VANCOUVER WHITECAPS & MLS NEWS

The wait is over as Marc Dos Santos finally appointed new Whitecaps head coach: “Vancouver is a place that I have good memories” – AFTN
It’s official, and no longer the worst kept secret in Whitecapsland – Marc Dos Santos is the new Vancouver Whitecaps head coach.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC name Marc Dos Santos new head coach – Whitecaps FC
Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced on Wednesday the appointment of Marc Dos Santos as the club’s head coach. Dos Santos has agreed to a three-year contract through 2021.

Whitecaps believe Marc Dos Santos is coach capable of winning titles – MLS
The Marc Dos Santos era has begun in Vancouver. The 41-year-old Canadian was announced as Vancouver Whitecaps FC’s fourth permanent coach of their MLS era on Wednesday after weeks of speculation.

Whitecaps get their man in head coach Marc Dos Santos – Edmonton Journal
To the surprise of no one, the Vancouver Whitecaps announced Marc Dos Santos as their new head coach on Wednesday.

Lower-league experience could help Dos Santos with Whitecaps – Sportsnet
While it might have been the worst kept secret in Canadian soccer, the Vancouver Whitecaps made it official Wednesday by naming Marc Dos Santos as its new coach.

Miracle-working MDS takes on his biggest task yet: The Whitecaps – the11.ca
I was chatting with a former Ottawa Fury player and the topic of Marc Dos Santos came up. “Players would run through a wall for him,” the player told me, stating that MDS was the best motivator he ever played for.

What Will Marc Dos Santos’ Whitecaps Look Like? | Part 1: Tactics – Eighty-Six Forever
It is now confirmed that Marc Dos Santos will be the next manager of the Vancouver Whitecaps. We know he’s been successful at lower level clubs but what will a team coached by Marc Dos Santos actually look like on the field?

HALFTIME IN THE MLS CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS – US Soccer Players
Halftime of the conference semifinals in Major League Soccer’s 2018 playoff season means taking stock of a number of areas on the way to the deciding second-legs. Since no first-leg delivered a multi-goal win for any team, there’s plenty of drama packed into every matchup on the board.

Sounders FC defender Chad Marshall undergoes successful surgery – Sounders FC
Sounders FC today announced that defender Chad Marshall underwent successful right knee surgery to repair a meniscus tear suffered in the early part of Sunday’s match vs Portland. The lateral meniscectomy procedure was performed by Dr. Michael Morris on the afternoon of Tuesday, November 6 at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle. Marshall is beginning rehabilitation immediately following the procedure.

Sporting KC say they are ready for home playoff game five years in making – MLS
Five years of waiting for a home playoff game is almost over.

Columbus Crew: Zack Steffen deserves MLS Goalkeeper of Year award – MLS Multiplex
Columbus Crew goalkeeper Zack Steffen has been stellar in goal since he stepped into the role in 2017. His heroics this season have earned him the MLS Goalkeeper of the Year award.

After Rookie of the Year honor, Corey Baird remains his own toughest critic – MLS
Real Salt Lake forward and 2018 MLS Rookie of the Year winner Corey Baird doesn’t feel like he necessarily belongs on the list of all the previous Rookie of the Year winners, at least not yet.

Miami voters OK path for Beckham’s stadium, complex – NBC Sports
David Beckham’s long-planned soccer stadium deal is closer to reality.

Marlins Park, Hard Rock Stadium among venues Inter Miami is in talks with for temporary home – SBI
Inter Miami may not yet have secured the land it needs to build a soccer-specific stadium, but the club is getting closer to selecting where it will play on a temporary basis.

Inter Miami are gonna get a stadium before NYCFC does – Hudson River Blue
As an NYCFC fan, this is nothing short of embarrassing.

San Diego’s MLS Expansion bid dealt major blow after losing stadium vote – SBI
San Diego voters dealt a major blow Tuesday to the possibility of MLS expansion as Landon Donovan and the SoccerCity team saw Measure E set to be defeated with the majority of the votes being counted.

