SEPTEMBER 8 • MIAMIHERALD.COM
VANCOUVER 13-8-13 · 8TH IN WESTERN CONFERENCE · ADVANCED TO PLAYOFF
13-8-13 · 8TH IN WESTERN CONFERENCE · ADVANCED TO PLAYOFF
FC Dallas earn road point in 0-0 draw with Whitecaps With both sides down key players on international duty, the host Vancouver Whitecaps and FC Dallas played to a 0-0 draw on Saturday night wi...
Vancouver Whitecaps vs. FC Dallas | Full Match Highlights
SEPTEMBER 8 • YOUTUBE
Whitecaps keeper Yohei Takaoka, Dallas' Jimmy Maurer yield nothing in scoreless draw
Jimmy Maurer had four saves in his first start of the season for FC Dallas and Yohei Takaoka stopped two shots for the Vancouver Whitecaps as the two clubs battled to a scoreless d...SEPTEMBER 8 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Andres Cubas - Suffers shoulder issue Cubas came off with a shoulder injury against Paraguay, but could return during the international break.
Impact Cubas picked up the injury during a friendly, but is expected to return before the final international match against Brazil. If he can do so then he should be fully fit before returning to Vancouver for a Sept. 14 clash with San Jose.
SEPTEMBER 7 • ROTOWIRE
Art of the Deal: How Ryan Gauld helped the Whitecaps sign Stuart Armstrong The 32-year-old Scotsman, who signed with Vancouver through 2026, has spent the past six seasons playing with English side Southampton FC.
SEPTEMBER 7 • THEPROVINCE.COM
Matchday 31: What to know, how to watch on MLS Season Pass | MLSSoccer.com With the September FIFA international break ongoing, only six MLS matches will be played during Matchday 31. Highlighting the slate of games...
SEPTEMBER 5 • MLSSOCCER.COM
Vancouver Whitecaps envision Stuart Armstrong as "missing piece" | MLSSoccer.com How to progress from good to great is a recurring storyline for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
SEPTEMBER 4 • MLSSOCCER.COM
Fafa Picault - Heading to national team duty Picault has been called up to the Haitian national team for its upcoming Nation League matches and will miss Saturday's match against FC Dallas.
Impact Picault has been used of the bench for the team since moving from Nashville in the offseason. However, he's been a 12th man the team as he's scored eight goals with four assists in 23 appearances, starting just 13 times. The midfielder has also logged in 36 crosses (five accurate), 23 tackles and 16 chances created.
SEPTEMBER 4 • ROTOWIRE
Pedro Vite - Called up by Ecuador Vite has been selected to the Ecuadorian national team for its upcoming World Cup qualifiers and will not be an option for Saturday's match against FC Dallas.
Impact Vite is back on the national team after getting his first senior cap last year. He's been solid in MLS play for Vancouver, starting the last 11 matches in a row, totaling a goal with 12 shots (four on target) and 12 tackles. Sebastian Berhalter is set to remain in the starting XI at center back alongside Ralph Priso for the clash with FC Dallas.
SEPTEMBER 4 • ROTOWIRE
Whitecaps sign Stuart Armstrong, reuniting him with fellow Scotsman Ryan Gauld The 32-year-old Scotsman, who signed with Vancouver through 2026, has spent the past six seasons playing with English side Southampton FC.
SEPTEMBER 3 • THEPROVINCE.COM
Whitecaps sign Scottish M Stuart Armstrong as DP The Vancouver Whitecaps signed Scottish midfielder Stuart Armstrong as a designated player on Tuesday.Armstrong, 32, was a free agent after...
SEPTEMBER 3 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Andres Cubas - Summoned to NT duty Cubas has been called up to the Paraguay national team for its upcoming World Cup qualifiers and will not be an option for Saturday's match versus FC Dallas.
Impact Cubas will return to the Paraguayan national team following his involvement at Copa America. He's started the last 12 MLS games in a row, totaling 37 tackles and 27 interceptions in that span. Both Ralph Priso and Sebastian Berhalter are set to start in the midfield for the clash with FC Dallas.
SEPTEMBER 3 • ROTOWIRE
Ali Ahmed - Back with Canada NT Ahmed will link up with the Canadian national team for its upcoming friendlies and will miss Saturday's match versus FC Dallas.
Impact Ahmed will return to the Canadian national team following his time at Copa America. He had since started in three MLS matches, making six tackles, six clearances and four chances created. With a few other Vancouver players also leaving for national team duty, Giuseppe Bovalina is in a good position to get his first start since June in the midfield for the clash with FC Dallas.
SEPTEMBER 3 • ROTOWIRE
Ryan Gauld - Gets first call up Gauld has been selected to the Scottish national team for their upcoming Nations League matches and will not be an option for Saturday's match versus FC Dallas.
