Whitecaps off to Arizona, fan blogger bids a fond adieu. Well, sort of fond....
Today our boys leave for their preseason in Arizona. And I must admit I’m a little less than excited. With the Whitecaps recently losing their star player, firing yet another coach, and with the...
View ArticleNigerian international Solomon Kwambe joins Whitecaps on trial
PHOENIX — Nigerian international right-back Solomon Kwambe, 20, has joined the Vancouver Whitecaps on trial. Kwambe was one of three new faces at training camp Tuesday, as the Caps shifted pre-season...
View ArticleWhitecaps trim roster ahead of Rose City Invitational
PORTLAND — Nigerian international right-back Solomon Kwambe and Victoria-raised goalkeeper Simon Thomas are off the training camp roster as the Whitecaps prepare for the Rose City Invitational. Caps...
View ArticleWhitecaps Wednesday: Taking the good and the bad from the opening win over...
Jason McWilliams is a lifelong Vancouver Whitecaps fan who blogs during the season for Province Sports. Here’s the first weekly installment of Whitecaps Wednesday … Braving the rain and taking SkyTrain...
View ArticlePedro Morales is highest-paid Whitecap
Chilean designated player Pedro Morales will earn $1.4 million in guaranteed compensation in 2014 (all salaries rounded), making him the highest-paid Whitecap and 10th highest-paid player in the...
View ArticleBeitashour out for Whitecaps’ playoff game in Dallas
Steven Beitashour, the Whitecaps starting right-back, will miss the club’s first-round playoff game at Dallas on Wednesday. A pulled hamstring forced him out of Saturday’s memorable 1-0 win over...
View ArticleOff to Dallas, back with a win for the Caps…really? Whitecaps Weekly does...
“Frisco, here I come!” exclaimed Marc Weber. You’re forgiven if you couldn’t hear the Province’s Whitecaps reporter during the pandemonium at BC Place on Saturday. There was a buzz in the building –...
View ArticleWhitecaps training camp notes: Harvey on free agency; Mezquida and Piraux...
Jordan Harvey had some strong words about free agency on Monday as the Caps held their first open day of training camp at UBC’s Thunderbird Stadium. Harvey, one of two Caps’ player reps along with...
View ArticleWhitecaps Hat Trick: Winger still on Robbo’s wish list; Focus turns to...
PORTLAND — Good day from the Rose City, Caps fans. Time for a week’s worth of games and gorging (and perhaps some pillaging; I’ve been binge watching Vikings). So, which will get more play on the blog...
View ArticleWhitecaps player ratings: Toronto 3 Vancouver 1
The first time I ever did player ratings, the Caps were in the second division. USL-1, I believe it was at the time. Martin Nash was captain then. He texted me the next morning from the airport, where...
View ArticleWhitecaps Wednesday: Voyageurs Cup semi final opener vs. FC Edmonton
GAMEDAY: EDMONTON (1-2-2 NASL) AT VANCOUVER (6-3-2 MLS), 7 P.M., Wednesday Amway Canadian Championship, first-leg semifinal Venue: B.C. Place TV: SNET ONE Radio: TSN 1410 THE SETUP: Snowed-out in...
View ArticleWhitecaps Pre-Game: Robbo asks ‘Why not us?’ as Caps try to snap Galaxy’s...
Things that are hard in L.A.: – Going anywhere, at any time, by automobile; – Finding the Women’s World Cup on a T.V. (presumably simpler when the U.S. is playing); – Beating the Galaxy at the StubHub...
View ArticleWhitecaps Post-Game: Laba’s special night, Parker and Dean deliver, and derby...
Talking points after the Caps beat the Timbers 1-1 at Providence Park on Saturday night. OK, it was a tie. But it felt like a win, right? WHO KNEW LABA HAD THAT IN HIS LOCKER? The Caps came into...
View ArticleWhitecaps Pre-Game: Replacing Rosales, Dempsey’s return, 50,000-plus expected
Seattle’s on a terrible run. Vancouver’s coming off a three-goal outburst. But form and tactics mean nothing, of course, because it’s a derby game (and that’s what all the pros will tell you). We...
View ArticleWhitecaps Hat Trick: Kah-Kah for the win, Robbo’s stroke of genius, Sigi...
What a night at CenturyLink Field. Remember when travelling Caps fans just drove down the I-5 for craft beer, a few laughs, and those few moments of unbridled optimism during the anthems? Man, that...
View ArticleOusted: Whitecaps 3-0 thrashing of Sounders “huge milestone” for team
Whitecaps coach Carl Robinson played down the win. “We won the game. It’s not a big statement for us at all,” Robinson said minutes after the Kahps were done beating the reeling Seattle Sounders 3-0 in...
View ArticleWhitecaps respond to Sounders’ criticism of post-game celebration
They came. They conquered. They took a few photos (at least, a staffer took a few photos of the team on the field). And those post-game celebrations from the Whitecaps at CenturyLink Field on Saturday...
View ArticleThe Morning Skate: Who hates the Canucks? TSN 1040 fights, best uniforms,...
Rivalries. They make sports more fun. It’s one thing to win a game, it’s another to beat a team you hate. The Whitecaps play Dallas on Saturday at B.C. Place, and it is a bit of a rivalry game. The...
View ArticleOne-on-one with Whitecaps head coach Carl Robinson
With MLS roster deadlines looming next week – free agency opens on Tuesday, the Waiver Draft goes Wednesday – the Whitecaps have firmed up the beginnings of their 2016 roster, exercising contract...
View ArticleWhitecaps trade Steven Beitashour to Toronto
Steven Beitashour didn’t make it into Friday’s MLS re-entry draft. Not because the Whitecaps re-signed him at the last second. Instead, they traded their starting right-back to Toronto. TSN’s Kristian...
View ArticleWhitecaps rumour mill spins out links to Fraser Aird and Blas Perez
The main story from the opening days of Whitecaps camp is on a refreshed Pedro Morales and the new-look attacking unit, but below a couple other items of note: Toronto-born, Scotland-raised Fraser Aird...
View ArticleWhitecaps 2016 position-by-position preview
The Whitecaps’ core remains the same, but they’ve made some interesting additions for the 2016 MLS season. Here’s a look at all the players. GOALKEEPERS Name Age Nationality Status Acquired David...
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