Ex-Whitecap Orgill is the first confirmation for FC Edmonton combine 30 Oct 2012Dever Orgill, a Jamaican striker who featured for the Vancouver Whitecaps residency, is the first confirmed trialist who will come to FC Edmonton’s player combine in late November.
TFC season ends with the whimper of indifference 29 Oct 2012The last time the Reds won an MLS game, July 18 over Colorado, Canada was still in control of its World Cup destiny, Mitt Romney still hadn’t become the official GOP candidate, Robin Van Persie was still an Arsenal player and Lance Armstrong had seven Tour De France titles.
Whitecaps clinch No. 1 seed in ACC with Utah draw 28 Oct 2012The point guarantees that the Whitecaps will open the 2013 Amway Canadian Championship against No. 4 seed FC Edmonton, while Montreal will meet Toronto FC in the other semifinal.
ACC seeding still wide open after Impact drops MLS finale to Revs 27 Oct 2012The New England Revolution came to town looking to salvage a bit of pride and avoid being swept by a first-year team in their season series, but the Impact had something more tangible to play for: The top spot among Canadian pro teams and along with it the right to face FC Edmonton in the opening round of next year’s Amway Canadian Championship.
Mariner’s anti-Heath shots show why he’s a liability for TFC 26 Oct 2012When you are at the head of an organization, and a candidate turns down the job offer, the drill is simple. You shake the person’s hand, wish him or her well and you move on to the next candidate.
Santos Laguna knocks a Canadian team out of CCL for the third time 25 Oct 2012But, for the third time since Canada began sending a team to the CCL, our representative has been knocked out of the competition thanks to a loss in Torreon. Montreal gave up two injury-time goals to lose there back in ’09, then TFC twice in 2012.
Montreal or Vancouver? No. 1 seed for next year’s ACC still up in the air 23 Oct 2012While the Montreal Impact were eliminated from the Eastern Conference playoff race weeks ago, and the Vancouver Whitecaps have made the postseason in the West, both have 42 points.
Evans wins Player of the Week after starring for Sounders AND Whitecaps 23 Oct 2012The win not only ensured that Seattle would finish top-three in the Western Conference, but the Dallas loss locked up a playoff spot for the Vancouver Whitecaps.
Portland wins Cascadia Cup in Vancouver, but Whitecaps back into playoffs 22 Oct 2012But, the Whitecaps later found out they would become the first Canadian franchise to qualify for the playoffs after all, as FC Dallas couldn't capitalize on the Whitecaps slip-up, losing 3-1 to Seattle.
TFC’s attendance grief offers a cautionary tale for the Impact 20 Oct 2012It was the indifference that might be the most worrying thing for the Reds as they finish their sixth straight year out of the playoffs — out of the announced 16,151 in attendance at BMO Field, the majority of the noise seemed to be coming from the 150-odd Impact fans in the visitors' section.
