Vancouver Whitecaps centre-back Florian Jungwirth has announced his retirement after a 15-year playing career spanning two continents. But his time with the Whitecaps is not over. The club has named Jungwirth to an assistant coaching position with the first team.…
Time for another edition of Avid Thoughts, where I ramble on about whatever is happening in the world of sports. Well, if you are a Vancouver Canucks fan, it hasn’t been great. It hasn’t been great for a long time…
The Vancouver Whitecaps now have a week and a half under their preseason belts. That training has brought players kept on from last season, new signings, MLS SuperDraft picks and invitees together not only to fight for a spot in…
Major League Soccer or MLS for short, is the biggest soccer league in North America. Soccer has always been seen as an afterthought in Canada and the United States where football, basketball, baseball and hockey are bigger. However, the rise…
Time for another edition of Avid Thoughts where I write a weekly (not really) column on the Vancouver Canucks, the NHL, the Vancouver Whitecaps, soccer and whatever else is happening in the world of sports. If you are new here,…
In this edition of Avid Thoughts, it’s time to make predictions for the first blog article of the year at the Area 51 Sports Network. New year, new me as many people say. It’s now 2023 and people make new…
The 2023 MLS SuperDraft will be known as the one where clubs did not want their pick. Of the 29 picks in the first round, 16 were chosen by clubs that received their pick order by virtue of trade. The…
On Tuesday, Vancouver Whitecaps fans got a Christmas present. No, it wasn’t a new signing, those will come in January. The club announced their 2023 regular season schedule. Let’s break down the Whitecaps’ schedule. Starting at home It made sense the Whitecaps…
This is it, the World Cup Final, the biggest game on Earth. This tournament has to be the best one yet and this final…was the best one yet which was very fitting. Lionel Messi and Argentina and Kylian Mbappe battled…
In a rematch of the qualifying nations of Group F, it was Croatia who triumphed this time around in a 2-1 win over Morocco. Third-place matches in tournaments are strange events in adult sports. In fact, in most tournaments, they…