British Columbia’s premier stadium is about to get another new upgrade with the introduction of upgraded synthetic field turf. The new turf coming to BC Place is called LigaTurf RS+CoolPlus World Cup Edition 260 W ACS 90 Bionic Fibre Infill is to be installed by Burnaby’s Centaur Products Inc. The new turf is rated to meet FIFA 2…
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Whitecaps FC reveals 2015 MLS Schedule
This week, Whitecaps FC unveiled their 2015 MLS Schedule. The season kicks off March 7th at BC Place with a home opener against cross-country rivals, Toronto FC and wraps up October 25th against Houston Dynamo. The opening match follows a pre-season tour of 6 away matches throughout February where the team will flesh out its…
Olé, Olé, Olé the World Cup 2014 Starts Today in Brazil!
Today’s the day! Until July 13th, all the world’s eyes will be focused on Brazil as the 2014 FIFA World Cup kicks off. In spite of being 5 time winners, Brazil are hosting for only the second time, last hosting the finals in 1950. Brazil ran an uncontested bid for the tournament when FIFA decried that…
FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 Schedule Released
Canada will play host to the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup from June 5 to July 5, 2015. This will be the seventh quadrennial tournament, the first for Canada, and the first to expand the format to 24 teams. As a warm up the host country also gets the rights to host the previous year’s…