Category Archives: Soccer

Whitecaps Robbed of Two Points

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Chris Withers

Major League Soccer refereeing is infuriating. The well-officiated game in this league is notable for its rarity, and today’s Cascadia Cup clash between the Whitecaps and the Portland Timbers was not one of those rarities. More after the break.

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My response to “soccer is boring.”

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Chris Withers

Earlier today, Leicester City and Watford were tied 2-2 on aggregate late in injury time. Leicester has the advantage by virtue of their one away goal. This is the second leg of the nPower Championship playoff semifinal. If the score holds, … Continue reading →

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3, LA Galaxy 1

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Jason Kurylo

Russell Teibert scored his first two professional goals thirteen minutes apart to help the Vancouver Whitecaps to their first-ever win over the LA Galaxy this weekend. Coming off the bench in the 14th minute in injury relief of Daigo Kobayashi, … Continue reading →

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Whitecaps Wednesday – Camilo Must Play

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Chris Withers

In the two and a half years of the Whitecaps MLS tenure, there has been no more polarizing player than Camilo da Silva Sanvezzo. Fans of the diminutive Brazilian point to his club-leading goal-scoring numbers, his willingness to get a … Continue reading →

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, FC Edmonton 0

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Jason Kurylo

The Vancouver Whitecaps delivered a convincing 2-nil win over FC Edmonton in the second leg of the Canadian Cup semi-final. With the win, the Caps move on to the final against the Montreal Impact, who embarrassed Toronto FC 6-0 in … Continue reading →

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, FC Dallas 2

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Jason Kurylo

If there’s one thing I hate about soccer, it’s diving. It’s rampant at pretty much all levels of the game, and the MLS is no different. Sadly, faking injury is not only a major part of the FC Dallas game … Continue reading →

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Dallasing

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Chris Withers

FC Dallas, who played the Whitecaps last Saturday in Dallas, and will play them again this coming Saturday in Vancouver, put out a video yesterday introducing the world to “Vancouvering”. It’s an amusing idea, making fun of Joe Cannon’s habit … Continue reading →

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Whitecaps Eke Out A Semi-Final Victory

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Chris Withers

Well. That happened. The Voyageurs’ Cup tournament kicked off on Wednesday night. Vancouver have yet to win this trophy in eleven tries. They’ve been beaten outright, they’ve secured near-certain victory only to be betrayed by another team starting a reserve … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a #CapsOnTour Road Trip

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Chris Withers

This past weekend, the Whitecaps were down in San Jose to take on the Earthquakes. Not counting the California-based friends and family of several Whitecaps players, there were about forty fans (most of them Southsiders) that made the trip down … Continue reading →

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Whitecaps report card

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Jason Kurylo

After four games, the Vancouver Whitecaps have given us two impressive wins and two unfortunate losses. While they still have less success with set pieces than elite teams (hello, LA Galaxy), in no situation have they looked out of place … Continue reading →

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