American Soccer Star Claps Back at Canadian Fans Booing the Star-Spangled Banner [WATCH]

American soccer player Brian White addressed the ongoing trend of Canadian sports fans booing the U.S. national anthem after leading his Vancouver Whitecaps to a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Sunday night.

The booing of the American anthem, which started on February 1 in Ottawa during an NHL game between the Minnesota Wild and the Ottawa Senators, has continued to spread across multiple sporting events in Canada.

Following the initial incident, Canadian basketball fans joined in, booing the anthem before a game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Toronto Raptors.

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The hostility carried over into international hockey competitions, particularly during the 4 Nations Face-Off, where the United States and Canada played twice.

At a game in Montreal, tensions escalated to the point where players from both teams engaged in three separate fights within the first nine seconds of play.

Canadians booed the United States anthem at #4Nations so we destroyed them with our fists & on the scoreboard.

Continual classless actions like this deserve a beatdown. Well done, USA hockey pic.twitter.com/yh4zlLTOUU

— Jon Root (@JonnyRoot_) February 16, 2025

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Canada boos the US anthem.

Three fights in first nine seconds.

Massive hits.

pic.twitter.com/rSqIOBf0o4

— Will Cain (@willcain) February 16, 2025

The most recent wave of boos coincided with President Donald Trump’s decision to sign executive orders imposing tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods.

The same day, Trump also made a lighthearted remark on social media about Canada potentially becoming the “51st state.”

The U.S. anthem was also booed during the WWE Elimination Chamber event on Saturday night, further fueling the trend.

Canadians boo our National Anthem during the WWE event in Toronto pic.twitter.com/hqQBsrbwaV

— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) March 2, 2025

White, who scored the game-winning goal for Vancouver against Los Angeles, acknowledged the reaction from fans in his post-game comments.

“I would like to say thank you to the fans that cheered and clapped the anthem at the end and showed respect for the flag,” White said, according to Daily Hive Vancouver.

“Obviously, there’s issues. It’s not my business, and I’ll leave it at that.”

#VWFC New Jersey native Brian White on the fans booing the U.S. anthem.

“I would like to say thank you to the fans that cheered and clapped the anthem at the end and showed respect for the flag. Obviously there’s issues. It’s not my business and I’ll leave it at that.” #MLS https://t.co/XwVstSS078

— Har Journalist (@HarJournalist) March 3, 2025

Despite an appeal from the stadium’s public address announcer urging fans to show respect for the U.S. anthem, the booing persisted.

The Vancouver Whitecaps secured the victory with White’s decisive goal, but the match was overshadowed by the ongoing tensions surrounding the national anthem at Canadian sporting events.

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