Adios, Mauro: Whitecaps fan favourite heading home

Seven minutes into Wednesday night’s game with the San Jose Earthquakes, Mauro Rosales’s face flashed on the big screen at B.C. Place Stadium, and fans around the stadium popped to their feet to salute him with cheers and applause.
The loud response was disproportionate with his stats line from 2017: Zero goals, zero assists and 52 minutes played over five appearances, the bulk of which came in a 31-minute substitution more than a year ago.
But Rosales’ influence isn’t be