Made Possible By Committed Grassroots Support

By Richard Whittall The Score

TFC v Whitecaps final is a good starting point to support local soccer
Tonight, 2.3 million Vancouverites will be glued to their sets for the second leg of the Nutrilite Championship final between Toronto FC and the Whitecaps. Bars will be packed, suds will be flowing, family commitments will be put aside and work will be skipped.

If Vancouver wins, expect tens of thousands of people to converge on Robson and Granville all clad in Whitecaps jerseys, both from the current era and from the old NASL days. Grown men will weep openly, and Prime Minister Harper will call to give his congratulations to the winning side.

Or not.

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