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Officially Embarrassing

Whitecaps Wednesday

The Whitecaps put together one heck of a performance over the weekend. They were the better team over the course of the game and even dominated for long stretches. It was a wonderful display over the league leading Seattle Sounders in a rivalrous Cascadia Cup fixture.

It’s a shame that referee Ismail Elfath’s performance overshadowed all of this.

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Whitecaps’ anthem singer Marie Hui looked stunning in a scarfed colour spectrum pregame. Photo by Jason Kurylo for Pucked In The Head.

The unfortunate truth is the type of officiating he displayed provides the feed and the fodder for fans to question the integrity of MLS officials. And it’s disappointing that this even warrants discussion.

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Whitecaps FC 2, Sounders FC 0

Tonight’s 2-0 win over the Seattle Sounders was one of the most entertaining matches to grace BC Place in years. Two wonderful goals, spectacular netminding from Vancouver Whitecaps keeper Brad Knighton, and high energy fun from supporters of both teams.

Speaking of which, here’s just one of the many fans in blue and white this night.

Match report to follow in another post.

This easy-on-the-eyes fan had a blast, as Vancouver Whitecaps FC defeated Seattle Sounders FC 2-0 in front of a sold out BC Place crowd on 6 July 2013. Photo by Jason Kurylo for Pucked in the Head.
This easy-on-the-eyes fan had a blast, as Vancouver Whitecaps FC defeated Seattle Sounders FC 2-0 in front of a sold out BC Place crowd on 6 July 2013. Photo by Jason Kurylo for Pucked in the Head.
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18 Nov 2011 – Somebody Approved This: Seattle Sounders 2012 Edition

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In an age of hyper marketing, intense competition and tightly controlled PR, it’s amazing that truly horrible ideas can still make it past the brainstorming stage. Whether it’s the nightmare of design by committee or just a conflagration of mediocre talents pulling the wool over the eyes of out of touch rich CEOs, we occasionally see awful designs rolled out in an underwhelming explosion of anticlimax. Today, we analyze the most recent Major League Soccer obscenity in our continuing series: Somebody Approved This. Continue reading 18 Nov 2011 – Somebody Approved This: Seattle Sounders 2012 Edition →