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THE GOOD: Omar Salgado's move to the left wing has sparked him into life for the Whitecaps.
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I think it came before the franchise was here ... With the USL success, playing MLS teams here, I think there was a lot of pride in how this team did in this tournament, and our attitude from the beginning was that we wanted to do what we can to try to win it, and we've kind of carried that through.
At the end of the day, we’ve just got to get down to business and start winning games. Regular season in MLS is clearly a measuring stick of success. Hopefully this weekend (Toronto’s first victory of the year) was a start.
A year that started off with 50,000 people and everybody doing a happy dance over at the Rogers Centre (where TFC drew 2-2 with MLS champion Los Angeles at the CONCACAF Champions League) went sidewaysMore quotes »
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Yankee Stadium to host first soccer game in July
for the French league title.Chelsea opens its U.S. tour July 18 at the Seattle Sounders . After the PSG match, the Blues play the Major League Soccer All-Stars on July 25 in Chester, Pa.Tottenham, Liverpool and Aston Villa also have preseason U.S. tours. Read more »
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Former Vancouver Games chief to guide Whitecaps
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Gatt joins initial US group for Olympic qualifiers
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Major League Soccer
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MLS thriving decade after barely hanging on
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Chicago Fire crash out of US Open Cup at hands of Michigan Bucks
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Sporting Kansas City signs Supp. Draft pick Miller
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