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Whitecaps FC CEO Mark Pannes discusses club’s plans after MLS season suspended

“The focus is on safety first.”

Those are the words of Whitecaps FC CEO Mark Pannes during his appearance on Friday with Halford & Brough on TSN 1040 Radio.

Pannes' appearance comes one day after Major League Soccer announced it would be suspending the season for at least 30 days amid the global COVID-19 pandemic.

“Something so big like this I say it often happens slowly, slowly, slowly and then suddenly and that’s how it played out so far,” says Pannes.

“Yesterday morning at 6:30, it was steady as she goes, we had a game in two days.