[MLS] Gone are the days an MLS expansion team waits until the expansion draft and picks up the scraps its new rivals throw at it. In the last two days, theVancouver Whitecaps announced the signing of four players to their D-2 Pro League roster, upping the number of acquisitions in recent weeks to 10. The […]
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Salgado headed to Vancouver on loan
[MLS] Omar Salgado, the 16-year-old forward signed by MLS, has been loaned to the Vancouver Whitecaps FC for theremainder of the of USSF Division 2 season. Salgado, a native of El Paso, Texas, left the Chivas Guadalajara youth program after joining the U.S. under-20 national team. He signed aGeneration adidas contract and will be selected […]
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Aztex's unbeaten streak ends
[D-2 PRO LEAGUE] The Austin Aztex had their eight-game unbeaten streak snapped on Saturday night when they fell at home to the Vancouver Whitecaps, 2-1. Midfielder Nizar Khalfan broke a 1-1 tie in the 81st minute. Struggling AC St. Louis earned their first road win and only second win in 10games on Saturday night when […]
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Rowdies unfazed by rare setback
[D-2 PRO LEAGUE] The Vancouver Whitecaps ended the expansion FC Tampa Bay Rowdies’ seven-game unbeaten streak with a 1-0 win on Martin Nash‘s penalty kick in Sunday. The Whitecaps took over first place in the NASL Conference with the win. “It’s a game we could havewon,” said Rowdies Coach Paul Dalglish. “But if you look […]
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Tie leaves TFC just short of title
[NUTRILITE CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP] MLS’s Toronto FC will have to wait at least one more week to repeat as Nutrilite Canadian Championship winner and clinch aspot in the Concacaf Champions League preliminary round. TFC and Vancouver played a 0-0 tie at Swangard Stadium Wednesday that kept the Whitecaps alive, barely, in the three-team competition.With two wins […]
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Impact earns tie at Vancouver with nine men
[NUTRILITE CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP] For the second game in a row, the Montreal Impact had to play short-handed on the road — this time it finished with nineplayers — but this time it managed to draw, 1-1, against the Vancouver Whitecaps. In its previous game, the Impact fell to Toronto FC, 2-0, and had Roberto Brown […]
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India's No. 1 keeper headed to Vancouver for tryout
Suddenly, Indian players are in vogue. After national team star Sunil Chhetri, who signed with MLS’s Kansas CityWizards, goalkeeper Subrata Pal is headed to Vancouver for a trial with the Whitecaps. Pal, 23, plays for Pune FC of the Indian Football Leaguefirst division and has been India’s No. 1 keeper since 2007. The Whitecaps of […]