Today the Vancouver MLS side went public with ther full-time, fully funded program which now has the moniker, Whitecaps FC Academy. They hope to keep on with developing young talent at their new Whitecaps FC National Soccer Development Center (NSDC) as they have since last year. In this time, 5 players have inked MLS deal with the team, graduate Alphonso Davies a 2018 MLS All-Star set the MLS transfer record to FC Bayern Munich.
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September 4, 2018
by Sean McCaffery
These teams will go at it in the 2018 Concacaf Women's Championship to determine the 3 automatic bids out of the total of 8 teams, the games begin a month from today and carry on until Oct. 10. This morning the draw in Miami also placed Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba & Jamaica in Group B (if not for Jamaica might it have been Group C?). Oct. 4 the US face Mexico at 7:30 p.m. local time, Panama Oct. 7 @5p.m. local time and T & T Oct. 10 @7:30 local time.
read September 2, 2018
by Sean McCaffery
With a 6 game series and its' kickoff all but upon us, we now have the roster for the USMNT as camp opens today. This, what is being considered to be a new phase of the journey begins today. Many have had concerns as to the youth of the players, those who did not achive the most recent FIFA World Cup most certainly will not be brought back, so these games put the feet to the fire of the younger ones who will not be so young in just under 4 years at the next tourney.
read September 1, 2018
by Sean McCaffery
Midfielders, Ben MInes & Vincent Bezecourt each had surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery. Vincent, on his right MCL and Ben his clavicle. SIgned in Aug, VIncent with with NYRBII, since call up had a goal facing NYCFC in the US Open Cup. Mines a Homegrown inked ahead of the season came up via the RBNY academy he made his MLS debut on Mar. 11. Both are out for the year.
read September 1, 2018
by Sean McCaffery
Christen Press, a local product and being honored for her 100th cap gained a goal as well in this shutout victory. Stanford student athlete, Tierna Davidson headed home her first goal, off a corner ball and an own goal closed out the scoring. Stub Hub Center in Carson hosted 23,544 fans who got their first look at the first goal by the 19 year old Tierna in just her 11th game in the first 8 minutes. Another corner was chested into the net of Chile by one of their players off a flick on by Julie Ertz.
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