Under the haze of Miami’s spring moon, music blared long after the final whistle outside Vancouver Whitecaps FC’s buses. Grasping well-earned beverages and rejoicing in the company of partners and children, it’s a jubilant moment the squad and its staff won’t soon forget.
It all came just after the Whitecaps knocked off Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami CF with a 3-1 win in the second leg of the Concacaf Champions Cup semifinal at Chase Stadium, securing a 5–1 victory on aggregate and advancing to a continental final for the first time in the club’s 51-year history.
