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Vancouver Whitecaps stated on Sunday that three of its players were racially attacked and that one player is in the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and will make a complete recovery after surgery. At the moment, one person was detained, and the investigation is being led by local police.
Major League Soccer issued a statement expressing its solidarity for the three Vancouver Whitecaps Academy players who were allegedly assaulted in a racially motivated attack over the weekend:
Major League Soccer is aware that three Vancouver Whitecaps FC Academy players were violently assaulted in an allegedly racially motivated attack on the evening of Saturday, August 14. Our first priority is to continue to support the health, safety and well-being of our players and their families during this painful and upsetting time. We stand united in unequivocally condemning violence, discrimination, racism and hate in all of its destructive forms. Major League Soccer and the Whitecaps are working together to closely monitor the situation. We are all committed to supporting that anyone proven to be involved in this assault is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
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