Good Monday morning Caps fans. Hope you all had a lovely weekend and are preparing for the week ahead. The Whitecaps wrapped up their road trip Saturday with a drab 0-0 draw with Minnesota United. I will confess that I didn’t watch live but it doesn’t seem like much was missed. Vancouver over corrected from their 4-3 loss in Cincinnati by strengthening the backline but … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday July 27
The Vancouver Whitecaps finish up their monster road trip with a date with Minnesota United at Allianz Field. Both teams will be looking to bounce back from midweek defeats, after Minnesota fell 2-1 to Sporting KC and the Caps lost a 4-3 goal fest in Cincinnati that featured some uncharacteristically shaky defending. The loss for Vancouver, however, was a bit of a blip on the … Continue reading Match preview: Shorthanded Caps wrap up road trip in Minnesota
Continue reading Match Preview: Shorthanded Whitecaps Wrap Road Trip in Minnesota
Good Friday morning Caps fans. Hope you all are having a good week and that you are ready for the weekend. The big news of this week was not Vancouver’s disappointing (yet electric) 4-3 loss to FC Cincinnati on Wednesday. If only that were the biggest disappointment of the week. No, it appears the Caps have finalized a deal to sell Sebastian Berhalter to Championship … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday July 24
Good Monday morning Caps fans. Hope you all had a lovely weekend and are gearing up for the week ahead. We are officially back to MLS, with the World Cup now in our rearview mirror. Spain are the deserved champions, capping off what was a spectacular tournament. While the final wasn’t quite as good as 2022, I think the tournament as a whole surpassed Qatar. … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday July 20
Good Friday morning Caps fans. Hope you all are having a lovely week and that your weekend is fast approaching. Well, we will have to wait a few more days before the Whitecaps return to MLS play, as Vancouver’s match against Chicago was postponed due to unsafe air quality due to wildfires in Minnesota. While the jokes about the Chicago Fire write themselves, this was … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday July 17
The Vancouver Whitecaps are marching on to the semifinals of the Canadian Championship after grabbing a 1-1 draw against Cavalry FC in an entertaining, end-to-end match in Calgary. It looked like Cavalry might do just enough to give themselves a chance, with Ali Musse scoring midway through the second half. Substitute Mihail Gherasimencov quickly dashed those hopes with a goal of his own. Jesper Sørensen … Continue reading Whitecaps fend off spirited Cavalry to advance in Canadian Championship
Good Monday morning Caps fans. Hope you all had a great weekend and that your week is starting off well. The next two weeks will be busy ones for the Caps, who have four games in about 14 days, as they finish off their epic road trip and begin to dream of a BC Place return in early August. Fortunately, Monday should be straightforward, with … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday July 13
Good Friday morning Caps fans. Hope you all are having a great week and that you have a great weekend lined up. The Whitecaps’ return was worth the wait, as they made the most of their cameo at Swangard with a 4-1 win over Cavalry to kick start their Voyageurs Cup campaign. As I said in the preview, this was not a gimme match. Cavalry … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday July 10
The Whitecaps’ World Cup break ends Wednesday night at Swangard, as Vancouver plays host to Cavalry FC in their first match of their Voyageurs Cup campaign. It has been five weeks since the ‘Caps last took the field, and I’ve almost forgotten what it feels like to watch this team play. With all three CONCACAF teams eliminated from World Cup play, it is the perfect … Continue reading Match Preview: Whitecaps at Swangard for Can Champ Clash
Good Monday morning Caps fans. Hope you had a lovely weekend and are gearing up for the week ahead. Well, all good things must end, and it was a disappointing end to Canada’s World Cup campaign. The scoreline in the 3-0 loss to Morocco looks somewhat worse than it actually was. But, truth be told, it was not a good performance from Canada. The Canadians … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday July 6