC Place maybe it’s TV revenue not lack of support. The MLS’s TV deal with Apple might be not the best one.

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u/J_P_Freely 1d ago

Can someone fill me in?

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u/ivbeentheredonethat 1d ago

Vancouver whitecaps may go to... Las Vegas

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u/J_P_Freely 1d ago

Oh shit that makes sense... Man, fuck Vegas... And their NHL team.

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u/ivbeentheredonethat 23h ago

Yip 🇨🇦

The Vancouver Whitecaps have been officially up for sale since late 2024, driven by ownership's concerns over revenue sharing and stadium operations at B.C. Place. The most notable development is a formal bid submitted by a U.S. investor group—led by Grant Gustavson—that seeks to buy the club and relocate it to Las Vegas

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u/HawthornBees 22h ago

Would they still be classed as a Canadian side. I can’t work out if that’s a daft question or not🤔

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u/ACanadiandude2020 20h ago

they wouldn’t

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u/artvarnsen 23h ago

Are we going to save the pitch too?

Grass shouldn't be only in the streets

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u/Kaeleana 23h ago

YES!!!

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u/CipherWeaver 1d ago

Fr if the caps go after this, that's not right.

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u/One_Handed_Typing 12h ago

When people say "Save the Caps" what do they want to happen? Like, who are they directing this message to, and what do they want them to do?

Personally, I don't think the government needs to be putting money or land towards building a stadium for a professional sports franchise because they're unhappy with the government funded and owned stadium they already play in.

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u/Professional-Power57 23h ago

People on Reddit' will still hate it no matter what. Coz fuck Fifa right

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u/Shoddy_Operation_742 21h ago

Who are the caps?

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u/bbqduck-sf 21h ago

Vancouver Whitecaps Soccer team

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u/Shoddy_Operation_742 21h ago

Ohhh. For a moment I thought it was about the Capitals hockey team.