BC Soccer News, Wednesday, December 9, 2015

WHITECAPS FC & MLS NEWS Will Johnson done with Portland Timbers; could Whitecaps come calling? – The Province Forget free agency. Forget Friday’s re-entry draft. The most intriguing name out there from a Whitecaps perspective is Will Johnson. The post match Will Johnson interview – MLS Cup – Prost Amerika Today’s news release from the […]

BC Soccer News, Tuesday, December 8, 2015

WHITECAPS FC & MLS NEWS 2015 Vancouver Whitecaps Season Review – Red Nation Online In my season review of Toronto FC, I asked whether we should be satisfied with the team results during the 2015 MLS season. The same question could be asked about the Vancouver Whitecaps in 2015 and it’s interesting that fellow RNO […]

BC Soccer News, Monday, December 7, 2015

WHITECAPS FC & MLS NEWS Columbus Crew SC 1, Portland Timbers 2 | MLS Cup Match Recap – Timbers.com Before the 2015 MLS Cup final, Portland Timbers coach Caleb Porter wrestled with the question of whether he believed in destiny, ultimately deciding that hard work begets success. Portland Timbers win MLS Cup with 2-1 victory […]

BC Soccer News, Weekend, December 4-6, 2015

MLS CUP FINAL COLUMBUS CREW vs. PORTLAND TIMBERS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1:00 PM MAPFRE STADIUM, COLUMBUS, OHIO (TV: TSN  LIVESTREAM: TSN GO) WHITECAPS FC & MLS NEWS Columbus Crew SC vs. Portland Timbers | MLS Cup Final Match Preview – MLS It’s a meeting of one of the oldest clubs in Major League Soccer history […]

BC Soccer News, Thursday, December 3, 2015

CANADA SOCCER NEWS Canada’s Road to Russia 2018 continues in Vancouver bolstered by significant international broadcast rights agreement with Univision – CSA Canada’s road to the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ will again pass through Vancouver, with the proverbial 12th man called to build a fortress of #CanadaRED support. This time, it will be Canada […]

BC Soccer News, Wednesday, December 2, 2015

WHITECAPS FC & MLS NEWS Whitecaps make roster moves for 2016 – Goal Vancouver picks up contract options on 10 players and declines the options on another six, as head coach Carl Robinson looks to build on 2015. News and notes: Robinson meets with the media after Tuesday’s roster moves – Whitecaps FC Vancouver Whitecaps […]

BC Soccer News, Tuesday, December 1, 2015

WHITECAPS FC & MLS NEWS Whitecaps FC announce roster moves, exercise 10 contract options and decline six – Whitecaps FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced today that the club has exercised the 2016 contract options on 10 players and declined the contract options on six players. MLS Cup Sold Out – Columbus Crew I have an […]

BC Soccer News, Monday, November 30, 2015

WHITECAPS FC & MLS NEWS Columbus Crew SC to host Portland Timbers in 2015 MLS Cup on December 6 – MLS Eastern Conference champions Columbus Crew SC will host the Western Conference champion Portland Timbers on December 6 in the 2015 MLS Cup at MAPFRE Stadium. Canadian viewers can see the game on TSN and […]

BC Soccer News, Weekend, November 27-29, 2015

WHITECAPS FC & MLS NEWS WHITECAPS PROSPECT TRAINING WITH ALBION – Brighton & Hove Albion London-born Sam Adekugbe will train with Albion as part of his ongoing development, and the spell came about via chief executive Paul Barber’s relationship with the Canadian club, where he had a spell as CEO. Red Bulls and FC Dallas […]

BC Soccer News, Thursday, November 26, 2015

B.C. SOCCER WEB SPECIAL SERIES: CONCUSSIONS Concussion – keeping your head in the game – Roland Fletcher A diagnosis of concussion (or mild traumatic brain injury) is often made once a Physician or other appropriately trained health care provider rules out any other serious or severe head injury.  In a concussion, part of the injury […]