Toronto FC waives seven players, Whitecaps lose three 23 Nov 2011 While some advance notes of these moves have escaped through Twitter, MLS has now confirmed that Toronto FC has waived seven, count ‘em, seven players. That list included Dutch forward Javier Martina and Canadian Gianluca Zavarise.
Ex-Whitecap Khalfan claimed by Philadelphia Union 23 Nov 2011 The Vancouver Whitecaps have lost Tanzanian midfielder Nizar Khalfan to the Philadelphia Union.
Whitecaps finish expansion season with loss 23 Oct 2011 Saturday’s 2-1 loss to Colorado guaranteed the Whitecaps would finish tied for the worst record in MLS with the New England Revolution. But, if you want to be picky, the tiebreaker in MLS is head-to-head record, and New England drew and beat the Whitecaps this season. So, by the MLS book, you can say that the Whitecaps finished with the worst record in the league.
One-time MLS Cup favourites trounced by Whitecaps 7 Oct 2011 But, in examining RSL’s 3-0 loss to the Whitecaps Thursday, you have to shake your head and try to think back to the spring, when the Royals were everybody’s shoo-in pick for the MLS Cup. Think back to when Real Salt Lake was one lousy goal away from winning the CONCACAF Champions League and making plans to head to Japan for the Club World Cup.
Salinas’s goal and Ching’s misses help Whitecaps to victory 28 Aug 2011 Shea Salinas got the winning goal in a 1-0 victory Saturday over the Houston Dynamo, but the Vancouver Whitecaps’ also got an assist from Lady Luck to get their fourth win of the MLS season.
