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Coffee with the Caps, Monday April 27

Good Monday morning Caps fans, hope you all had an enjoyable weekend and that you are gearing up for a good week ahead. Vancouver wrapped up their lengthy homestand in style on Saturday, dispatching the Colorado Rapids 3-1. Much like many of their wins this season, the final score could have been (should have been?) even more emphatic. Nonetheless, this was a strong performance. Cheikh … Source

Report Card: No Place Like Home

It is amazing how Vancouver continues to win games, frequently by multiple goals, and yet still leaves you feeling as if it left something on the table. Despite a generally strong team performance, the 3-1 win over the Colorado Rapids continued that trend. The ‘Caps took it to a chaotic, energetic Rapids side and were good value for the win, even though the final score … Source

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Post Match: White Washes Away the Rapids

The Vancouver Whitecaps made the most of their last chance to play at home before August, defeating the Colorado Rapids 3-1 in front of a raucous BC Place crowd on Saturday. Playing their eighth home match in nine MLS matches to start the season, the Whitecaps managed to pick up their seventh home win, as they continued their torrid pace to start the year – … Source

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Match Preview: Roller-coaster Rapids come to BC Place

Saturday night at BC Place, the Vancouver Whitecaps will host the Colorado Rapids in their last home game until August, with an extended road trip and the World Cup break ahead of them. While Vancouver remains right at the top of the league table, and will continue to do so if they can hold serve after the Quakes picked up another win midweek, the Rapids … Source

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Guess the Starting XI – Match Nine vs. Colorado

Welcome back, everyone. The Whitecaps will host the Rapids on Saturday night at BC Place, as they look to wrap their home stand with another win before heading out on the road until after the World Cup. The Rapids have been a fun but inconsistent team this year, so this should be an entertaining match. In terms of Vancouver’s lineup, I can’t see there being … Source

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Canada Scoring Again, But Not Against Top Sides

The Canadian Women’s National Team (CanWNT), ranked 9th in the world, just visited the hot, humid city of Cuiabá, Brazil. They competed in a mid-April FIFA Series mini-tournament featuring Zambia (64th), South Korea (19th), and the Brazilian hosts (6th). After soundly defeating the Zambians and Koreans, they fell 1–0 at the final hurdle against the team in canary yellow. The CanWNT are building toward the … Source

Coffee with the Caps, Friday April 24

Good Friday morning Caps fans, hope you all are having a lovely week and that this weekend brings you rest and relaxation. Over the weekend, the Southsiders launched the official Save The Caps movement, complete with a website, social media presence, and an emotional call to action for those leaguewide who do not want the Vancouver Whitecaps to become the Las Vegas Whitecaps. The relevance … Source

World Cup Countdown: Canada’s Centreback Crisis

Jesse Marsch knows all about getting a team ready for a major tournament in a short amount of time. When he took over as head coach of the Canadian Men’s National Team (CanMNT), he was at the helm for just two friendlies before taking his squad to the 2024 Copa América. In the first friendly, against the Netherlands in Rotterdam, he tried a centre-back pairing … Source

10-Man Pacific Draw Wanderers 2–2 at the Death

Pacific FC were on the wrong end of a 97th-minute goal a week ago when Supra du Québec pipped them 3–2 in the rain on Vancouver Island. This time around, Pacific striker Bul Juach scored in the 98th minute to earn a 2–2 draw on a sunny, windy day at Wanderers Grounds in Halifax. Juach’s last-gasp heroics got the Tridents their first point in 2026, … Source

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Coffee with the Caps, Monday April 20

Good Monday morning Caps fans, hope it was a relaxing weekend and that the week ahead is a good one. It was a businesslike performance from Vancouver on Friday night, who made no mistake in dispatching the Western Conference’s worst team, Sporting Kansas City. As I wrote about on Friday, this was always the most likely outcome but I still always worry about these matchups. … Source

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Report Card: No Contest vs. SKC

Friday night in Vancouver, the Whitecaps cruised past a reeling Sporting Kansas City side by a final score of 3-0 at BC Place. Vancouver’s dominance was evident throughout the match, and as evidence of that, Kansas City did not manage a single unblocked shot attempt until the 93rd minute of the match. In total, SKC had just three shot attempts, for a total of 0.13 … Source

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Post Match: Whitecaps Deliver Friday Night Smackdown to Sporting Kansas City

It was a perfect start to the weekend for the Vancouver Whitecaps, who dominated from the opening whistle to grab a 3-0 win over Sporting Kansas City in a rare Friday night showdown at BC Place. The gap between the league’s best team and one of its worst teams was on full display, as the ‘Caps grabbed three goals in the first half and cruised … Source

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Coffee with the Caps, Friday April 17

Good Friday morning Caps fans. I hope you all are having a good week — if you’re anything like me, you’re ready for the weekend to be here. Before the weekend begins in earnest, however, we get a rare Friday night game for the Whitecaps, as they play host to Sporting Kansas City at BC Place. This is another big opportunity for the Caps to … Source

