The Vancouver Whitecaps said a “significant number” of players who traveled to Mexico for last weekend's CONCACAF Champions Cup final have become ill. The Whitecaps canceled practice Wednesday and had a modified session for cleared players Thursday after both players and staff reported gastrointestinal symptoms.

For the second year in a row, an MLS team playing in the CONCACAF Champions Cup final in Mexico wound up with a large portion of its squad having food