Is Steve Nash a Whitecaps fan?
Yes. In his own words, Steve Nash is a Vancouver Whitecaps FC fan. He has also owned part of the team since 2009.
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“I grew up a Whitecaps fan.”
Whitecaps FC (club site), February 7, 2017. Backed by The Globe and Mail (2009) and Sports Illustrated (2016).
Part-owner since 2009. “Steve Nash is already a co-owner of Vancouver Whitecaps FC.” Whitecaps FC (club site), January 5, 2016. original saved copy
Last checked November 4, 2026: the quote still matched the page word for word.
Steve Nash put it plainly on the Whitecaps FC club site on February 7, 2017: "I grew up a Whitecaps fan." The statement comes from Nash himself, and it fits with what other outlets had said about him years earlier.
What has Steve Nash said about Vancouver Whitecaps FC?
The 2017 line on the club's own site is the clearest version, but it isn't the only time he has spoken about the team. Sports Illustrated quoted him on October 28, 2016, on how much soccer he watches: "If you add up my love of Spurs and Mallorca and the Whitecaps, I probably watch more soccer than I do basketball these days as well." Tottenham Hotspur is also listed among his other teams in his own words, so the Whitecaps sit alongside it in his viewing, not in place of it.
Did Steve Nash grow up a Whitecaps fan?
By his account, yes. Nash was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, on February 7, 1974. His family moved to Regina, Saskatchewan, when he was 18 months old, and then settled in Victoria, British Columbia, where he later attended St. Michaels. Before the family settled in Canada, his father played professional soccer in various parts of the world.
The Globe and Mail described the boyhood side of it on March 19, 2009: "Nash grew up a Whitecaps fan in Victoria and remembers standing in line to get a Carl Valentine autograph." Victoria is in British Columbia, the same province as Vancouver, so the team he followed was the one from the nearest big city.
When did Steve Nash become a Whitecaps fan?
He dates it to childhood, and the statements span 2009 to 2017. Nash did not start rooting for the club later in life. He describes a fandom that began when he was a kid and has continued since. The club's site had him saying so in February 2017, and nothing suggests it ended.
Does Steve Nash like Vancouver Whitecaps FC?
The Sports Illustrated comment puts the Whitecaps among the teams he follows closely enough to affect how much soccer he watches. There is also a financial tie: he has owned part of the club since 2008. That ownership came after the childhood fandom he describes, and it makes the relationship a professional one as well as a personal one.
Questions people ask
Is Steve Nash a Whitecaps fan?
Yes. He said on the Whitecaps FC club site in February 2017, "I grew up a Whitecaps fan," and he has owned part of the club since 2008.
Did Steve Nash grow up a Whitecaps fan?
By his own account, yes. The Globe and Mail reported in 2009 that he grew up a Whitecaps fan in Victoria and remembers standing in line for a Carl Valentine autograph.
What has Steve Nash said about Vancouver Whitecaps FC?
Besides the 2017 club-site line, he told Sports Illustrated in October 2016 that he probably watches more soccer than basketball, and he counted his love of the Whitecaps among the reasons.