Archive of posts tagged "soccer"

CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifiers

January 18th, 2012 @ 4:09pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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The 2012 CONCACAF (“Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football”) Olympic women’s qualifying tournament gets underway at BC Place tomorrow and will run until January 29, 2012. Photo credit: Canada Soccer on Flickr All eight CONCACAF teams will be vying for one of two spots available at the London 2012 Olympics. Group A [...]

Whitecaps FC vs LA Galaxy, Win Tickets

July 27th, 2011 @ 10:45am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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The LA Galaxy are in town Saturday to take on our Whitecaps FC at Empire Field. While they’ll be without Beckham, the Galaxy’s stacked line-up should make for a great game against our hometown team. Although our record isn’t as favourable as we’d like to see it at this point in the season, Whitecaps games [...]

Whitecaps FC First MLS Home Game

March 25th, 2011 @ 10:22am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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The Vancouver Whitecaps FC hosted its first MLS game at home last weekend at Empire Field. Although the opposing Toronto FC fans had a presence in the stands, it was quickly drowned out by the chants and cheers of Whitecaps fans. Photo credit: John Bollwitt The crowd of 23,000 on opening day was electric with [...]

Whitecaps MLS Home Opener, Win Tickets

March 16th, 2011 @ 1:30pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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The Vancouver Whitecaps FC will play host to Toronto FC this Saturday for their Major League Soccer home opener at Empire Field. This marks the third chapter in Vancouver soccer history. Starting in 1974, the Vancouver Whitecaps were a part of the North American Soccer League but the team (along with others in the league) [...]

Whitecaps FC Countdown ’til Kickoff

February 25th, 2011 @ 9:36am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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The Vancouver Whitecaps FC has launched a ‘Countdown ‘til Kickoff’ campaign leading up to their first season in the MLS against Toronto FC, March 19th, 2011. Over the next few weeks, the Whitecaps will host daily events, stunts, and promotional campaigns around the city with celebrities, icons, and landmarks. Here are just a sample of [...]

Fair Trade Soccer Match in Surrey

August 27th, 2010 @ 11:07am by Rebecca Bollwitt
Posted in cheap fun, cheap things to do, surrey, vancouver, Vancouver Whitecaps
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This weekend the Vancouver Whitecaps are participating in a “Fair Trade Soccer Match” in Surrey alongside local refugee youths from the Surrey Food Bank and the Whalley Soccer Association all-stars. Photo credit: jbelluch on Flickr When: Saturday August 28, 2010, opening ceremony 2:15pm with the game starting at 2:30pm (40-minute halves). Where: Tom Binnie Park [...]

Where to Watch the World Cup Final in Vancouver

July 8th, 2010 @ 11:00am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Many have been looking for places to watch the World Cup in Vancouver but for this Sunday’s match it’s a whole other deal. The finale between Spain and Holland will be a big one this weekend so I turned to the biggest fan of Holland that I could find (Ariane Colenbrander) and have asked her [...]

New Whitecaps Logo for MLS in 2011

June 8th, 2010 @ 12:28pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
Posted in baseball, canucks, futbol, hockey, poll, vancouver, vancouver canadians, vancouver giants, Vancouver Whitecaps
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The Vancouver Whitecaps are moving into Major League Soccer for the 2011 season along with another expansion teams in Portland and Montreal (2012). This morning the Whitecaps unveiled their new logo that will be used when they join the MLS. Vancouver Whitecaps (MLS, 2011) Some of the early reactions are a bit bleak, so I [...]