It’s safe to say Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Ryan Gauld had a solid 2024 season. The Scottish midfielder scored 17 goals and got 16 assists in 40 matches in all competitions. Those were career-high numbers for Gauld. He even managed to…
The Canadian Women’s National Soccer Team could not break down a stalwart Icelandic defence as their friendly match fizzled out to a mil-nil draw. Cindy Tye, head coach of Dalhousie Tigers women’s soccer, was called up to lead the Canadian…
The Vancouver Whitecaps shocked MLS when they announced they parted ways with head coach Vanni Sartini. The popular and eccentric head coach leaves the club with three Canadian Championships, two playoff appearances and a record of 57W-51L-39D across all competitions.…
The Vancouver Whitecaps have fired head coach Vanni Sartini earlier today. According to MLS insider Tom Bogert, the search for a new head coach is already underway. CEO and sporting director, Axel Schuster thanked Sartini for his time at the…
It’s been a few weeks since the Vancouver Whitecaps season ended. After winning the Canadian Championship for the third year in a row, the Whitecaps went out in the first round of the playoffs. For the second year in a…
Here at the Area 51 Sports Network, we are celebrating Movember by taking a look at the best mustaches in sports. Soccer or as it is most commonly known, football is no exception to great mustaches. While mustaches aren’t as…
Vancouver Rise FC completed their first signing today, and it was a big one. Former Danish national team player Anja Heiner-Møller was introduced as the club’s first-ever head coach. Heiner-Møller, 46, was recently the head coach with the Danish U-19…
The Vancouver Whitecaps‘ last match of the 2024 MLS season was on Nov. 8, when they bowed out of the MLS Cup Playoffs in Round One against LAFC. The off-season and preparation for 2025 began the next day. The deadline…
It wasn’t easy or pretty but Canada will take it. The Canadian Men’s National Team managed to grind out a 1-0 win over Suriname in the first leg of the CONCACAF Nations League Quarterfinals. This was a typical CONCACAF game.…
The Vancouver Whitecaps held their annual end-of-season media availability on Tuesday at UBC. It was much sooner than they hoped. But on a grey day at the National Soccer Development Centre, head coach Vanni Sartini, striker Brian White, midfielder Sebastian…