Whitecaps Overtaken At Empire Field Against FC Dallas

As I was pondering the idea of writing a pre-match preview of the Whitecaps's match against FC Dallas, a lone piece of reasoning slipped into my usually empty mind. This match against FC Dallas was important, very important. While I was optimistically predicting a 3-1 victory for the Whitecaps before the match, instead the ended 2-1 for FC Dallas. And with this third loss of the MLS season, maybe it's time to think of the Caps's latest matches as a crisis, and not an unlucky run. Maybe it's my persistent optimism, but I'm fairly convinced that there are some good things to take from the 2-1 defeat. Alain Rochat's strong performance and Chiumiento's...

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Manchester City, Prepare to be Crushed

Whitecaps will play Manchester City at Empire Field July 18th Looking at the Whitecaps, they're achieving everything I've expected of them so far. A strong start to the season, the best heart and spirit of the MLS, and a wonderful atmosphere at every home match. Now, they're beginning to overachieve. I'm not talking about results, I'm talking everything else that is imperative when running a soccer/football club. The marketing and the media side of the whole operation has been spot on.  Now that a major international friendly has been announced, it seems like all the boxes have been ticked. English Premier League club Manchester City will...

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Uninspired Whitecaps Lose 3-1 To Houston Dynamo

There have always been excuses. For every loss or draw, there's been a fairly obvious excuse which is presented and accepted. Against Philadelphia, Hassli was sent off. Against New England the ref was crazy, and Hassli was sent off again. But what about now? What excuse can we make for this poorly played match away against Houston? There really shouldn't be one, as the Whitecaps were sluggish, disorganized and lacking the usual fight and grit which carried them through so many matches. I can't say much about the first half. I was hurriedly driving home in an elephant-like Volvo as the radio crackled out occasional updates of the match. I couldn't...

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Caps Suffer Late Equalizer and Ridiculous Refereeing

I was lucky enough to attend the Vancouver Whitecaps FC first night match against the New England Revolution. It was my first MLS match and I truly couldn't wait to watch the Caps take on the Revolution, hoping for three points. While the experience at the stadium was fantastic, the match was a strange one. With three sending offs, three goals (one of which disallowed), and plenty of ridiculous decisions, the Whitecaps suffered from a poor referee and a late equalizer. The match started a little nervously, with both teams slightly apprehensive at the beginning of the match. But little by little the Whitecaps became the dominant team. On the...

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Whitecaps Draw 3-3 Against Kansas City in Epic Comeback

Before the match against Sporting Kansas City, I wrote with great joy five reasons why the Whitecaps would defeat Kansas City. Yet, when the match started things weren't looking as positive as I had tried to make them out to be. And when the Whitecaps found themselves 1-0 down right before halftime, things were not looking good. It was a wonderful strike by Bunbury which broke the deadlock. While the Whitecaps had started slowly, giving Kansas City the possession for the first 20 minutes of the first half, things changed as the first half wore on. Atiba Harris and Camilo began to make runs behind the SKC backline, and were often served deep...

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Five Reasons Why The Whitecaps Will Defeat Sporting Kansas City

Instead of offering up just another bland match preview, I've come up with five (fairly) solid reasons of why the Vancouver Whitecaps FC will defeat Sporting Kansas City this weekend. If you're against excessive positivity, at the bottom I've also listed who won't be playing for the Whitecaps due to U-20 action or injury. 1. It's SKC's third away trip in a row That's right, looking at Kansas City's past two matches I noticed that their trip to Vancouver will be their third away game in a row. While this might mean nothing to some who rarely play soccer on their own, I can tell you from experience that driving just 30 minutes to get to my soccer...

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