FCE focused on not allowing Whitecaps to get an away goal 1 May 2012 Keep it clean. That’s the prevailing message from FC Edmonton’s final training session before Wednesday’s Amway Canadian Championship semifinal first leg against the Vancouver Whitecaps.
Whitecaps steal three points at Crew Stadium 29 Apr 2012 Call it a smash-and-grab. Call it larceny. But there was definitely a sense that the Vancouver Whitecaps left the Ohio capital Saturday night with three points that they had simply stolen from the Columbus Crew.
Vancouver earns a gritty victory over FC Dallas 22 Apr 2012 “I think they’re a much better team, but I don’t like the way they play,” Hyndman told reporters after the match. “I think they’re still very physical.”
Henry makes MLS history with third POTW award in a row 9 Apr 2012 He has seven goals in five matches. Is it too early to start the Roy Lassiter goal watch? Lassiter holds the MLS record with 27 goals in a season, done in an era of mini-games and shootouts.
Le Toux “disappointed in myself” after scoreless Philly homecoming 1 Apr 2012 “I had two big chances where I should’ve scored," admitted Le Toux, after the 2-0-2 Whitecaps held off the 0-3-1 Union’s second half surge to salvage a valuable point on the road. “I’m very disappointed in myself, because my team needed me.
Whitecaps create little in dull stalemate with D.C. United 25 Mar 2012 This was an ugly tearjerker of a game, with the ball stuck in midfield, with both teams cancelling each other out.
Whitecaps’ first road win ain’t pretty, it just looks that way 18 Mar 2012 It was an ugly game that no one will want to keep on his or her PVR. But, there will be nights like this, when the opponent plays a tight, compact midfield that’s designed more to disrupt than create.
Whitecap DeMerit doesn’t expect any tactical surprises from Impact 10 Mar 2012 The Vancouver Whitecaps aren’t quite sure what 11 players the Montreal Impact will have on the field when the two teams kick off the MLS season Saturday at B.C. Place. But, Whitecaps’ veteran centre back Jay DeMerit has a pretty good idea of how the visiting team will line up.
Robson is another big-ticket item to add to Whitecaps’ budget 16 Feb 2012 The team announced Thursday that Scottish international Barry Robson will join the team in July as a Designated Player. Because Robson will join at the halfway mark of the MLS campaign, his cap will be US$167,500 in 2012.
What will it mean for CCL? Dallas starts regulars, TFC rests players 16 Oct 2011 But maybe the most remarkable moment in the game came right before the final whistle, when midfielder Hernandez went off the pitch favouring his right knee. He fell awkwardly. If he can’t go against TFC in the CCL match, well, that’s huge.
