Feels just like the first time: Retooling Caps scrap to away win against Rapids
Courtesy Marc Piscotty/Getty Images From the ashes rises an okay team. It made sense to think of the last twelve days between games as a checkpoint for the Whitecaps this season. The Caps ushered out a...
View ArticleWhitecaps put the optimism back into cautious optimism with 2-2 draw against LA
Photo Mafue/Flickr After a weird couple of weeks, a breathless night at home against the LA Galaxy restored some faith in the new phase in the Whitecaps season. Apart from the generally demoralizing...
View ArticleWhitecaps hold the lead in emotional win against first-place Earthquakes
Robson prepares to test San Jose’s Jon Busch for the go-ahead penalty. Photo Andrew Bates/Little Rubber Pellets Love the one you’re with. By Sunday, Whitecaps fans had not still dealt with the last and...
View ArticleA run out for rusty legs as Whitecaps reserves lose 3-1 to Chivas USA
Etienne Barbara tries to beat the Chivas USA reserves defense at UBC Thunderbird Stadium. Photo Andrew Bates/Little Rubber Pellets It was a chance for both Vancouver’s newest striker and an old...
View ArticleCanada WNT couldn’t solve the world champions in 2-1 loss to Japan
Photo courtesy Ryan Remiorz/AP They couldn’t quite find a satisfactory answer. The Canadian women’s national team did not look outmatched in their Olympics debut against Japan, but couldn’t overcome...
View ArticleCanada refuses to lose against Sweden and earns its place in the quarterfinal
Christine Sinclair and Melissa Tancredi connected on both of Canada’s goals in a 2-2 draw with Sweden. Photo courtesy AP Canada did not break in impossible circumstances. The Canadian national women’s...
View ArticleTry as they might, no victory for Canada in pulsating, maddening clash with USA
Photo courtesy AP Sometimes you do everything you can and you still lose. There is no doubt that the Canadian women’s national team that have turned out for these Olympics are better by far than the...
View ArticleEffort isn’t enough to get goals as Whitecaps draw with RSL
Camilo lines up for his penalty kick against RSL’s Nick Rimando. Photo Andrew Bates/Little Rubber Pellets Enthusiasm can get you places, but not the whole way. Ahead of Saturday’s game against Real...
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