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Robson, Bonjour absent from Whitecaps training
Scottish designated player Barry Robson and Argentinian centre back Martin Bonjour were no shows as the Whitecaps opening training camp at Burnaby Lake on Monday. Coach Martin Rennie was set to address...
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Rennie denies Robson is done with Whitecaps
Barry Robson is still going to show up at Whitecaps training camp. Coach Martin Rennie swears it. He said so after a light session at Burnaby Lake on Monday. But multiple reporters have declared...
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Whitecaps’ Rennie admits interest in forward Rob Friend
Whitecaps coach Martin Rennie didn’t utter the usual “We don’t comment on rumours,” when asked Monday about Eintracht Frankfurt forward Rob Friend. Instead, Rennie admitted interest in the Kelowna...
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Whitecaps’ Miller looking forward to a full pre-season
Kenny Miller believes that a full pre-season in Vancouver will result in a far more successful second campaign with the Whitecaps. The 33-year-old Scottish forward had a tough time fitting in last year...
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Whitecaps add six in supplemental draft
Martin Rennie said in November that the Whitecaps had put far more effort into college scouting in 2012, with the hopes of that effort paying off in the 2013 draft. Tuesday, in the less-hyped MLS...
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Japanese midfielder Daigo Kobayashi to join Whitecaps
Daigo Kobayashi, a 29-year-old Japanese attacking midfielder, is set to arrive in Vancouver on Wednesday for medicals with the Whitecaps, the Province can confirm. Sports Nippon first reported that...
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Whitecaps Bonjour returns to former club
It appears as if Martin Bonjour’s time in Vancouver is over. A report out of Uruguay on Wednesday confirmed that the 27-year-old centre back is training with his former club Liverpool, known locally as...
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Whitecaps add three to attacking mix: Paulo Jr., Heinemann, Hertzog all signed
Martin Rennie moved to shore up the Whitecaps offensive depth on Wednesday, signing Paulo Jr., Tom Heinemann and Corey Hertzog to undisclosed MLS deals. The Whitecaps picked Paulo Jr. in the re-entry...
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Former Canada coach Hart takes apparent shot at Whitecaps, Impact
It was one part of a wide-ranging interview with the Toronto Sun, but comments from former Canadian men’s head coach Stephen Hart are sure to rankle the Whitecaps’ management. In his first major...
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Davidson praises Whitecaps target Kobayashi
He hasn’t been a good tour guide so far but Whitecaps’ midfielder Jun Marques Davidson would love the chance to show Daigo Kobayashi around Vancouver. Kobayashi, the 29-year-old attacking midfielder,...
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Rennie shoots down Salgado trade rumour
Whitecaps coach Martin Rennie shot down the Omar Salgado rumours on Friday, saying the teenager has a bright future in Vancouver. Speaking after practice at Burnaby Lake Sports Complex, Rennie said the...
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Whitecaps sign attacking midfielder Kobayashi
The Whitecaps have signed Japanese attacking midfielder Daigo Kobayashi to an undisclosed deal, the club announced Monday. Kobayashi, the J-League veteran, arrived in Vancouver last week to go through...
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Report: Whitecaps sign Honduran international defender Johnny Leveron
A report in LaPrensa out of Honduras says national team defender Johnny Leveron has signed with the Vancouver Whitecaps. Caps’ club president Bobby Lenarduzzi wouldn’t confirm that news but did admit...
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Whitecaps training camp: Thoughts from a distance
As the Whitecaps wrap up the Arizona portion of their training camp, some thoughts from a distance. Speedy wingers will transform the attack Pre-season games are often deceiving. Teams approach them...
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Whitecaps Hat Trick: Manneh impresses against Battery
Kekuta fast, and two other observations from Saturday’s 3-2 win over the mighty Charleston Battery at Blackbaud Stadium. Oh Manneh One minute into the Caps game against Charleston, Kenny Miller played...
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Whitecaps’ DeMerit confident he’ll be ready for MLS opener
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Jay DeMerit says Achilles tendinitis shouldn’t keep him out of the Vancouver Whitecaps’ MLS opener on March 2 at B.C. Place. The Caps’ captain, who missed half of 2011 with a groin...
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Whitecaps fall 2-1 to Houston Dynamo in preseason
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Martin Rennie would have been familiar with Adam Moffat’s shooting ability from distance well before Wednesday night at Blackbaud Stadium. Moffat, the Houston Dynamo midfielder,...
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Reo-Coker to join Whitecaps Friday
UPDATED: Thursday, 11:45 a.m. PT CHARLESTON, S.C. — English Premier League veteran Nigel Reo-Coker will join the Whitecaps on Friday, bolstering their midfield and back line. Soccer website Prost...
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Whitecaps Hat Trick: Hertzog, Hurtado will help
Adam Moffat did what Adam Moffat does as the Houston Dynamo came from behind to hand the Caps their first loss of the preseason, 2-1 on Wednesday. We already knew the Scottish midfielder could score...
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Whitecaps’ newest signing Nigel Reo-Coker: “What a fantastic opportunity”
Nigel Reo-Coker joined the Vancouver Whitecaps at training camp on Friday. The midfielder with more than 200 games in the English Premier League talked at length about his decision to join MLS and the...
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