Fans protest Whitecaps handling of alleged abuse by walking out mid-game
VANCOUVER — Hundreds of Vancouver Whitecaps fans walked out mid-game on Wednesday to protest the club’s handling of abuse and harassment allegations levied against a former coach.
The Vancouver Southsiders and Curva Collective supporters group organized the walkout near the end of the first half, saying in a statement that they are dissatisfied with the Whitecaps’ executives “silence and lack of accountability in the scandal.”
The fans are expected to return for the second half of the game against Los Angeles FC.
More than a dozen women who played for the Whitecaps and were part of Canada’s U-20 talent pool around 2008 have come forward to say a former coach for both squads acted inappropriately with members of the team.