SANDY, UTAH
– Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced on Friday that the club will welcome fans to the next three upcoming matches at the team’s temporary home at Rio Tinto Stadium.
Tickets are on sale now for the Wednesday, June 23 match against LA Galaxy, the Wednesday, July 7 match versus Real Salt Lake, and the Saturday, July 17 contest with LA Galaxy. Tickets are available at
whitecapsfc.com/tickets
and
riotintostadium.com
. Real Salt Lake season ticket members will receive an e-mail with a link for a discounted ticket offer to these three matches.
“We have been pleasantly surprised with the interest from the local community to attend our home matches here in Utah,” said Axel Schuster, Whitecaps FC sporting director and chief executive officer. “We miss our fans at BC Place, and we are very optimistic about playing in front of them later this season. Until then, our coaches and players have made clear that they would embrace the opportunity to play in front of fans here during any match. I have to once again give a tremendous amount of credit to Real Salt Lake for accommodating us and helping us offer tickets to our matches. We look forward to seeing people in the stands.”
Whitecaps FC will continue to play home matches at Rio Tinto Stadium through to the end of July. The entire ’Caps team in Utah – players, coaches, and support staff – have all received their two shots and are now fully vaccinated. To learn more about vaccinations visit
This Is Our Shot
and to register in British Columbia visit
gov.bc.ca
.
Following the FIFA international break from May 31 to June 14, Whitecaps FC resume MLS regular season play as the road side against Real Salt Lake on Friday, June 18. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. PT at Rio Tinto Stadium – watch live on TSN and listen on AM 730.
