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They have spoken with their feet once already, staging an in-game walkout protest during the team’s last home game, showing “disgust” over the club’s handling of a mounting avalanche of abuse allegations.

Vancouver Whitecaps supporters’ groups say their message wasn’t heard April 17, so they’re doing it again.

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In the 35th minute of Saturday’s Whitecaps game against the Philadelphia Union at B.C. Place Stadium, the Southsiders, members of other supporters groups, and any other fans who want to join, will leave their seats and walk onto the concourse to express support for members of the 2008 women’s Whitecaps and U-20 national team who have levelled serious allegations of abuse toward a former coach who ran both teams.

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The Southsiders and Curva Collective have both made public statements in support of the women, as well as expressing extreme displeasure over the way the Major League Soccer club has handled the entire issue. The Whitecaps and Canadian Soccer Association have both refused to comment, apart for a printed statement, despite repeated requests.