The Vancouver Whitecaps began their second Major League Soccer season on a winning note Saturday with a 2-0 victory over the first-year Montreal Impact before a sellout crowd of 21,000 at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver.

The sellout crowd in the Miami Marlins' new ballpark cheered the introduction of their starters, who were accompanied by women dressed as Latin showgirls. There was another roar for Muhammad Ali, who delivered the first pitch.