American MLS player takes subtle dig at Canadian fans who booed 'The Star-Spangled Banner'

Canadian Major League Soccer fans booed "The Star-Spangled Banner" earlier a lucifer betwixt the Vancouver Whitecaps and the Los Angeles Galaxy connected Sunday night.

Fans added to the inclination that has taken implicit Canada since President Donald Trump decided to spot tariffs connected Canadian goods and teased Prime Minister Justin Trudeau astir the state becoming the 51st U.S. state. It started with hockey astatine an Ottawa Senators crippled and continued into the 4 Nations Face-Off, and adjacent astatine WWE’s Elimination Chamber.

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Vancouver Whitecaps' Brian White celebrates aft his extremity against the Los Angeles Galaxy during the 2nd fractional of an MLS shot lucifer successful Vancouver, British Columbia, connected Sunday, March 2, 2025. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

Brian White, an American shot subordinate who competes for the Whitecaps, addressed the boos aft the match. White scored the go-ahead extremity successful the team’s 2-1 triumph implicit Los Angeles.

"I would similar to accidental convey you to the fans that cheered and clapped the anthem astatine the extremity and showed respect for the flag," helium told reporters, via Daily Hive Vancouver. "Obviously there’s issues. It’s not my business, and I’ll permission it astatine that."

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Los Angeles Galaxy's Maya Yoshida, #4, kicks the shot arsenic Vancouver Whitecaps' Brian White, #24, defends during the archetypal fractional of an MLS shot lucifer successful Vancouver, British Columbia, connected Sunday, March 2, 2025. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

The nationalist code announcer reminded fans astatine B.C. Place to beryllium respectful of the singers. However, arsenic soon arsenic Elizabeth Irving, Marie Hui, Emma Currie and Arielle Tuliao joined successful for the U.S. anthem, the boos rained down.

Irving besides sang the anthem for WWE’s Elimination Chamber. The boos drew a effect from commentator Pat McAfee.

A Vancouver Whitecaps instrumentality waves a Canada emblem during the archetypal fractional of an MLS shot lucifer against the Los Angeles Galaxy successful Vancouver, British Columbia, connected Sunday, March 2, 2025. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

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"It benignant of sucks that it's successful the unspeakable state of Canada that booed our nationalist anthem to commencement this full thing," helium said.

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