Vancouver Whitecaps FC had the largest crowd of their MLS era, reminding the soccer world of the city's passion for football

Inter Miami will play the Vancouver Whitecaps in the first leg of their Concacaf Champions Cup semifinal series Thursday night.

It was the stars and big names of Inter Miami against the blue collar mentality of Vancouver. Miami has Messi, Luis Suarez, Sergio Busquets and Luis Suarez. Mascherano himself is a name that still resonates loudly in the football world. The Whitecaps star man? American center forward Brian White, as unheralded a hero as they come.