June is a good month for soccer. There’s lot’s of football on TV with Euro 2012 into the quarter final stage and after a two week lay0ff, the MLS Whitecaps FC returned with three home games in two weeks. Earning 7 of a possible 9 points from the homestand, Whitecaps haven’t lost since early May,…
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Euro 2012 : Poland-Ukraine
The 2012 UEFA European Football Championships, better known as Euro 2012, is the 14th Championship Finals between Europe’s National Teams organized by Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). Held every four years as the culmination of years of competition between 51 of the member Football Associations across Europe, 16 teams have reached the Finals (24…
CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Kicks Off
Thursday evening the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament kicked off at BC Place in downtown Vancouver. From January 19 to 29, eight teams are competing for the two spots available to represent the CONCACAF region at the 2012 London Olympic Games. Two groups of 4 teams…
Whitecaps FC & MLS Announce 2012 Season Schedule
MLS soccer unveiled its 2012 schedule this week, with 323 matches spread over 267 days it is the longest MLS regular season in league history and promises to be action packed. Aimed at reducing the heavy travel burden for the geographically largest league on the planet, local rivalries will heat up as teams within the…
Grey Cup Festival 2011
This weekend marked the CFL’s 99th Grey Cup Championship, held in Vancouver for the 14th time, this edition ended in storybook fashion with a home team win for the BC Lions, 34-23 over Winnipeg Blue Bombers. One of the first major tests for the new and improved BC Place stadium, although due to very unpredictable…
What’s On Weekend – November 24-27, 2011
The Biggest Event this week has to be Grey Cup 2011; BC Lions vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers for the Canadian Football League championship. Thurs Nov 24 – Grey Cup fever is alive and kicking, after the days CFL Player Awards, there are a host of Team Parties throughout the city. – It’s Thursday so that…
Whitecaps FC return to BC Place
Whitecaps FC v Portland Timbers – BC Place Stadium – October 2, 2011 When BC Place Stadium intially opened in 1983, Vancouver Whitecaps of the North American Soccer League played the first sporting event in the stadium, against North West rivals Seattle Sounders. Following the Friday grand opening BC Lions game, Sunday afternoon saw the current MLS Whitecaps FC…