Three Impressive Caps From Opening Day

After the solid 1-0 opening day victory over Toronto FC, I couldn't help but realize that the Whitecaps had some solid performances from certain individuals which I wasn't expecting. While I don't mean this in a derogatory way, but often in the past, the Whitecaps have been a team which had a couple of notable players, with the rest being "team-players". Yet after seeing the Whitecaps in action the past weekend, there were plenty of impressive individual performances which deserve to be noted. 1. Kenny Miller At the start of the game, I really had no idea what to expect from Miller. I hadn't seen any Whitecaps preseason action at all, and...

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Koffie Ensures Opening Day Win

Koffie and the Caps celebrating the winning goal As a new season begins, the Whitecaps begin to ease into a steady rhythm of what will hopefully be victories. A 1-0 win over Toronto FC showed two different sides to the Whitecaps, with plenty of good and bad news to go around. Ultimately amongst Jay DeMerit's early injury and the disorganized first half the Caps had, Gershon Koffie's winner shines alongside the new signing of Nigel Reo-Coker who asserted his dominance in the second half of the match. The first half of the match is one Whitecaps fans are eager to forget. Just seven minutes in DeMerit was assisted in hobbling off the field (replaced...

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New 2013 Primary Kit Unveiled

As the 2013 MLS season is set to begin on Saturday, the Vancouver Whitecaps have unveiled their newest primary kit. If you were worried that there were going to be massive changes, you'll be glad to know that the kit has retained the same simplistic style with a few tweaks here and there. For anyone hoping a return to the retro, or something bold and mind-blowing, I guess you'll have to wait for next season. The immediately notable couple of differences are the diagonal lines and the new collar. While I don't know much about fashion and style, the split-color round collar isn't quite my favorite. Personally I prefer a simpler v-neck...

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Win a VIP Trip to the 2011 MLS Cup!

Now that the Whitecaps have finished their season and were unable to reach the playoffs, it's time to follow the journey to the final of the MLS Cup. El Jimador has announced their "Your rules your shot" competition, in which 10 lucky winners will get a chance to win a VIP trip to the MLS Cup! The competition consists in creating a creative rule which all MLS fans should follow. Here's El Jimador's explanation and example of the competition: "In order to consider yourself a 100% Real Soccer Fan, you've got to follow a few rules. From proper tailgating etiquette to post-game celebrations, 100% Real fans know the right way to support their...

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Trying to Keep Up with the Caps

I hate to say it, but recently I haven't been able to keep up with the Vancouver Whitecaps. A combination of other projects, studying, and laziness have contributed to a busy set of weeks which have left me unable to post about the Caps. I just wanted to make sure everyone knows that the blog is still going, and also to update you on some of the things I've been working on, contributed to, or find interesting and want to share with you. My latest ongoing contribution is to a new website started by a group of bloggers. Entitled "Um Not A Blogger", it's a website with articles, reviews and more about many different topics. From video-games to...

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Empire Field's Bittersweet Last Night

The best photo from a blurry batch of cell-phone pictures. I'm glad to say that I was lucky enough to be able to go to Empire Field's last Vancouver Whitecaps game against the Seattle Sounders. When I go see matches live, I'm usually too engrossed in the action and swept up by the atmosphere to be able to properly focus on what I'm going to write later in the match report. So I decided to wait a little bit, reflect on the Caps and their last match at the Empire, and then share my thoughts. I rarely decide to splash the cash when it comes to seating at Whitecaps games, yet I was lucky enough to have a pair of tickets on the East side of the...

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Whitecaps Fall 3-0 in LA to Brilliant Galaxy

Keane's well placed header Preparing myself mentally to watch the Whitecaps is a nerve-racking process. Especially when they're facing the top of the table LA Galaxy, at the Home Depot Center, where the Galaxy have yet to lose. Yet as the match kicked off, the Caps seemed organized, hardworking, and ready to create a few attacking opportunities of their own. The first half was probably some of the best playing I've seen from the Caps in a long time, especially if you consider the opposition they were facing. The team defended fairly well, and did its best to counter-attack with decisive speed. In fact, an early goal almost came for the Caps...

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