MLS Commissioner's Account Hacked, Posts "Liar Liar Pants on Fire" at British Columbia Premier During Whitecaps Crisis
Don Garber's X account got compromised Wednesday night, and the MLS commissioner ended up publicly taunting British Columbia Premier David Eby right in the middle of a tense fight to keep the Vancouver Whitecaps from relocating. Yeah, that happened.
Here's what went down: Eby posted a 45-second video on X pledging he was working hard to prevent the Whitecaps from leaving town. "The Whitecaps are British Columbia, and I want you to know that we are at the table fighting hard to save the Whitecaps," Eby told fans. Minutes later, a reply from Garber's account fired back with "Liar liar pants on fire." Awkward doesn't even begin to cover it.
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About an hour after the inflammatory post, Garber posted an explanation saying his account had been "compromised" and the issue was resolved. He also thanked Eby "for taking the time to meet with me today." MLS executive vice president of communications Dan Courtemanche backed him up, posting that "Commissioner Garber was hacked and did not post this." Message received: blame the hacker, not the boss.
Why This Matters for the Whitecaps
Garber, who's been running MLS since 1999, was actually in Vancouver for Thursday's FIFA Congress and to meet with government leaders about the Whitecaps' future. The team's been up for sale since December 2024, and the situation is bleak. According to the organization, "no viable offer has emerged that would keep the club here" despite serious conversations with more than 100 interested parties. ESPN reported earlier this week that investor groups from Phoenix and Las Vegas have already expressed interest in buying and moving the team.
The Whitecaps were founded back in 1974 as part of the North American Soccer League, then revived as an MLS franchise in 2009. Now they're fighting for their existence. The last thing they needed was a hacked post making the commissioner look tone deaf to the Premier's efforts to save the club. Whether the hack story sticks or not, the optics were rough at exactly the wrong moment.
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