FIFA VP, Concacaf president Montagliani backs calls to keep Whitecaps in Vancouver - The Athletic
.....which is why potential relocation has become more of a realistic threat.
That doesn’t sit well with Montagliani, who, in an interview with The Athletic on Wednesday, said that the onus is on British Columbia’s provincial government to keep the Whitecaps in Vancouver amid the growing concerns.
“The frustrating part for me is the fans get it, our soccer community gets it. But what I’m hoping now, with this alarm bell that’s gone off, is that our politicians wake up to it,” Montagliani, the former British Columbia Soccer Association and Canada Soccer Association president, said. “It is the biggest community asset we have. And the other (Vancouver-based) professional clubs are the same, they’ve been around forever — the (BC) Lions and the (Vancouver) Canucks. So, it’s very frustrating that leaders, mainly political leaders, don’t get it.....