Really worried about our squad...I think we really need a great ball winner in CM and a better winger who can deliver good balls...are there any names floating around who may be rumoured to be coming to Vancouver

Football and music go hand in hand. Waste some time this Friday with our "MLS Back Catalogue" featuring one of the best ever bands to come out of the UK - The Smiths...

http://www.canadiansoccernews.com/content.php?2649-MLS-Back-Catalogue-The-Smiths

Oh dear. Are there any worse puns than sports puns?

Steve Pandher from The Whitecaps Beat is AFTN's newest writer.

Today he weighs up the Caps options in the MLS SuperDraft and makes his two selections...

http://www.canadiansoccernews.com/content.php?2661-Weighing-Up-The-Whitecaps-MLS-SuperDraft-Options

Our look at today's SuperDraft, the Caps picks and what the future might hold in store for some of the current squad...

http://www.canadiansoccernews.com/content.php?2669-Draft-Duo-Excited-By-Whitecaps-Challenge

Canadian Women's National Team Coach John Herdman talks about the upcoming qualifcation tournament...

http://www.canadiansoccernews.com/content.php?2685-CWNT-Coach-Herdman-Ready-For-Olympic-Qualifying-Challenge

And AFTN's busy day continues as we cast our eye over the Whitecaps four Supplemental Draft picks....

http://www.canadiansoccernews.com/content.php?2693-Whitecaps-Supplement-Numbers-By-Four

Loving this thread for easy access to new articles....

Great stuff as usual GoF..

GoF said: With the Olympic qualifers hours away, we talk to local lass Chelsea Buckland, former Cap Robyn Gayle, Head Coach John Herdman and our very own Brett, about what the team want from the Southsiders and other fans in attendance...

http://www.canadiansoccernews.com/content.php?2699-Canadian-Women-Looking-Forward-To-Fervent-Fan-Support

Thanks Michael. It's nice to learn Buckland is local. I don't remember seeing her before with the Nats (she's very cute, so I'm sure I'd remember her). Was Crofton's Emily Zurrer at the presser?

IMO the hottest current Canada girls are Emily Zurrer, Chelsea Stewart, Kaylyn Kyle, and Chelsea Buckland - in that order.

The CSA is so Mickey Mouse that they can't even be bothered posting decent recent photos of their players with any regularity, so I can't find a photo of Christina Julien to see whether I'd add her to my top five or not.

My top 5 are all women who havent been named..

scott09 said: Guys, I thought you were all so much enlightened as to view our CWNT as sex objects. Shame on you, I excpect that kinda thing from Krisaug5, but seathanaich, really? ;)

Dude, just because I will watch and cheer for the women as athletes doesn't mean I'm not going to check them out, and have a top 5 list . . . at least it's not curling, where I usually need a top 10 list . . .

WhitecapsFutbol said:

seathanaich said: The CSA is so Mickey Mouse that they can't even be bothered posting decent recent photos of their players with any regularity, so I can't find a photo of Christina Julien to see whether I'd add her to my top five or not.

http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/players/player=329783/index.html

Thank you for that! Apologies to Kris, but she doesn't crack my top five from that photo. However, Desiree Scott might, if she looks as cute in person as she does in the photo on that site. Too bad FIFA does a better job of listing the Canada players than the CSA does . . .

Vancouver Vapors.

With the Caps new signing, Martin Rennie is turning Japanese...

http://www.canadiansoccernews.com/content.php?2705-Vancouver-Vapors-Turning-Japanese

The_Real_Deal said:

Legal_Alien said: Hate to be disloyal to my adopted country but I'm rather looking forward to seeing the silking skills of Heather Mills and Alex Morgan for the US and Natalie Garcia for Mexico.

Paul McCartneys ex? :-B

It would be quite the sight but I meant Mitts.

Sinclair's third goal is something that wouldn't be out of place on an MLS "Goal of the Week" voting selection.

As we work on our Jarju article, here's some #FridayFun to time waste to, as AFTN brings you our interactive "Top Ten Songs We Dedicate To The Canadian Women's National Team"...

http://www.canadiansoccernews.com/content.php?2713-Top-Ten-Songs-For-The-CWNT

(it's worth playing the link to track 5 for those that may not have heard that particular song)

Alliteration gone crazy, as we recap tonight's pedestrian win for the Canadian women against Cuba.

Canada's Cuban Cruise Secures Semi Spot - http://www.canadiansoccernews.com/content.php?2719-Canadas-Cuban-Cruise

Our first of two reports from today's opening day of pre-season training, with the thoughts of Cannon, DeMerit, Davidson and Mattocks....

http://www.canadiansoccernews.com/content.php?2725-Whitecaps-Begin-Pre-Season-Training

GoF said: Martin Rennie - "We're always looking at Canadian players"

http://www.canadiansoccernews.com/content.php?2726-Martin-Rennie-Talks

Martin makes a really good point that the Canadian players that would be suitable for us are locked up in Europe for the most part. There isn't much Canadian content available in North America that are MLS material; other than the ones already under MLS contract.

A recap of tonight's women's game which has given us a semi....

http://www.canadiansoccernews.com/content.php?2727-Canadian-Women-One-Win-Away-From-Olympic-Dream

Can't really delete, as I'm too big on freedom of speech.

It will spark debate if nothing else. Good for the ratings, as they say.

For anyone who hasn't seen the comment. Some (presumably TFC dick) is slagging us off as people had Southsiders scarves on display and not solely Canadian ones.

If you guys weren't already aware, there's a very, very old argument constantly simmering on the Voyageurs boards about how Toronto FC fans have a tendency to wear their Toronto FC kits and bring their TFC gear to Canadian national team games and whether that's a bad thing or it doesn't matter.

I think that it's, on balance, a bad thing but I really don't give that much of a fuck (and feel the same way about Southsiders scarves at Canada matches). But be aware there's some history behind that "douchebaggery".

(Funnily enough, I saw a couple guys in TFC kits at yesterday's game too...)

OldTan complaining about "brain dead comments"! It's 7am and my day's complete! :-))

Fynnsky said: I wore a Whitecaps Jersey since I don't have a Canada soccer Jersey. Figured it made more sense than a hockey Jersey?

So I guess that was poor form as well? Whatever.

Reactions will range from "hey, you're supporting Canadian soccer!" to "it's not ideal but I'm not going to get in your face about it" (that's me) to "you are worse than Hitler".