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Match Preview: Struggling Sporting KC Roll into Town

Friday night at BC Place, the Vancouver Whitecaps will take on Sporting Kansas City in a showdown between the top and bottom performers in the West through seven games. The difference between SKC and Vancouver has been stark. The Whitecaps lead the Supporters’ Shield race, having dropped just three points through the opening phase of the season, while Sporting have just one win and four … Source

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Guess the Starting XI – Match Eight vs. SKC

Welcome back, everyone. The Vancouver Whitecaps are in action on Friday night as they take on Sporting KC at BC Place. It’s a big opportunity for the Whitecaps to continue their strong home form, with just two matches left before an extended spell away from BC Place. They won’t be back in MLS action at home until August, which is a bit wild to say. … Source

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The Third Sub Episode 263: Have we seen the best version of the 2026 Vancouver Whitecaps?

In Episode 263 of the Third Sub Podcast, Alexandre Gangue-Ruzic and Samuel Rowan chat all things Vancouver Whitecaps, Canadian Premier League, Northern Super League, BC Premier League and more.  Welcome back to another episode of the Third Sub Podcast! In this episode, Alex and Sam are back, as usual, this time to dive into all things Vancouver Whitecaps and all other happenings related to soccer … Source

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Report Card: Top of the League

The Vancouver Whitecaps moved to the top of the MLS Supporters’ Shield standings with a 2-0 victory over Eastern Conference contenders NYCFC. It wasn’t particularly pretty, but it was fairly comfortable for the Whitecaps in the end, as goals from Mathias Laborda and Brian White at the end of each half were enough to see off the visitors. While you struggle to pinpoint too many … Source

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Coffee with the Caps, Monday April 13

Good Monday morning, Caps fans. I hope you all had a good weekend and are mentally preparing for the week ahead. It was a good weekend for the Caps, as they went top of the Supporters Shield standings with a businesslike 2-0 win over NYCFC at home. Vancouver could have been well clear after the first half (sound familiar?), but Matt Freese kept the away … Source

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3 Takeaways: Québec Debutants Down Pacific

Never before had so many teammates shouted to one another en français during a CPL match. Supra du Québec, away from their Greater Montreal home base, played their first match in club history in the West Coast rain at Pacific FC’s Starlight Stadium. Coached by Nick Razzaghi and captained by four-time CPL champion David Choinière, Supra lost the expected-goals battle 2.26 to 1.56 but won … Source

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Post Match: Whitecaps Sitting Pretty After Win Over NYCFC

By: Alexandre Gangue-Ruzic, and Samuel Rowan Saturday afternoon at BC Place, the Vancouver Whitecaps vaulted themselves to the top of the MLS standings with a 2-0 win over NYCFC. Vancouver’s strong start to the season continued in earnest against their Eastern Conference opposition. The first half was heavily tilted in the Whitecaps’ favour, as they made just one change to the Starting XI from last … Source

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Match Preview: Whitecaps Welcome NYCFC

The Vancouver Whitecaps will take on their second Eastern Conference side of the season on Saturday, as they welcome NYCFC to BC Place for the first time since 2022. The last time these two teams played was in 2023, when the ‘Caps were in the midst of a lengthy road trip. The game was in the afternoon at Yankee Stadium, and I’m 97% convinced it … Source

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Guess the Starting XI – Match Seven vs. NYCFC

Welcome back, everyone. After a thrilling comeback at BC Place last weekend, the Whitecaps host a cross-continent matchup this Saturday afternoon, with NYCFC in town. The visitors sit second in the East with 11 points through six matches and a +7 goal difference, so this should be a strong test. Argentine midfielder Nicolás Fernández has been off to a scorching start, with five goals in … Source

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Coffee with the Caps, Friday April 10

Good Friday morning, Caps fans. Hope you all are having a lovely week and that you get a well-deserved break this weekend. For the second time this year, the Whitecaps will square off against an Eastern Conference opponent. And NYCFC represents a fairly stiff test. Outside of Seattle and San Jose, this is likely the toughest team the Caps have played all year. For context, … Source

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3 Takeaways: Pacific Lose amid FVS Growing Pains

Pacific FC hosted Cavalry FC at Starlight Stadium on Sunday and opened the eighth CPL season with a 2–1 loss. The result extended their winless run to eleven matches, dating back to August 2025. Cavalry, a CPL powerhouse that contested the North Star Cup in last year’s final, broke a bizarre streak on Sunday: Never before had they won a match in April. Tobias Warschewski, … Source

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Report Card: Cascadian Comeback

Saturday night at BC Place, the Vancouver Whitecaps came away with a 3-2 win following a dramatic stoppage-time reversal, as the hosts scored two in four minutes to come away with three points, securing the home-and-home sweep over their rivals from the Beaver State. I won’t repeat too much of our Post Match summary, but it’s safe to say the Whitecaps deserved a share of … Source