After an entertaining start to the Women’s World Cup, with upsets, great goals and good crowds, Canada get their chance to join the proceedings, today in Montpellier. They take on Cameroon in what promises to be an intriguing matchup, as Canada looks to set off on a path to bring home their first major international tournament honour. They do so with a solid collection of … Continue reading BTSVancity Women’s World Cup Primer
Wayback Wednesday is a series where we take a look at past transactions for the Vancouver Whitecaps, taking a look at how the move worked out for both sides and the impact it had in the immediate future. With the MLS currently on a break for international play, in this edition we will take a look at something that impacted the Canadian Men’s National Team, … Continue reading Wayback Wednesday: Scott Arfield Commits to Canada
With North America’s biggest and most important soccer tournament right around the corner, one-time champions Canada are preparing to face Martinique, Mexico and Cuba in their group as they attempt to lift the CONCACAF Gold Cup trophy for the first time in 19 years. This is a crucial tournament for Canada, as they have assembled one of the strongest teams this country has seen, at … Continue reading Rating Canada’s Gold Cup Squad by “Surprise Rating”
After a strong performance in the week prior against Dallas, the Vancouver Whitecaps took a step back in this one as they drew with Toronto in one of the most forgettable matches of the 2019 season to date. With Toronto coming into the game only having picked up 1 point in their last 5 matches, it was expected that Vancouver could at the very least … Continue reading Post-Match Review #16– Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Toronto FC: Snooze Fest From the 6ix
While the game did not end exactly as the Vancouver Whitecaps had expected, they continued their decent form of late, picking up their 4th victory of the season as they downed Dallas FC at BC Place Saturday night. They have slowly worked their way back into playoff contention of late, with points in 6 of their last 7 matches, as they start to look more … Continue reading Post-Match Review #15 – Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Dallas FC: Proud Home Cooking
With some positive vibes and that vital first victory firmly tucked into their back pocket, the Vancouver Whitecaps head across the continent to Orlando, where they will face the struggling Orlando City SC. Despite having some potent attacking talent with the likes of Luis Nani, Dom Dwyer and Sacha Kljestan, they have struggled to tighten things up at the back, shipping goals left and right. … Continue reading 2019 Match Preview #8: Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Orlando City SC: Building Blocks
The Vancouver Whitecaps continue to look for their first victory of the season, after they dropped a 1-0 lead in the 83rd minute in Chicago on Friday, as they ended up drawing the match 1-1 after leading most of the second half. Despite it being a useful point gained on the road, many fans felt hard done by as the game was in their hands … Continue reading 2019 Match Preview #7 Whitecaps FC vs LAFC: Giant Hunting
After another match that finished with them on the wrong side of the desired scoreline, the Vancouver Whitecaps make their first trip out East, flying to Chicago to take on a longtime MLS side in the Fire, a team that has struggled a lot of late. Despite having World Cup winner Bastian Schweinsteiger, as well as some solid MLS talent like Dax McCarty and Nemanja … Continue reading 2019 Match Preview #6 Whitecaps FC vs Chicago Fire: Confidence Building Time
The Vancouver Whitecaps were back at training this week after a tough loss to Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Co over the weekend. After another frustrating defeat, his team remains upbeat and optimistic as they look to pick up that elusive first victory of the season as they head to Chicago on Friday for another pivotal match. “I was pleased with the first half, but at the … Continue reading Dos Santos, Caps Looking to Improve Decision Making, Maintain Consistency as Schedule Crunch Looms
On a rainy Friday night at BC Place, the Vancouver Whitecaps were starstruck as the visiting LA Galaxy continued their strong form and broke the Caps apart in the second half. Vancouver did well the first half, not allowing the Galaxy to pick up a shot on target while creating a few good chances of their own, but all the good work they did was … Continue reading Post-Game Review #5: Whitecaps FC vs LA Galaxy (Lion’s Feast)