Vancouver Whitecaps fans latest to boo U.S. national anthem

VANCOUVER — The trend of Canadian sports fans jeering the United States’ national anthem has bled from hockey over to soccer.

Fans in Vancouver booed as the “The Star-Spangled Banner” was sung before a game between the Whitecaps and L.A. Galaxy on Sunday.

Similar vocal protests were staged at hockey games across Canada last month — including 4 Nations Face-Off games in Montreal — following U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of planned tariffs against the country and musings about Canada becoming the 51st state.

Canada and the U.S. agreed to a month-long pause on the tariffs on Feb. 3, but Trump has said they will go into effect next week.