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Westcoast German News is working hard to keep you up-to-date in 2026 with Soccer News! Hundreds of journalists, photographers, bloggers, and podcasters are chasing a finite number of credentials — and today the door closed. Westcoast German News | 31. März 2026 | Vancouver, BC A massive logistics operation is quietly transforming the heart of
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
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
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
From our sports correspondent Elke Porter | Westcoast German News *All Photos by Porter — shot live and at full speed at BC Place on Saturday, February 28, 2026. It was an evening Vancouver fans had been waiting a long time for. Thomas Müller — the great tactician, the “Raumdeuter,” the man with the famous
World Cup 2026: Why Switzerland Is Still Waiting While Other Groups Are Fully Set As excitement builds toward the FIFA World Cup 2026, not all groups are equally settled — and that is exactly what is creating tension for Swiss fans. While Group E (featuring the Germany national football team) already has all four teams
Ein Spiel, das man nicht verpassen darf: Vancouver Whitecaps vs. Toronto FC BC Place ist bereit — und es gibt gleich mehrere Gründe, dabei zu sein. Fußballfreunde an der Westküste, aufgepasst! Die Vancouver Whitecaps empfangen dieses Wochenende Toronto FC im BC Place — und für deutschsprachige Fans bietet diese Partie gleich mehrere Gründe, sich ein
VANCOUVER — It started quietly. Very quietly. When the referee’s whistle kicked off Wednesday night’s Concacaf Champions Cup second leg between the Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Costa Rica’s Club Sport Cartaginés at BC Place, only a handful of fans dotted the lower bowl. The cavernous stadium felt almost surreal for a continental knockout tie —
VANCOUVER, BC – The Vancouver Whitecaps have locked up one of their most important players, announcing on Tuesday that Paraguayan midfielder Andrés Cubas has signed a contract extension that will keep him at the club through the 2028 season. Who Is Andrés Cubas? Cubas, 29, first arrived in Vancouver back in April 2022 after being
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Open 2026 Season with Hard-Fought 1–0 Win at BC Place The 2026 MLS season began with energy, noise, and expectation at BC Place as 23,546 fans watched Vancouver Whitecaps FC defeat Real Salt Lake 1–0 on Saturday night. It was not a perfect performance, but it was disciplined and determined — and
Jesse Marsch: The American Coach Leading Canada’s World Cup Dream From Wisconsin to the World Stage: How Jesse Marsch is Building a Canadian Soccer Identity VANCOUVER — Jesse Marsch has never been one to shy away from a challenge. The 52-year-old American coach, who grew up in Racine, Wisconsin, under parents who instilled in him
Vancouver, BC – January 16, 2026 – As winter settles in back home, Vancouver Whitecaps FC are doing what has quietly become a January tradition: packing their bags and heading to Spain for a four-week preseason training camp in Marbella. It’s not a holiday—though the sunshine certainly helps—but a carefully designed reset for bodies, minds,