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can't wait for the season to start

probably also Salgado has been training everywhere, he's trained in england,netherland, here's the article of his off-season http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2012/01/omar-salgados-experiences-abroadTo say Omar Salgado has had an off-season is a bit of a misnomer.The 18 year old, selected first overall in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft by Vancouver Whitecaps FC, ended his season with Martin Rennie’s unconventional postseason training camp, and since then has had training sessions and matches in Germany, the Netherlands and England.Now, after a few weeks off with friends and family, which he mainly spent in El Paso, Texas, with family, Salgado is in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, training with the United States U-20 team. “It’s different because it’s a lot quicker,” Salgado told MLSsoccer.com by phone on Tuesday, discussing the style of soccer in Europe. “I felt [the speed] in Fulham and I felt it in the Netherlands. Being in the Netherlands, it’s not as physical – you couldn’t really touch the players – I don’t know if it was the referees or the way they play there, but it was different. In MLS it’s a lot more physical, but there it was just about playing the ball.” His European journey began with a trip to Germany with the U.S. U-23 squad, where Tab Ramos ran a camp from Nov. 7-15.From there, Salgado went to London, where he trained with Premier League side Fulham FC from Nov. 17 to Dec. 4, where he linked up with fellow Texan Clint Dempsey.The U.S. international took Salgado under his wing during his time training in England, even having him over for Thanksgiving dinner.“He invited me over to his house a couple of times,” Salgado said. “He has a great family and I’m really happy for him for what he’s been doing the past few weeks. I’m really grateful to him and his wife for taking me in and taking care of me while I was over there.”The forward trained mainly with the reserve squad but did take part in a number of first-team sessions.“I got to train with the first team a couple of times,” Salgado said. “It was great to see the guys you see on TV every day, so to play with them was awesome, and you get to see they’re normal people just like everyone else. They impressed me with the way they played and I learned a lot from them.”Not long after, Salgado participated in a Generation Adidas camp from Dec. 5-15 in the Netherlands, during which he played against the youth team of famous Dutch club Ajax, and took in a Champions League match between Ajax and Real Madrid.“It was good to be with players close to my age, and players in a similar environment to me,” Salgado said of the Generation Adidas tour. “I learned how to play with these guys and how to adjust to different types of players – it was a great experience for me.”Whitecaps FC are hoping these varied experiences in foreign environments will help their prized asset bring his game to the next level.“If he’s taken these experiences on the way it was expected, then I think he’ll have learned a lot,” Rennie said. “I think he’ll realize the level of play at the highest levels in Europe is very, very high, and that the standard of training is very high. You need to be ready to train hard every single day.“He’s a young player -- he still has a lot of physical development to do and a lot of development as a player to do, but he definitely has the raw talents and materials to be a very good player.”Now, the aim for Salgado is to continue to push on and impress Rennie enough to play a bigger role for Vancouver next season, where he played only 504 minutes over 14 MLS matches in his debut season.“I think it will be a new start for me,” Salgado said. “I think I’ll be a new player. These experiences really helped me a lot and I feel like I grew up a lot more and I’m more mature. I hope I start out well and that I play a lot more than last season, and if not I’ll keep being patient and hopefully show what I can do when I get picked.”

whitecaps sign Argentina defensemen Bonjour http://tsn.ca/soccer/mls/story/?id=384426

VANCOUVER, BC - Vancouver Whitecaps FC, in conjunction with Major League Soccer, announced today details for the 2012 regular season. Whitecaps FC's second season in MLS will see the 38-year-old club play a conference-based 34-match regular season schedule. Whitecaps FC kick off their second season in MLS on Bell Pitch at BC Place when they host Canadian rivals and 2012 expansion side Montreal Impact on Saturday, March 10, at 3 p.m. PT. The season opener will be broadcast live in English on TSN and in French on RDS. Head coach Martin Rennie's side will play 17 home and 17 away matches over the course of 34 weeks. This includes six afternoon and three evening home matches on a Saturday, five evening home games on a Wednesday, and three afternoon home games on a Sunday. Vancouver’s final regular season home match will take place on Saturday, October 20, versus Cascadia Cup rivals Portland Timbers at 1 p.m. PT. The ‘Caps conclude their regular season campaign when they visit Real Salt Lake at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah, on Saturday, October 27, at 6 p.m. PT. All matches will be available live on TEAM 1410 sports radio, as well as Bell mobile devices. The 2012 television broadcast schedule, as well as the schedule of matches for the 2012 Nutrilite Canadian Championship, will be announced in the coming weeks. "We are pleased with the balance of home and away matches in every month, as well as the mix of afternoon and evening kick off times," said Whitecaps FC president Bob Lenarduzzi. "We look forward to kicking off year two against Montreal Impact, as they play their first match in their inaugural MLS season in Vancouver on March 10." As a member of the MLS Western Conference, Whitecaps FC will play each Western Conference opponent three times (24 matches) and all 10 Eastern Conference opponents once each (10 matches). As part of the new schedule format for 2012, the ‘Caps will play four Western Conference clubs twice at home. They include Cascadia Cup rivals Seattle Sounders FC, Colorado Rapids, FC Dallas, and San Jose Earthquakes. Following the March 10 season opener with Montreal, the ‘Caps will host four other Eastern Conference clubs in D.C. United, Houston Dynamo, New York Red Bulls, and Sporting Kansas City at BC Place. 

The 2012 schedule includes a total of six Cascadia Cup matches versus Portland and Seattle, as well as Vancouver’s lone league clash with Canadian rivals Toronto FC at BMO Field on Wednesday, July 11, at 4 p.m. PT. Whitecaps FC will host defending MLS Cup champions LA Galaxy at BC Place on Wednesday, July 18, at 7 p.m. PT. Visit whitecapsfc.com/schedule for the complete schedule. 10 clubs will qualify for the 2012 MLS Cup Playoffs. This will consist of the top five clubs in points from each conference at the end of the regular season.

Whitecaps FC 2012 MLS season tickets start at $329, plus applicable tax and a $10 processing fee per order. To secure a seat and for additional information about Whitecaps FC MLS season tickets, including loge seats and suites, call 604.669.9283 or visit

can't wait for caps to play again

my bad I read somewhere on sportsnet that he was a 16 year or something aha my bad but this guy will help us out in the back so much with a healthy demerit

interesting we signed a korean kid, and traded jay nolly for 1st nd supplemental draft pick hopefully we can pick up de guzmen

didn't know where to post this but Chicago fire will try to get Rio Ferdieland when his contract expires with BPL

how is he great ? would much rather seen Salagdo then tan who hasn't done anything at all this team and same with jarju

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R60mUzz6fE&feature=autoplay&list=WL78B6649EB0BA750F&lf=BFp&playnext=1

jeez thank god soehn isn't going to be the coach next year signing jarju has been the biggest mistake, then now putting long tan ? like come on put Salagado or someone else and it was terrible luck for us tonight

lets go cap last game at empire lets end it with a win !

exactly Camilo has been robbed of a goal from last week and this week two p.k. poor reffing and then theirs also soehn putting on jarju and tan always why not use Salagdo

whitecaps ad Mitchell http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/2011/09/15/whitecaps_mitchell/

hopefully he'll play soon !

I rather see Omar Salgado

caps should of been up 2-0 first half got screwed over a horrible call

lets go caps get your first road victory of the year tomorrow !!!!!!

I was just wondering I been to metro/guilford to look for a caps jersey with names on it like Hassli , Salagdo , Camilo I can't find any can anyone please help me find them !!!