VANCOUVER, B.C. — Several members of ECS were escorted out of B.C. Place and reportedly even threatened with arrest during Sunday’s Western Conference semifinal between the Seattle Sounders and Vancouver Whitecaps.
Their alleged crime? Hanging and then refusing to remove a sign that read “Anti-Fascist/Anti-Racist/Always Seattle.”
We got kicked out of BC Place for this banner because MLS told them to do it. pic.twitter.com/kEGAZaXVYz
— Tom Biro (@tombiro) October 30, 2017
The decision to remove the sign and those holding it was done at the behest of MLS headquarters, according to people familiar with the situation.