Coffee with the Caps, Monday April 27
Good Monday morning Caps fans, hope you all had an enjoyable weekend and that you are gearing up for a good week ahead. Vancouver wrapped up their lengthy homestand in style on Saturday, dispatching the Colorado Rapids 3-1. Much like many of their wins this season, the final score could have been (should have been?) even more emphatic. Nonetheless, this was a strong performance. Cheikh … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday April 27
Report Card: No Place Like Home
It is amazing how Vancouver continues to win games, frequently by multiple goals, and yet still leaves you feeling as if it left something on the table. Despite a generally strong team performance, the 3-1 win over the Colorado Rapids continued that trend. The ‘Caps took it to a chaotic, energetic Rapids side and were good value for the win, even though the final score … Continue reading Report Card: No Place Like Home
Post Match: White Washes Away the Rapids
The Vancouver Whitecaps made the most of their last chance to play at home before August, defeating the Colorado Rapids 3-1 in front of a raucous BC Place crowd on Saturday. Playing their eighth home match in nine MLS matches to start the season, the Whitecaps managed to pick up their seventh home win, as they continued their torrid pace to start the year – … Continue reading Post Match: White Washes Away the Rapids
Match Preview: Roller-coaster Rapids come to BC Place
Saturday night at BC Place, the Vancouver Whitecaps will host the Colorado Rapids in their last home game until August, with an extended road trip and the World Cup break ahead of them. While Vancouver remains right at the top of the league table, and will continue to do so if they can hold serve after the Quakes picked up another win midweek, the Rapids … Continue reading Match Preview: Roller-coaster Rapids come to BC Place
Guess the Starting XI – Match Nine vs. Colorado
Welcome back, everyone. The Whitecaps will host the Rapids on Saturday night at BC Place, as they look to wrap their home stand with another win before heading out on the road until after the World Cup. The Rapids have been a fun but inconsistent team this year, so this should be an entertaining match. In terms of Vancouver’s lineup, I can’t see there being … Continue reading Guess the Starting XI – Match Nine vs. Colorado
Canada Scoring Again, But Not Against Top Sides
The Canadian Women’s National Team (CanWNT), ranked 9th in the world, just visited the hot, humid city of Cuiabá, Brazil. They competed in a mid-April FIFA Series mini-tournament featuring Zambia (64th), South Korea (19th), and the Brazilian hosts (6th). After soundly defeating the Zambians and Koreans, they fell 1–0 at the final hurdle against the team in canary yellow. The CanWNT are building toward the … Continue reading Canada Scoring Again, But Not Against Top Sides
Coffee with the Caps, Friday April 24
Good Friday morning Caps fans, hope you all are having a lovely week and that this weekend brings you rest and relaxation. Over the weekend, the Southsiders launched the official Save The Caps movement, complete with a website, social media presence, and an emotional call to action for those leaguewide who do not want the Vancouver Whitecaps to become the Las Vegas Whitecaps. The relevance … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday April 24
World Cup Countdown: Canada’s Centreback Crisis
Jesse Marsch knows all about getting a team ready for a major tournament in a short amount of time. When he took over as head coach of the Canadian Men’s National Team (CanMNT), he was at the helm for just two friendlies before taking his squad to the 2024 Copa América. In the first friendly, against the Netherlands in Rotterdam, he tried a centre-back pairing … Continue reading World Cup Countdown: Canada’s Centreback Crisis
10-Man Pacific Draw Wanderers 2–2 at the Death
Pacific FC were on the wrong end of a 97th-minute goal a week ago when Supra du Québec pipped them 3–2 in the rain on Vancouver Island. This time around, Pacific striker Bul Juach scored in the 98th minute to earn a 2–2 draw on a sunny, windy day at Wanderers Grounds in Halifax. Juach’s last-gasp heroics got the Tridents their first point in 2026, … Continue reading 10-Man Pacific Draw Wanderers 2–2 at the Death
Coffee with the Caps, Monday April 20
Good Monday morning Caps fans, hope it was a relaxing weekend and that the week ahead is a good one. It was a businesslike performance from Vancouver on Friday night, who made no mistake in dispatching the Western Conference’s worst team, Sporting Kansas City. As I wrote about on Friday, this was always the most likely outcome but I still always worry about these matchups. … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday April 20