MIAMI - It's been a long season for the Vancouver Whitecaps.

Getting to the MLS Cup has taken even longer.

The club will play in Major League Soccer's championship match for the first time on Saturday when they take on Lionel Messi's Inter Miami in Florida.

"I think it’s years of hard work coming together at a special moment," said Whitecaps striker Brian White.

"Since I came to the club, since other guys have come in after, just seeing the progress in the team, in the group throughout the years, it’s all come to this moment. So hopefully we can finish it off with a trophy.”

The Whitecaps know what's at stake in the game, said goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka.

“It’s a massive opportunity for us to be here and be able to win the title," he said. "We’re here to create a new history for the clu

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