Vancouver WhitecapsFC unveiled their new third jersey this morning at a live fashion runway-style event that was also broadcast on their website. Footage from the #Caps3rdKit live webcast Commentary from emcee John Thorrington: “This third it represents another aspect of our unique roots in British Columbia.” — “Arbutus brown and the accents are sky blue […]

The Whitecaps Foundation, the charitable arm of Vancouver Whitecaps FC, is hosting a special event at Grouse Mountain on Sunday, June 17, 2012 for Father’s Day. Photo credit: Jody Taylor & //puzzle on Flickr – Submitted to the Miss604 Flickr Pool. The day will include lunch, soccer activities with Whitecaps FC players, Skyride views, and […]

BC Place will be hosting a free “Community Weekend” this month, inviting fans and families to the stadium for a visit. Photo credit: FreeRishad on Flickr – Submitted to the Miss604 Flickr Pool. The last BC Place open house took place in July 2011, before renovations were complete. Now, on Saturday, April 28th and Sunday, […]

Waving flags, leading chants, and encouraging one and all to stand up and cheer, the Southsiders have been the Vancouver Whitecaps‘ supporter club since 1999. Following the team from Swangard, to Empire, and into BC Place, their presence is always known. However, they have also been working behind the scenes with the Vancouver Southsiders Charitable […]

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 […]

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 […]

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) […]

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 […]

Last August, after the iconic marshmallow-like dome of BC Place was deflated and removed, I posted a construction update. Now that all of the masts for the new roof at the stadium are in place, BC Pavilion Corporation (PavCo) announced today that they expect the project to be complete by September 30th, 2011. Here’s a […]

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 […]