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BC SOCCER NEWS

KASHIMA U SPORTS PLAYER OF THE YEAR, SAKAKI ALL-CANADIAN – TWU
Trinity Western striker Seina Kashima (Burnaby, B.C.) was honoured with the Chantal Navert Memorial Award as U SPORTS women’s soccer Player of the Year Wednesday night, as the national award winners were celebrated at the annual All-Canadian Gala.

T-Birds aim to turn back time chasing national university soccer title – Sudbury Star
It has been a long, long time. It was so long ago, the Harlem Shake was still popular.

UBC’s Victory Shumbusho back to health and back to goalscoring form as part of “one of the strongest attacks in the league” – AFTN
Things were going really well for Victory Shumbusho in his rookie season at UBC last year. The Whitecaps Residency alumni had been named Canada West Rookie of the Year after his seven goals in 10 matches had taken the Thunderbirds to another Conference title. But then injury struck, first during the regular season, and then exacerbated at the nationals.

As UBC hosts U Sports 2018 Soccer Nationals, rookie sensation Gardner embraces his new Thunderbird life on a road less traveled – Varsity Letters
Maybe the highest compliment you can pay Thomas Gardner is to say that, whether your soccer eye is completely untrained or of connoisseur class, you simply have to watch him play to love his game.

Gardner wins U SPORTS Rookie of the Year, Guilherme named All-Canadians – UBC
UBC Thunderbirds midfielder Thomas Gardner has been honoured with the 2018 Lou Bilek Award as the U SPORTS men’s soccer Rookie of the Year.

Waves of talent: How the Vancouver Whitecaps helped turn UBC’s men’s soccer team into a national powerhouse – The Ubyssey
“When I decided to come here, it was to win nationals,” said 25-year-old UBC striker Caleb Clarke.

SFU dominates GNAC men’s soccer All-Conference selections – SFU
Leading Simon Fraser University to a third consecutive GNAC championship, forward Mamadi Camara was named the GNAC Player of the Year to lead the selections on the 2018 GNAC Men’s Soccer All-Conference Team.

Steer named an All-Canadian, Jang makes All-Rookie – UBC
A pair of UBC Thunderbirds have been honoured by U SPORTS as second-year forward Danielle Steer has been named a Second Team All-Canadian while fellow forward Michelle Jang has been named to the All-Rookie squad.

Cascades captain Byrne named U SPORTS All-Canadian – UFV
Tammer Byrne of the University of the Fraser Valley men’s soccer team capped his sparkling five-year Cascades career by earning U SPORTS first team All-Canadian honours.

Soccer’s Ventura named to U SPORTS All-Rookie Team – UVic
University of Victoria Vikes men’s soccer player Matteo Ventura was honoured as a U SPORTS All-Rookie team member, Nov. 7, as the national award winners were celebrated at the annual All-Canadian gala. Guelph striker Jace Kotsopoulos was honoured with the Joe Johnson Memorial Trophy as U SPORTS men’s soccer Player of the Year.

Hundreds take a kick at pro soccer career at Canadian Premier League open trials – Times Colonist
It is more than just a ball they are chasing on the University of Victoria turf field. A total of 226 hopefuls paid their own way from as far as England, Japan and Africa to pursue their dreams of pro soccer in the fledgling Canadian Premier League.

Deciding goal irks Cowichan LMG coach – Cowichan Valley Citizen
Cowichan LMG head coach Glen Martin was less upset about his team’s first loss of the Vancouver Island Soccer League season than he was by how it came about.

BC Soccer hosts its second Technical Director Diploma Course – BCSA
Registration is now open for the BC Soccer Technical Director Diploma held at the FORTIUS Sport & Health Complex in Burnaby February 22-23, 2019.

Pacific FC now accepting memberships for 2019 Canadian Premier League season – Pacific FC
Join Vancouver Island’s new CPL club! Become a Member of Pacific Football Club for first access seat selection and tickets.