Impact Gauld has earned his first ever call up to the Scottish national team after a solid few season with Vancouver. Since 2022, the midfielder recorded 28 goals with 27 assists, including nine goals and assist in 25 appearances in 2024. If Levonte Johnson is ruled fit, he will get the start in the attack for the clash with FC Dallas.
SEPTEMBER 3 • ROTOWIRE
Sam Adekugbe - Dropped by Canada Adekugbe has been dropped from the Canadian national team for its upcoming friendlies due to an injury.
Impact Adekugbe was not an option for the win against Austin due to an injury. He continues to deal with injury struggles, resulting in just eight MLS appearances on the campaign, starting three times with two assists and 17 crosses (five accurate).
SEPTEMBER 3 • ROTOWIRE
Stuart Armstrong - Signs with Vancouver Armstrong has completed a transfer to Vancouver out of free agency, according to his new club.
Impact Armstrong is heading to the U.S.A. after spending the entirety of his career in Europe, with the midfielder signing a designated player contract with Vancouver. He has made 508 appearances in his career, notching 74 goals and 75 assists over that span. In the most recent season, he started in 33 of his 42 appearances with Southampton, registering five goals on 67 shots and seven assists on 68 chances created. That said, he should come into his new club fighting for starting time immediately.
SEPTEMBER 3 • ROTOWIRE
Vancouver Whitecaps exercise contract buyout on Luis Martins | MLSSoccer.com TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Buyout Vancouver Whitecaps FC have exercised a Buyout of a Guaranteed Contract on defender Luís Martins, the club a...
SEPTEMBER 3 • MLSSOCCER.COM
Ryan Gauld - Records assist Gauld assisted once to go with two shots (zero on goal), seven crosses (four accurate) and six corners in Saturday's 1-0 victory versus Austin FC.
Impact Gauld logged the assist to Vancouver's lone and winning goal Saturday, scored by Pedro Vite. Since the summer, the former has recorded eight assists across 10 appearances. With nine goals and nine assists this season, Gauld's 2024 season is looking more like his breakout 2023 campaign, when he tallied multiple digits in both goals and assists.
SEPTEMBER 2 • ROTOWIRE
Sebastian Berhalter - Eight crosses, three accurate Berhalter recorded two shots (zero on goal), eight crosses (three accurate) and one corner in Saturday's 1-0 win over Austin FC.
Impact For only the second time this season, Berhalter attempted more than seven crosses in an MLS game. He has been quite reliable getting his crosses on point, having averaged 2.6 across of them across the Whitecaps' last eight matchups.
SEPTEMBER 2 • ROTOWIRE
Pedro Vite - Scores goal Vite scored one goal to go with three shots (one on goal), one cross (zero accurate) and two chances created in Saturday's 1-0 win versus Austin FC. In addition, he was given a yel...
Impact After a relatively rough July, during which Vite sat out multiple games and failed to score in any of his other appearances that month, he bounced back during the Whitecaps' first game across 2024. Finally, he has a goal across the 2024 MLS season more than five months into it. Ideally for Vite, his latest appearance is what will come in a month the Whitecaps will have packed with games.
SEPTEMBER 2 • ROTOWIRE
Mathias Laborda - Seven clearances, five duels Laborda logged seven clearances and won five duels in Saturday's 1-0 victory versus Austin FC.
Impact In Laborda's first start after the MLS respite, he was one of three center-backs who helped Vancouver's team maintain a clean sheet Saturday. Laborda led the Whitecaps in clearances and was their only player to win at least five duels against Austin.
SEPTEMBER 2 • ROTOWIRE
Yohei Takaoka - Easily logs clean sheet Takaoka recorded no saves and secured a clean sheet in Saturday's 1-0 win against Austin FC. In addition, he was given a yellow card in the 98th minute.
Impact Austin FC failed to log any shots on goal that went Takaoka's way, so the goalkeeper easily maintained a clean sheet, his fifth in 2024. The goalkeeper will look to continue his positive form against another Texas-based team, this time FC Dallas on Saturday.
SEPTEMBER 2 • ROTOWIRE
Bjorn Utvik - Leaves as concussion substitute Utvik was forced off in the second half of Saturday's match against Austin due to a concussion.
Impact Utvik left the match in the 82nd minute, being replaced by Tristan Blackmon. The defender will enter the league's concussion protocol before attempting to return next week against Dallas.
SEPTEMBER 1 • ROTOWIRE
Austin FC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Vite Game Winner! | Full Match Highlights
SEPTEMBER 1 • YOUTUBE
Rise and shine: Vancouver's new pro women's soccer team unveils name, logo and colours Vancouver Rise FC sporting director Stephanie Labbé talked about working on announcing an coach and player signings in the next month
AUGUST 31 • THEPROVINCE.COM
