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June 8, 2010
VANCOUVER, BC – With just a few short months remaining before Vancouver Whitecaps FC take to the pitch as the 17th team in Major League Soccer (MLS), the club formally unveiled their new brand and logo, and announced a second and final season ticket deposit window that will open to fans this weekend.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAXom...yer_embedded#!

BELL CANADA
new Vancouver shirt sponsor

NEW SHIRTS

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New Vancouver Southsiders website


http://www.vancouversouthsiders.ca/home.html

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ESPN2 to air expansion coin flip at All-Star

Portland and Vancouver to find out who picks No. 1 in SuperDraft

HOUSTON -- The Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps may be several months away from officially joining MLS, but the expansion clubs will be right in the middle of the action at the All-Star Game festivities on Wednesday -- during halftime of the match between the MLS All-Stars and Manchester United.

That's when a coin toss will take place to determine which of the two clubs gets the first pick among eight different MLS player acquisition procedures.

ESPN2 will carry the coin toss during halftime of its All-Star coverage. Timbers head coach and general manager Gavin Wilkinson and Whitecaps director of professional teams Greg Anderson will join MLS Executive Vice President Todd Durbin for the event.

On August 11, the two clubs will then take turns picking among the eight player mechanisms below, with each team claiming the No. 1 ranking in the specific player acquisition method they select. The winner of Wednesday's coin toss goes first.

■First pick in the Expansion Draft
■First pick in the MLS SuperDraft
■USL Player Priority on opening of signing period
■Allocation Ranking
■Designated Player Ranking
■Discovery Ranking
■Lottery Ranking
■Waiver/Re-entry Draft Ranking

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Late Goal Decisive for Whitecaps FC in Montreal


In the first game of five matches on the road, Vancouver Whitecaps FC (8W-3L-9D) defeated Canadian arch-rivals Montreal Impact (6W-8L-5D) 1-0 in the USSF D-2 Pro League on Wednesday evening.

Greg Janicki's late header gave the Whitecaps their second straight league victory at Montreal's Stade Saputo in less than a month. In a match that seemed destined to end in a goalless draw, Teitur Thordarson's side found a way in the dying stages to claim three valuable away points against their fellow NASL Conference foes.

http://www.nasl.com/article/late-goa...-montreal_2391

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Thordarson named MLS head coach
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Vancouver Whitecaps FC took an important step in shaping the identity of their Major League Soccer (MLS) team today, as the club announced Teitur Thordarson as the team’s inaugural head coach when it begins play as the 17th team in MLS in March 2011. Per club policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed.

"Over the past two-and-a-half seasons, Teitur has done an outstanding job as a leader, a motivator, and a teacher," said Whitecaps FC president Bob Lenarduzzi. "His extensive experiences as a coach and player in the top leagues in Europe have had a huge impact on our club, as a whole. Teitur has a proven history of success, while setting very high standards, both for himself and those around him."

http://vancouvermls2011.com/news_and...s09021002.aspx

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USA World Cup star Jay DeMerit becomes first Whitecaps FC MLS signing

DeMerit joins Whitecaps FC

VANCOUVER, BC – Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced today the signing of American international and former Watford FC captain Jay DeMerit - pending his international transfer certificate. DeMerit becomes the first player named to the Whitecaps FC Major League Soccer roster. Per club policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed.

"Jay is a quality individual and leader - both on and off the pitch - and is the type of player we are looking to build our team with," said Bob Lenarduzzi, Whitecaps FC president. "He has excelled both at the club and international levels, and we are thrilled that Jay has joined Whitecaps FC as our first Major League Soccer player signing."

http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2010...fc-mls-signing

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VANCOUVER WHITECAPS
1. Seattle MF Sanna Nyassi
(Sounders protect D Patrick Ianni)
2. Dallas F Atiba Harris
(FCD no longer subject to selections)
3. Seattle MF Nathan Sturgis
(Sounders no longer subject to selections)
4. Philadelphia MF Shea Salinas
(Union protects GK Chris Seitz)
5. Chivas USA F Alan Gordon
(Chivas protects D Mariano Trujillo)
6. Toronto F O'Brian White
(TFC protects MF Julian de Guzman)
7. Philadelphia F Alejandro Moreno
(Union no longer subject to selections)
8. San Jose GK Joe Cannon
(Earthquakes protect D Tim Ward)
9. Kansas City D Jonathan Leathers
(Wizards protect GK Eric Kronberg)
10. Chicago MF John Thorrington

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Whitecaps FC add Canadian international
and
2010 USSF D-2 Defender of the Year



VANCOUVER, BC –Following the completion of their six-week offseason training camp this week, Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced today the signings of midfielder Terry Dunfield and centre back Greg Janicki to the club's Major League Soccer roster. Per club policy, terms of the contracts were not disclosed.

Both Dunfield and Janicki were members of Whitecaps FC during the club's final season at the North American second division level in 2010. The pair joins goalkeeper Jay Nolly, right fullback Wes Knight, and midfielder Philippe Davies in making the transition from Vancouver's United States Soccer Federation Division-2 Professional League (USSF D-2) team to their MLS squad for the 2011 season

http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2010...-defender-year

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Hamlett adds fire to Whitecaps' coaching staff


Longtime Chicago Fire head coach Denis Hamlett will join the Vancouver Whitecaps as an assistant coach. Hamlett, 41, spent 11 years with the Fire, starting as an assistant coach in their inaugural season, 1998, when they won the MLS Cup. He took over head coaching duties before the 2007 season and the Fire reached back-to-back conference finals under his guidance

Read more: http://www.theprovince.com/sports/Ha...#ixzz1AS6ZTPQS

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Whitecaps FC raise the curtain on preseason training
Eight weeks away from MLS debut


Though the rain poured down on a typical west coast winter's day at Empire Field, Vancouver Whitecaps FC began preparations for the inaugural season in Major League Soccer with a spirited training session on Monday afternoon.

With the visit of Canadian rivals Toronto FC now eight weeks away, the Blue and White set their course towards Saturday, March 19, by putting their squad of around 30 players through their paces in the first training session of 2011.

For goalkeeper Jay Nolly, being part of Vancouver's move up from the North American second division level to MLS has been worth the wait. "I've been on this team for three years, so when they announced that we would become part of MLS, my goal was to stay with this club and show what I can do," he told whitecapsfc.com. "Now that preseason is upon us, it's a good time to start moving forward

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