Vancouver Whitecaps MLS
Mallett is an investor and co-director of the Vancouver Whitecaps. The Vancouver Whitecaps ownership group consists of Greg Kerfoot, Steve Luczo, Jeff Mallett, and Steve Nash. On October 15, 2008, the Whitecaps submitted a bid to secure one of two MLS expansion teams for the 2011 season, having initially announced their bidding plans at a press conference in Vancouver on July 25, 2008. On March 18, 2009, Major League Soccer (MLS) commissioner Don Garber announced that Vancouver would be the home of the 17th team in MLS. The MLS team will begin play in 2011 at the temporary Empire Field, and then move during that season to the newly-renovated BC Place Stadium in the city’s downtown entertainment district. The venue will undergo approximately $458 million in improvements before the new team takes to the field, and will have a seamless 20,000-seat soccer-specific configuration.] The 2009 Vancouver Whitecaps season went down as one of the most eventful campaigns in club history.
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