As you know, they added a top scorer for LigaMX, now see what he and his cohorts will be up to shortly. The first portion will be spent in the warmer confines of Southern California, as they will have camps in LA, San Diego then Portland where a nemesis of HC dos Santos, Giovanni Saverse coaches, the NY Cosmos of Gio beat the team coached by Marco for the Soccer Bowl of the NASL a few years back. The players have a bit over a month of freedom as they are expected back to the Whitecaps FC National Soccer Development Centre on Jan. 20 before the first of 2 sojurns south.
With 3 games over 11 days it will be a quick test of fitness and teamwork in South Cali. most of the time in San Diego, might they meet up with the team of MLS legend Landon Donvan based in SD, the Loyal?, we may never know as it is to be a closed door game on Jan. 28, but then on Feb. 1 it will be FC Dallas they take on at UCSD, 3 days later it wil be LA Galaxy again closed doors at Dignity Health Sports Park Feb. 4, it will host qualifiers for the Women's Olympics in soccer as well. Back in Vancouver for a week and a half, then off to the Portland Tournament, they are no stranger to it having been there for 4 years running 2014-'17, prior to the work at Providence Park, hope they love what they've done with the place. Feb 16, they take on the Timbers, the 19th the Revs., lastly the Loons on the 22. Back again to Vancouver for a week to then open 2020 with Sporting KC on Feb 29 in the friendly confines of BC Palace.