Post Match: Whitecaps and Quakes Trade Blows in Heavyweight Stalemate
Vancouver grabbed a 1-1 draw for the second straight week, sharing the spoils with fellow Western Conference frontrunners San Jose Earthquakes in a bruising matchup Saturday night. The Quakes battled to try to shut down Vancouver and create a no-fly zone in the centre of the park. But a strong second half finally saw the dam burst behind a poacher’s finish from Sebastian Berhalter, ensuring … Continue reading Post Match: Whitecaps and Quakes Trade Blows in Heavyweight Stalemate
Match Preview: Class of Their Own
Saturday night in California, the two best teams to begin the MLS season will face one another for the second time this year. While it’s too early to call this match pivotal in the Supporters’ Shield race, it’s exactly the sort of fixture we could look back on that way by season’s end. The gulf between these two sides and the rest of MLS has … Continue reading Match Preview: Class of Their Own
Guess the Starting XI – Match Eleven vs. San Jose
Welcome back, everyone. It’s a top-of-the-table matchup in the West as Vancouver Whitecaps FC face the San Jose Earthquakes for the second time this season. After a narrow 1–0 home defeat back in March, Vancouver will be looking to flip the script here. Both teams have started strongly, with just one loss and one draw each so far, which really underlines how tight things are … Continue reading Guess the Starting XI – Match Eleven vs. San Jose
Coffee with the Caps, Friday May 8
Good Friday morning Caps fans, hope you all have had a lovely week and that you get a well-deserved break this weekend. The big news this week was hearing from Axel Schuster for the first time since the Vegas bid was revealed, and relocation discussions started heating up. Schuster’s tone hasn’t changed, but the good news here is that there’s probably no additional bad news. … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday May 8
The Third Sub Episode 264: The Whitecaps begin road stretch as the Save The Caps movement grows
In Episode 264 of the Third Sub Podcast, Alexandre Gangue-Ruzic and Samuel Rowan dive into a busy stretch for the Vancouver Whitecaps, Vancouver Rise, Vancouver FC, Pacific FC and more. Welcome back to another episode of the Third Sub Podcast! In this episode, Alex and Sam are back, as usual, this time to chat all things Vancouver Whitecaps, Vancouver Rise, Vancouver FC, Pacific FC and … Continue reading The Third Sub Episode 264: The Whitecaps begin road stretch as the Save The Caps movement grows
Crépeau Tops St. Clair in the Florida Derby
The Apple TV broadcast gave Maxime Crépeau’s Orlando City only a 12% chance of defeating Dayne St. Clair’s Inter Miami on Saturday. Orlando are a bottom-three side in the Eastern Conference, whereas the star-studded Miami squad are in the East’s top three. Miami also had the home-field advantage, playing their fourth match at the newly built, 26,700-seat Nu Stadium. The odds were stacked against the … Continue reading Crépeau Tops St. Clair in the Florida Derby
Report Card: One Mistake, One Point in LA
Saturday night in Los Angeles, the Vancouver Whitecaps played out a 1-1 road draw with the LA Galaxy. This was only the second time the Whitecaps have dropped points through ten games, so let’s have a bit of a dive into the individual showings. Yohei Takaoka – 5.5 Yohei was only forced into one save, so it should have been a tidy day for him, … Continue reading Report Card: One Mistake, One Point in LA
Coffee with the Caps, Monday May 4
Good Monday morning Caps fans, hope you all had a good weekend and a good start to your May. Oh, and for today only, May the fourth be with you. The weekend brought a respite from all of the off-pitch drama and allowed us to focus on actual soccer. What a concept. The 1-1 draw with the LA Galaxy was a bit of a let-off … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday May 4
Post Match: Whitecaps Level Late to Open Road Trip
The Vancouver Whitecaps started their prolonged road trip with a 1-1 draw against the LA Galaxy, with Mathias Laborda grabbing a much-needed set-piece goal to breathe life into a bit of a sluggish game from the ‘Caps. A quiet first half was quickly undone in the second, when an error building up out of the back gifted the Galaxy a goal. Vancouver looked out of … Continue reading Post Match: Whitecaps Level Late to Open Road Trip
Match Preview: A New Galaxy?
Saturday night in Los Angeles, the Vancouver Whitecaps will take on the LA Galaxy at Dignity Health Sports Park. As rumours swirl around the future of the Whitecaps in Vancouver, the team itself must focus on a five-game road trip that precedes the World Cup break. Of Vancouver’s five opponents on the trip, only the San Jose Earthquakes sit above 8th in the conference, with … Continue reading Match Preview: A New Galaxy?