PHOTOS: 2018 BC Provincial Cup Parade of Champions – BC Soccer Web
See the winners from the 2018 BC Provincial Cup.

Becoming a BC Soccer Referee – BCSA
Whether you are an experienced referee new to British Columbia or if you are new to the discipline of refereeing BC Soccer Assoc. has a clinic and a pathway for you. The minimum age to become a referee is 12 years old (small sided) and 14 years old (11-a-side). Please enjoy the short video showcasing some Referee programs that BC Soccer offers and continue below for more on how to become a referee in BC!

Free Physiotherapy Clinical Trial for Achilles Pain at UBC – UBC Centre for Hip Health & Mobility
Do you have Achilles pain? Interested in free Physiotherapy? If yes, join our clinical trial to look at the effectiveness of intramuscular stimulation (IMS), a form of acupuncture therapy, in treating Achilles tendon pain.

The BC Soccer Web Guide to Empire Field – BC Soccer Web
Empire Fields and Plateau Sports Park is the lofty and formal name given to Vancouver’s newest addition to the soccer scene. Yet, anyone who’s ever kicked or carried both kinds of footballs around these parts knows the place by heart.

Introducing BC Soccer Web Syndication – BC Soccer Web
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Send your Soccer News to BC Soccer Web! – BC Soccer Web
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CANADA SOCCER NEWS

Cape Breton Capers women focused on national championship title – Cape Breton Post
When the 2018 season began, the Cape Breton Capers women’s soccer team had one goal in mind — reaching the national championship tournament.

Canadian Soccer Association hires Stuart Neely as manager of coach education – Medicine Hat News
The Canadian Soccer Association has named Stuart Neely its manager of coach education. Stuart, who will report to director of development Jason deVos, will be responsible for day-to-day operations of the coach education system in collaboration with the provincial and territorial member associations.

Fanshawe’s Jade Kovacevic named CCAA player of the year – Global
On Tuesday night, the Fanshawe Falcons’ striker added the ultimate CCAA individual honour.

Canada needs a miracle after loss to Panama at CONCACAF U-20s – the11.ca
It had two sendings-off. Bad bounces. Time wasting. When Canada met Panama Tuesday at the CONCACAF U-20 Championship, well, the game was probably everything the cynical Canadian soccer fan would have expected.

Canada-wide respect in sport training tool preventing abusive behaviour: officials – CBC
A nation-wide training tool for parents and coaches is creating a healthier and safer sports environment through the prevention of bullying, abuse, harassment and discrimination, officials say.

Young Canadian referees participate in Concacaf program at Under-20 Championship – CSA
Canadian referees Carly Shaw-Maclaren from British Columbia and Filip Dujic from Ontario attended the Concacaf Under-20 Championship in Bradenton, Florida. Their attendance is the second part of the Concacaf Program of Referee Excellence (PORE) which gives them an opportunity to be part of the referee team for the competition. Both referees have been provided the opportunity to participate as 4th officials and will gain further experience by refereeing games as the competition progresses.

Jordi Amores ends five-year Niagara College career with All-Canadian honours – Niagara Falls Review
Jordi Amores will have more than memories when he recalls a five-year, post-secondary career playing soccer at Niagara College.

Westerman a great example for female coaches in city – Medicine Hat News
Cassandra Westerman, know as Mrs. Westerman in the classroom, has coached soccer for more than 10 years. She has coached several different teams in the local RASC program and has coached the Medicine Hat College women’s soccer team.

Halifax group hoping to land CFL franchise goes on offensive with ticket drive – Toronto Sun
It is indeed unfinished business and Anthony LeBlanc joked that he didn’t anticipate a “smooth ride” between now and the end date of construction on the stadium. The group is considering a 2020 franchise launch in Moncton and a move to the new building in Halifax for the 2021 CFL season. And they are still tinkering with ideas for the shape and functionality of the venue.