Good Friday morning Caps fans. I hope you all are having a lovely week and that you’re gearing up for the weekend ahead. This weekend will be heavy on World Cup viewing in our household. As I write this, we are just hours away from Canada kicking off their World Cup campaign in Toronto against Bosnia and Herzegovina. The unlucky run of injuries has dampened … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday June 12
Good Monday morning Caps fans. Hope you all are having a good start to your week and that you’re well rested after your weekend. World Cup fever has already left me forgetting that we have an entire MLS season left to play once the festivities have concluded. Reflecting on the first half of the season, star midfielder Sebastian Berhalter learned Friday that he will be … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday June 8
Good Monday morning Caps fans. Hope you all had a good weekend and that the week (and month) ahead treats you well. Canada is getting ready for the World Cup and Jesse Marsch announced his final roster that, barring injury, will be taking the field when the side opens against Bosnia and Herzegovina to begin their World Cup campaign later this month. I was sad … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday June 1
Good Friday morning Caps fans. Hope you all are having a great week and that the weekend is beckoning ever closer. It is a bit quiet in Caps world these days, as attention shifts to the four players who will be headed to the World Cup and everyone else plans a vacation during their rest period. Off the pitch, there hasn’t been much news for … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday May 29
Good Monday morning Caps fans. Hope you all are well rested and gearing up for the week ahead. It was a perfect finale for the first half of the season. Even with ample rotation, the Caps put San Diego to the sword in a 4-2 win that checked all the boxes. Dominant Brian White performance (after a slow few weeks)? Check. Ralph Priso’s return to … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday May 25
It is almost summer vacation for the Vancouver Whitecaps, but first, they must take care of business on the road against San Diego FC in their final match before the World Cup break. San Diego finds itself in a very different position than when these two sides last met at Qualcomm Stadium in the Western Conference Final. After a hot start fuelled by their CONCACAF … Continue reading Match Preview: Whitecaps Close Out First Half in San Diego
Good Friday morning Caps fans. Hope it’s been a good week and you all have exciting plans for your weekend. Saturday is our last Whitecaps match until July, as attention shifts to the World Cup, both locally and around the world. Despite treading water in recent matches, it has to be said that the first chunk of this season has been an unqualified success for … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday May 22
Good Monday morning Caps fans. Hope you all had a good weekend and are gearing up for what lies ahead this the week. It’s been a while since I’ve had to write one of these after an MLS loss, so I can’t really be mad. The 1-0 defeat to Houston on Saturday was frustrating on many levels but it isn’t one with a ton of … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday May 18
The Vancouver Whitecaps finish their Texas road trip on Saturday by travelling to Shell Energy Stadium to take on the Houston Dynamo. The Dynamo have been the archetype of a midtable team this year, a reality underscored by the fact that they smoked LAFC on Sunday before getting smoked themselves by Real Salt Lake on Wednesday. They are also the lone team left in MLS … Continue reading Match Preview: Whitecaps Finish Texas Two-Step in Houston
Good Friday morning Caps fans. Hope it’s been a good week for you all, and that the weekend brings rest and relaxation. The biggest news of the week was the Big Meeting ™ between MLS and governmental leaders of all stripes on Wednesday. The Daily Hive reported that the shindig even included a federal cabinet minister, which would be good news for this effort. The … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday May 15