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The Steady Improvement of Ranko Veselinovic Share this story Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images Ranko Veselinovic joined the Vancouver Whitecaps with a fair amount of hype around him. Serbian fans raved about him and Transfermarkt deemed him one of the ‘Caps most valuable players. He took some time to see the field due to visa issues but ‘Caps fans finally got their first look at him at the MLS is back tournament. He was awful. Veselinovic struggled mightily to adapt to MLS in his first s...

Copy If you attended architecture or design school, there’s probably something you noticed about your fellow classmates- a majority of them were female. And if you have been working in the world of design for a few years, there’s probably something else you’ve noticed as well- that there are fewer women in leadership positions than men. There’s a crisis that architecture has been facing ever since the profession has existed, and it’s that women in leave architecture in high numbers. B...

Deep Dive: Caio Alexandre Share this story Photo by Bruna Prado/Getty Images The Vancouver Whitecaps have signed Brazilian box-to-box midfielder Caio Alexandre from Botafogo. the reported $4.4 million fee is the second highest the club has ever paid. By all accounts Alexandre is pretty good but it’s a move that creates a lot interesting questions about the direction this Whitecaps team is headed. So let’s dive into what he brings to the team. Career Summary: Alexandre, 22, broke through in ...

Deep Dive: Bruno Gaspar Share this story Photo by Visionhaus The Vancouver Whitecaps have bolstered their backline with the signing of Angolan international right back Bruno Gaspar. Gaspar, 27, joins from Portuguese giants Sporting CP on a loan deal with the option to buy. Career Summary: Gaspar began his career with Benfica but moved to Vitória Guimarães before making an appearance for their first team. With Vitória Gaspar established himself as a regular starter, making 80 first team app...

In a Bit of a Bikel: A Look at the Vancouver Whitecaps’ Defence Share this story By most measures the Vancouver Whitecaps had one of the the worst defences in a very weird 2020 MLS season. They were last in the league expected goals against, 4th from bottom in actual goals against, and last in shots conceded. But in all of their post season interviews Axel Schuster and Marc Dos Santos have both stressed the need for attacking solutions. Naturally this has lead to some concern that they aren�...

Team Takeover: Who should stay and who should go for 2021? (Young Internationals) Share this story USA TODAY Sports We are back to give our opinions on which Vancouver Whitecaps players should return, this time looking at three young international players. Leonard Owusu: Data Courtesy of American Soccer Analysis and Whoscored Leonard Owusu joined Vancouver in 2020 after a successful stint in the Israeli Premier league. He had some good games and showed some good qualities, but as the chart ab...