Whitecaps player burned making dinner
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Vancouver Whitecaps striker Darren Mattocks burned his upper right arm and shoulder while making dinner and is being treated at a hospital. The MLS team said in a statement the accident happened Sunday but did not say how the 21-year-old Jamaican forward burned himself. The team added Tuesday that it will [...]
Whitecaps v Impact break Canadian MLS record
TORONTO, ON – Saturday’s highly-anticipated Major League Soccer (MLS) debut of Montreal Impact against Vancouver Whitecaps FC was the most-watched MLS game ever in Canada. Overnight data from BBM Canada confirms that an average audience of 541,000 viewers watched the all-Canadian match-up on TSN (288,000) and RDS (253,000). Almost 2.5 million Canadians tuned in to [...]
Whitecaps buff up staff
VANCOUVER, BC – The Vancouver Whitecaps added some flavour to their rivalry with Toronto FC on Friday. The Major League Soccer club announced it has added former TFC midfielder Carl Robinson as an assistant coach. Robinson spent three seasons in Toronto before joining the New York Red Bulls. Robinson made 86 MLS appearances and was [...]
Whitecaps sign Argentine defender Martin Bonjour
VANCOUVER, BC – Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced today the signing of Argentine centre back Martín Bonjour – pending receipt of his International Transfer Certificate and Visa. Per Major League Soccer and club policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed. “Martín is a powerful, aggressive central defender who is good in the air and comfortable [...]
Montreal Impact to make MLS debut in Vancouver
NEW YORK, NY — The Montreal Impact will make their Major League Soccer debut March 10 at B.C. Place in Vancouver. Details for the league’s four nationally televised games on the opening weekend of the MLS season — dubbed First Kick 2012 — were unveiled Tuesday. The game will start a new chapter in the [...]
