VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC:
"Unfortunately you can only keep 11 so those hard decisions have to be made, knowing very well that you could lose one. You just hope that you don't," said head of soccer operations, Tom Soehn regarding the expansion draft format. (Bruce Constantineau – The Vancouver Sun)
Find out who else was protected and what that could mean for other Major League Soccer (MLS) teams here. (Marc Weber – The Province)
"For the first Whitecaps game, the game ball was actually parachuted in by a skydiver. The skydiver landed at centre field with the ball, delivered the ball and ran off. That was all Herb," said a nostalgic Jason Beck of the BC Sports Hall of Fame, remembering Herb Capozzi and the kind of man he was. (Jesse Johnston – news1130.com)
Whitecaps FC owner and NBA superstar, Steve Nash is spending his time off the court promoting soccer throughout Canada. “It was an easy decision for me to get involved in promoting this great sport,” said an excited Nash. (Ron Patey – examiner.com)
Don’t forget to support the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Movember Team!
WHITECAPS FC ON THE RADIO:
Make sure you listen to ‘Whitecaps FC Daily’ with Peter Schaad on TEAM 1410 sports radio throughout the week, as he discusses a variety of topics this week. Listen on teamradio.ca or find the podcast you are looking for right HERE.
Make sure to check in on Friday for another new edition of “Simon Fudge’s Friday Football Free-for-all” on ‘Whitecaps FC Daily’ featuring whitecapsfc.com club correspondent and senior writer Simon Fudge? Don’t miss out as Simon tells you what’s ‘hot’ in all things soccer every week.
The show is on every Monday to Friday at 3 p.m. PT on TEAM 1410.
Need even more soccer updates, information, and soccer perspective? Listen live to ‘Full-Time: Vancouver’s Soccer Show’ with Tyler Green and Mike Martignago’ which can be heard every Sunday from 9:00 – 11:00p.m. PT.
WHITECAPS FC IN THE HOUSE:
Original Whitecaps owner Herb Capozzi is remembered fondly by the club. Read more about his contributions to sports in BC here. (whitecapsfc.com)
With LA Galaxy running away with the MLS Cup for the 2011 season, Carl Valentine has broken down their season from a highly-pressured beginning to a victorious end. (Carl Valentine – whitecapsfc.com)
The Expansion Draft can help reveal a lot about who stepped up the previous season and the same is true for some up-and-coming players on the 2011 Whitecaps FC roster. Taking a look at the protected list there are some definite standouts that clearly made an impression this past year! (Martin MacMahon – MLSsoccer.com)
Also, don’t forget Vancouver Whitecaps FC is on Facebook and Twitter @WhitecapsFC to get all the updates, information and latest stories, and @WhitecapsMatch for live match updates!
