[MLS INJURY REPORT] Vancouver captain Jay DeMerit‘s season could be over after rupturing his Achilles tendon in thefirst seven minutes of the Whitecaps’ season-opening 1-0 victory over Toronto FC on Saturday. He had played only one half of action in Vancouver’s eight preseason matches because of a naggingcase of Achilles tendinitis. The 33-year-old DeMerit, who […]
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MLS Preview: Aggressive Whitecaps stay the course with 2013 signings
By Ridge Mahoney Whitecaps’ management admitted after the 2012 season that perhaps too many changes were made to a successful team, but the few misfires that resultedhaven’t staunched an aggressive approach. The signing of English Premier League veteran Nigel Reo-Coker this week marks one of the few times in league history an MLS teamhas acquired […]
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Vancouver's Rennie: Reo-Coker is 'a big piece for us'
[MLS 2013 COUNTDOWN] The Vancouver Whitecaps completed the signing of 28-year-old Englishman Nigel Reo-Coker, whose wifeis American and who joined MLS instead of accepting offers from clubs in England and Russia. The move follows a settlement of the dispute of Reo-Coker’s discovery claim between the ‘Caps and CascadiaCup rival Portland and gives the ‘Caps potentially […]
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Honduran ranks grow with Leveron signing
[MLS 2013 COUNTDOWN] Hondurans are in vogue in MLS — and this was before the Catrachos beat the USA, 2-1, on Feb. 6 in San Pedro Sula. The Vancouver Whitecapssigned highly rated defender Johnny Leveron, who played on the 2012 Honduran Olympic team that reached the quarterfinals. The Whitecaps have beeneyeing Leveron since Olympic qualifying […]
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Andy O'Brien addresses battle with depression
[MLS SPOTLIGHT] At 33, Irish international Andy O’Brien is nearing the end of his career but feels he is a goodplace. He is using his time with the Vancouver Whitecaps to shine light on a mental health issues in soccer. He played more than 300 games in the English Premier League but only late in […]
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FC Dallas is off to Cancun
[MLS 2013 COUNTDOWN] In the old days, most MLS clubs headed abroad for spring training. Guadalajara in Mexico and the La Manga sports club in Spain were populardestinations. This year, FC Dallas, which headed to Cancun, Mexico, on Tuesday, will be the only MLS club that will travel abroad. For more on the trip, plus […]
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Mattocks hits hat trick in first 15 minutes
[MLS 2013 COUNTDOWN] MLS preseason action heated up with four games Tuesday in Arizona. Jamaican Darren Mattocks stolethe show with a hat trick in the first 15 minutes of the Vancouver Whitecaps’ 4-1 win over the New England Revolution. Mexican-American trialist AlexandreGonzalez, who spent the last two years in the Mexican second division had both […]
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Vancouver Whitecaps not back for 2013 season
[W-LEAGUE] Citing the evolving “women’s landscape,” the Vancouver Whitecaps have pulled out of the W-League for the 2013. The USL team will operate with 25teams, down from 30 in 2012. The move follows the launch of the National Women’s Soccer League, in which the best Canadian national team players have been allocated to the eight […]
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Unlikely trio tipped to be on Red Bulls' (latest) short list
[MLS 2013 COUNTDOWN] The rumor mill is working overtime, like Red Bull management seemingly is, as the search for a New York Red Bulls head coach continues. Thelatest names being tossed around: a coach whose team has the worst defensive record in the English Premier League, an MLS coach who didn’t last into the summer […]
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Rusin provides insurance to Vancover backline
[MLS TRANSACTIONS] The Vancouver Whitecaps signed 6-foot-4 defender Brad Rusin, who spent the last year and a half withHB Koge in Denmark. The 26-year-old UCLA product should contend for a starting job in the middle of the Vancouver backline with Jay DeMerit and Andy O’Brien. MLS Transactions Dec. 31-Jan. 4 MLS Transactions Dec. 17-23 MLSTransactions […]