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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