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The FIFA Council sits at the center of global football governance. Created through major reforms in 2016, it replaced the old Executive Committee with a more transparent and structured leadership model. The Council acts as FIFA’s strategic engine. It sets long-term goals, approves major tournaments like the World Cup, and oversees how football develops across … Read more
VANCOUVER, BC – Six Vancouver Whitecaps FC players have been called up to represent their respective countries during the upcoming March international window. All six players are 24 years old or under. Defensive midfielder Andrés Cubas was also called up but will not be attending due to injury. This window marks the penultimate meeting for … Read more
The bright, bold, and explosive celebration of timing and choreography offers Vancouver audiences an infectious sense of hope and exuberance Vancouver, BC — DanceHouse and Vancouver New Music present the BC Premiere of Australia’s Stephanie Lake Company’s riveting Manifesto, April 16 to 18, 2026, at 8pm at the Vancouver Playhouse. In a unique pairing, nine … Read more
Answers from Director Chris Lam 1. What interested you most about directing this new opera and bringing The Fox to the stage for the first time? Forming new collaborations and putting my signature on this new adaptation. I remember watching a film version from the late 60’s that was introduced in the documentary, The Celluloid Closet. The … Read more
Ein laues Frühlingsbeben an der Westküste Elke Porter | March 21, 2026 | Westcoast German News BC Place, Vancouver – March 21, 2026 The first day of spring arrived at BC Place with all the promise of a new season — but for Vancouver Whitecaps FC, the evening ended in familiar frustration. Before 21,261 fans, … Read more
Vancouver, BC — Little Room Productions (LRP), in partnership with New Works and The Roundhouse Community Centre, presents the world premiere of Fall(se) Circ(us), the company’s inaugural full-length contemporary dance work for an ensemble, on stage at Roundhouse Community Centre on March 21, 2026 at 7:30pm. Choreographed by LRP’s Co-Director Isak Enquist, Fall(se) Circ(us) examines … Read more
Elke Porter | Westcoast German News | Wednesday, March 18, 2026 The matchday experience has been reimagined through a concept known as The Last Mile, visualized here as a vibrant river of fans flowing along the False Creek seawall. This is not a static viewing area, but a dynamic, pedestrian-only spectator corridor designed to build … Read more
Prost, Vancouver! ERDINGER Weissbräu Partners with the Whitecaps in a Match Made in Bavaria Vancouver Whitecaps FC have announced a new official partnership with ERDINGER Weissbräu, one of Germany’s most celebrated wheat beer producers, naming the Bavarian brewery the Official Import Beer of the club through the 2026 season. The deal reflects not only a … Read more
A Historic Sunday at BC Place — March 15, 2026 Even before a single ball was kicked, Sunday’s match against Minnesota United FC had already earned a nickname among the faithful: The Cherry Blossom Match. Vancouver’s iconic pink blooms were in full splendour around the city, and the Whitecaps community leaned into the season with … Read more
It was August 17, 2025, and Vancouver’s BC Place buzzed with an electricity the city hadn’t felt since the Stanley Cup Final. A German legend had landed — not just in British Columbia, but in our hearts. Thomas Müller, the Raumdeuter, the man who turned Bayern Munich’s pitch into a personal canvas for 25 years, … Read more
Westcoast German News | World Cup 2026 Series — 94 Days to Go In just 94 days, the world stops. The 2026 FIFA World Cup — the largest in the tournament’s history — kicks off on Thursday, June 11, 2026, with an opening ceremony and first match at one of football’s most hallowed grounds: the … Read more
100 Tage bis zum Anpfiff: Vancouvers Wirtschaft im FIFA-Fieber VANCOUVER – Gestern verwandelte sich der Corner Club im BC Place in ein strategisches Hauptquartier für die lokale Wirtschaft. Unter dem Titel „100 Days to Kickoff: The Business of the Beautiful Game“ lud das Greater Vancouver Board of Trade zu einem Briefing ein, das keinen Zweifel … Read more