Soccer Team News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
ANALYSIS – 2023 marks a new opportunity for the Vancouver Whitecaps to try to build on from their 2022 success of winning the Canadian Championship, and apply it to the 2023 MLS season. Last season they failed to make the playoffs, which was bitterly disappointing given their qualification for it the season before. Overall, their […] READ MORE
DUBAI, UAE – On Thursday at Al-Maktoum Stadium (also known as Al Maktoum Stadium), Canada secured a late win over Japan 2-1 in their final game before beginning the World Cup next Wednesday in Qatar. Canada Stuns Japan with a Late Penalty in Dubai GOAL 🇨🇦🇨🇦 LUCAS CAVALLINI 95TH MINUTE PENALTY 😍 A panenka buried […] READ MORE
ANALYSIS – Much the same as last week in Bahrain, the conditions were hot and humid in Doha. But with a clean and tidy pitch came a more clean and tidy performance from CanMNT versus Japan at Al Maktoum Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In Canada’s second World Cup warm-up game, which saw some […] READ MORE
PREVIEW – Toronto FC could win their second Voyageurs Cup on Tuesday evening as they face the Vancouver Whitecaps FC at BC Place. Both teams are entering this game in very different moods based on previous games. Toronto FC could win two Voyageurs Cup trophies in one year Still on that good vibe train 🚊 […] READ MORE
A dark, gloomy and rainy Vancouver evening. Seemed just about fitting given the past few days and the dark spot left on Canada’s meteoric rise. What was supposed to be a week of celebrations and a congratulatory send-off to Qatar turned into negative headlines heard around the soccer world. Yet, amidst the wage disputes and […] READ MORE
Justin Trudeau calls CanMNT hosting Iran next month a mistake. The Canadian prime minister responded to a question in regards to CanMNT hosting Iran next month in an international friendly was not a good idea. Justin Trudeau calls the CanMNT hosting Iran a mistake Justin Trudeau was in St John’s, Newfoundland yesterday and took the […] READ MORE
VANCOUVER, BC – Tosaint Ricketts was the player that gave Vancouver the win late in the game. It made up for the many missed opportunities Vancouver had earlier in the game. Full Game Summary Full Game Summary:#VWFC’s goalkeepers played well today. Vancouver Whitecaps FC’s Tosaint Ricketts scored the game-winning goal.#TFCLive’s Jayden Nelson was controversially called […] READ MORE
PREVIEW – Jonathan Osorio is the player that is probably most familiar with BMO Field. The Brampton native has played for the CanMNT and Toronto FC since 2013. He is a Brampton native of Colombian ancestry, as both, his parents grew up in Colombia. Jonathan Osorio’s long history at BMO Field ⚽ March 30, 2013: […] READ MORE
A pair of winless MLS teams on a sunny Texas afternoon. What else would you want to hear? Saturday saw the Vancouver Whitecaps travel down to Houston to take on the Dynamo at PNC Stadium. The hosts were yet to score coming into this one, between a 0-0 draw vs Real Salt Lake and a […] READ MORE
VANCOUVER – It was a beautiful, sunny Saturday afternoon in Vancouver. Perfect for a fixture a long time in the making. Vancouver Whitecaps were a completely different team the last time they played a home opener, with many players, coaches, and front office personnel from 2020 no longer with the team. All square between Vancouver […] READ MORE
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