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Whitecaps Blank Sporting KC 3-0 to Stay Top of MLS

BC Place World Cup preparations will push Vancouver into an eight-game road swing.

Overview

  • Vancouver, which cruised past Sporting Kansas City 3-0 Friday at BC Place, stretched its win streak to three and moved to 7-1-0 with an MLS-best 21 points.
  • Emmanuel Sabbi scored and assisted, Thomas Müller added his fourth of the season, and 21-year-old Bruno Caicedo netted his first MLS goal in his first start.
  • Goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka logged his fifth shutout of the year as the Whitecaps controlled the match and outshot SKC 25-3.
  • Sporting fell to 1-6-1 with four straight league losses and sits last in the Western Conference after being outscored 13-3 during that skid.
  • The Whitecaps host Colorado on April 25 to close a five-game homestand before eight straight away matches while BC Place is prepared for use as a 2026 World Cup venue.