Overview

• A significant number of players and staff reported gastrointestinal symptoms after returning from Mexico City, where they lost the CONCACAF Champions Cup final 5–0 to Cruz Azul on June 1.
• The Whitecaps canceled their full training session on June 5 and held a modified individual session on June 6 for those medically cleared by the club’s staff.
• Approximately half of the 75 people on the charter flight back to Vancouver experienced illness, according to CEO Axel Schuster.
• The club is working with Vancouver Coastal Health alongside an infectious disease expert to pinpoint the cause of the outbreak.
• Canada coach Jesse Marsch called the incident “poisoning” and urged CONCACAF to prevent repeat outbreaks following a similar incident involving the Columbus Crew last year.