Vanni Sartini, the Italian-born manager of the Vancouver Whitecaps, is both a socialist and an atheist, two attributes that are oddly relevant in his team’s MLS playoff game with LAFC on Friday at BMO Stadium.
As a socialist Sartini believes in cooperative effort, and he’s tried to mold his blue-collar team to reflect that.
“My motto is ‘the team is the leader,’” he said. “The thing that we try to do on the field collectively is much more important that what we do individually.
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“Everyone according to their abilities to everyone according to their needs.