The teamwide illness caps a disappointing week for the Whitecaps, who saw their impressive 15-game unbeaten streak across all competitions come to a crushing end with a resounding 5-0 defeat to Cruz Azul in Saturday’s Champions Cup final. Vancouver had been hoping to capture its first major continental trophy.

One year after the Columbus Crew fell in the CONCACAF final while suffering from stomach issues, another Major League Soccer team claims to have fell victim to the same fate. The Vancouver Whitecaps made it to its first CONCACAF Champions Cup final,

The Vancouver Whitecaps fell 5-0 to Cruz Azul in the CONCACAF Champions Cup—a loss that not only impacts the Canadian club, but once again calls into question Major League Soccer’s international competitiveness.