Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Vanni Sartini has been suspended a total of six games for his on-field actions and the post-game comments he made about refereeing after his team's MLS playoff elimination. Sartini called referee Tim Ford's performance “disgraceful” and made a joke about being a suspect if Ford was found dead following the 1-0 loss to Los Angeles FC on Nov. 5 at B.C. Place Stadium. In the 95th minute, Sartini was shown a red card and dismissed from the game by match officials ..read more

The game in Langford, and the one four days later at B.C. Pl … er, Christine Sinclair Place, will be the final two games of the Canadian international's celebrated career with the national team. There's still one more season with the Portland Thorns in the National Women's Soccer League to be played, but the curtain will come down on Sinclair's record-setting career with Les Rouges ..read more

Jeneva Hernandez Gray's eyes widened and her heart started to pound when she saw the message on her phone Wednesday morning. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. It was Bev Priestman, the Canadian women's national team coach, asking if the 17-year-old had time for a “quick chat.” “Those faces”, of course, being the canonized Canadian icons of Erin McLeod, Sophie Schmidt (who is un-retiring for one game), and Christine Sinclair, who will all be adjourning the international aspect of their playing careers with the two-game series against Australia next week ..read more

This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. It was unsurprising when the team parted ways with the ball-moving midfielder after the 2021 season, and Metcalfe was once again at a crossroads ..read more

Share this Story : Former Whitecap Patrick Metcalfe finds his feet — and a trophy — playing abroad Copy Link Email Facebook X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Breadcrumb Trail Links Vancouver Whitecaps Sports Soccer MLS Former Whitecap Patrick Metcalfe finds his feet — and a trophy — playing abroad Patrick Metcalfe has found where he belongs right now: in Fredrikstad, Norway, playing in the top tier of the country's soccer ladder. Get the latest from J.J. Adams straight to your inbox Sign Up Author of the article: J.J. Adams Published Nov 23, 2023 • Last updated 30 minutes ago • 6 minute read ..read more

As per Canada Soccer, over 35,000 tickets have been sold for the December 5 match against Australia at Vancouver's BC Place. Upper bowl seating is rarely used for sporting events at BC Place, though both the Vancouver Whitecaps and BC Lions have opened it up in recent weeks. BC Place has a max capacity of 54,500, meaning that the match is 64% sold out, with two and a half weeks to go ..read more

Only four Portuguese players made it to the end of the 2023 season in Major League Soccer, but how many will actually return for next season ..read more

BC Place has awarded Vancouver's Ryan Burns with two tickets to each public event held at the stadium in 2024, including the three much-anticipated Taylor Swift concerts in December of that year. The prize was part of a contest that BC Place held to mark its 40th anniversary. The venue urged the public to write in with personal memories experiences at the dome, and it received more than 2,000 submissions, according to BC Place. Burns said in a statement that his father was a foreman who helped construct the original stadium, which had a mushroom-styled roof ..read more

The trio has a combined 113 caps and 25 goals for Canada, with Cavallini accounting for 19 of them. Canada, currently ranked 45th in the world, opens the two-legged series in Kingston, Jamaica, on Nov. 17 before hosting the 55th-ranked Reggae Boyz at Toronto's BMO Field four days later ..read more

Vanni Sartini has learned his lesson. The Vancouver Whitecaps' coach said on Tuesday in his team's year-end press conference that he regrets both his behaviour before and after his sending off near the end of their 1-0 playoff loss to LAFC, as well as his hot-mic comments that sparked a social-media firestorm ..read more