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Whitecaps Cruise Past Sporting KC 3-0 to Stay Top of MLS

The win kept Vancouver first at 7-1-0 with a league-high 22 goals.

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Vancouver Whitecaps' Emmanuel Sabbi celebrates his goal during the first half of an MLS soccer match against Sporting Kansas City, in Vancouver, on Friday, April 17, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Diego Borges of Sporting Kansas City clears the ball away from Bruno Caicedo and Tristan Blackmon of the Vancouver Whitecaps at B.C. Place on April 17.
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Overview

  • Vancouver, which beat Sporting Kansas City 3-0 on Friday, got goals from Emmanuel Sabbi, Bruno Caicedo and Thomas Müller.
  • Yohei Takaoka posted his fifth clean sheet after making one save as the Whitecaps outshot SKC 25-3.
  • Sabbi scored the opener, set up Müller’s header, then left after treatment late in the match and was substituted in the 82nd minute.
  • Caicedo, 21, netted his first MLS goal in his first start after joining from Barcelona SC in January.
  • The result kept Vancouver first at 7-1-0 with an MLS-best +18 goal difference, while SKC fell to 1-6-1, and the Whitecaps host Colorado on April 25 before eight straight road games as BC Place readies for the 2026 World Cup.