runningback33 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 Montreal was up 2-0 and Miami scored 2 it’s 2-2 at the half Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnkNuk Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 1 hour ago, runningback33 said: Montreal was up 2-0 and Miami scored 2 it’s 2-2 at the half Highlight of the game was the free kick goal by Rojas. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnkNuk Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 LAFC 3 Whitecaps 0 Totally deserved win by LAFC. They dominated. One of the poorer Whitecaps games this season. Couldn't seem to get anything going. They've scored one goal in the past three games. Next up: Colorado on Wednesday. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RupertKBD Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 10 hours ago, UnkNuk said: LAFC 3 Whitecaps 0 Totally deserved win by LAFC. They dominated. One of the poorer Whitecaps games this season. Couldn't seem to get anything going. They've scored one goal in the past three games. Next up: Colorado on Wednesday. It was ugly....I kept waiting for the 'Caps to turn it around and they never did. I'm trying to think of one player who showed up, but I can't. Even Gauld looked invisible. Would have been worse, but Takaoka made a couple of really good saves early.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnkNuk Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Nice to see that some teams are upgrading their talent. Olivier Giroud signs for LAFC, reunites with Hugo Llori There's a new superstar striker in MLS, with LAFC officially signing Olivier Giroud to a Designated Player deal through 2025 with an option for 2026. He will join the club this summer as a free agent from Italian Serie A side AC Milan. Giroud is France's all-time leading scorer with 57 goals. He is also third in appearances (131) for Les Bleus and is expected to participate in Euro 2024 this summer. https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/olivier-giroud-signs-for-lafc-reunites-with-hugo-lloris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningback33 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/40153805/injured-lionel-messi-miami-trip-orlando Messi out with knee injury…Miami is in Vancouver on Saturday May 25th.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnkNuk Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Colorado 1 Whitecaps 0 Three games in a row without scoring a goal. The Caps had an excuse this time with Utvik being sent off with a red just at the end of the first half. Unlucky bounce as he slid to prevent a goal and the ball hit his arm. Not only a penalty kick but an automatic red card. Harsh. Even down a man throughout the second half the team played gamely but couldn't score. Next up: Seattle on Saturday. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningback33 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Inter Miami's Messi tops MLS highest-paid list at $20.4m https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/40158648/inter-miami-messi-tops-mls-highest-paid-list-204m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnkNuk Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 The Seattle/Whitecaps game tonight is on TSN3&4 at 7:30. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningback33 Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 Seattle 1 Vancouver 1 Gauld scores on a Penalty to tie the game late Whitecaps avoid going scoreless in 4 straight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnkNuk Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 20 minutes ago, runningback33 said: Seattle 1 Vancouver 1 Gauld scores on a Penalty to tie the game late Whitecaps avoid going scoreless in 4 straight Whitecaps pretty much stole a point tonight. They did not play well. When even the announcers note that the teams are playing poorly you know it's a lacklustre game. Vancouver dodged a bullet after a penalty kick probably should have been awarded to Seattle when Brown elbowed the ball in the box in the second half. Next MLS game: at home to Miami next Saturday. Hopefully they rise to the occasion because if they play like they've been playing these last few games that game could become a Miami blowout. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningback33 Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 Do you guys think Messi plays here on Saturday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 38 minutes ago, runningback33 said: Do you guys think Messi plays here on Saturday? Probably not, and they will likely mention the turf as the reason. Really hard to shake a negative perception, and the 'turf' issue goes all the way back to Edgar Martinez wrecking his knee in that BC Place baseball game. Sad- as the stadium has multiple different turfs since then. Quite a dilemma though, if you don't go, and he does play, you will miss an historical event. However if you go, and he doesn't play, you will be out a bunch of money, for an 'average' msl game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RupertKBD Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 12 hours ago, UnkNuk said: Whitecaps pretty much stole a point tonight. They did not play well. When even the announcers note that the teams are playing poorly you know it's a lacklustre game. Vancouver dodged a bullet after a penalty kick probably should have been awarded to Seattle when Brown elbowed the ball in the box in the second half. Next MLS game: at home to Miami next Saturday. Hopefully they rise to the occasion because if they play like they've been playing these last few games that game could become a Miami blowout. Yeah, they can thank the officials for that point....and two really dumb plays by Nouhou. The foul that set up a free kick just outside the box which led to the penalty, was obvious and unnecessary. It seemed like after that, Nouhou was determined to "atone" for his mistake and only compounded it by trying to block the Berhalter strike from 20+ yards out. It looked like SB struck it well, but that ball has little chance of finding the back of the net from there.... How the 'Caps survived the potential handball at their end, is a mystery to me.....as it was to Wileman and Caldwell, who both thought it was obvious.... Takaoka also got very fortunate in stoppage time, when substitute Pedro de la Vega hit the post from a very tight angle. It looked like Takaoka was guessing that he was going to cross and tried to poach, almost handing a late victory to the 10 man Sounders. (Nouhou was red-carded after the handball, as he had been shown a yellow earlier in the match) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnkNuk Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 6 hours ago, runningback33 said: Do you guys think Messi plays here on Saturday? Dunno. But if he doesn't there's going to be 50,000+ pissed-off fans at BC Place. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allegend Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 A lot of fans, including myself, bought 4-game packs to average down the cost of tickets. Of course we are all hoping Messi plays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnkNuk Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 While we await Messi & co., the Whitecaps have a game on Tuesday. It's the second leg of the quarter-finals in the Canadian Championship. The Whitecaps lead Calvary 2-1 from the first leg. Game time is 7:30pm. At BC Place. Telecast on OneSoccer/Fubo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnkNuk Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 On 5/16/2024 at 1:02 PM, runningback33 said: Inter Miami's Messi tops MLS highest-paid list at $20.4m https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/40158648/inter-miami-messi-tops-mls-highest-paid-list-204m Taking a closer look at the numbers in the article, it appears that Messi, at $20.4 million per year, is getting paid more than the entire Whitecaps roster ($15.2 million). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnkNuk Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 Whitecaps 0 Calvary 1 (2-2 on aggregate.) (Whitecaps win 2-1 on away goals) Whitecaps move on to the semi-finals of the Canadian Championships but in an uninspiring way. They started a mish-mash of players in the first half so it was understandable that they didn't do much other than Veselinović scoring an own goal. They brought on White and Gauld in the second half. An initial flurry petered out and both sides had a couple of chances to score but neither did. Another scoreless game means the Whitecaps have scored one goal in their last five games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnkNuk Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 Sounds like Vanni wasn't too impressed with the Whitecaps performance last night either: And on the off-chance you want to watch this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RupertKBD Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 "Uninspiring" is one way to put it....I realize that they didn't start the A-Team, but that could have been really embarrassing.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnkNuk Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 45 minutes ago, RupertKBD said: "Uninspiring" is one way to put it....I realize that they didn't start the A-Team, but that could have been really embarrassing.... Wait til Saturday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RupertKBD Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 9 minutes ago, UnkNuk said: Wait til Saturday? Yeah....Messi might not play, due to the turf, but Inter still has that guy from Uruguay who can really take a bite out of them. Maybe they'll keep it to a "respectable" 3-nil loss.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Of course Messi isn’t playing. Zero chance he risks playing on carpet. Obviously we need a proper field. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningback33 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 8 hours ago, Alflives said: Of course Messi isn’t playing. Zero chance he risks playing on carpet. Obviously we need a proper field. Wish we had a smaller Stadium with a grass field, BC Place is old and cavernous… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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