The Third Sub Episode 260: 2026 Vancouver Whitecaps Season Preview

About this episode

The episode previews the Vancouver Whitecaps' 2026 season, discussing their recent match, new signing, and expectations for the upcoming season.

Welcome back to another episode of the Third Sub Podcast! In this episode, Alex and Sam are back, as usual, this time to dive into all things Vancouver Whitecaps ahead of the start of their 2026 campaign. To begin, they dive into the latest out of the Whitecaps, who have actually already started their 2026 season, as they took on C.S. Cartaginés in the first leg of their round one Concacaf Champions Cup tie this week. They look at what stood out from that match, which was a 0-0 draw, as they dive into what that result says about this Whitecaps team. From there, they take a look at the Whitecaps' newest signing, Cheikh Sabaly, as they take a look at where the former Ligue 1 forward will fit into this team going forward. Continuing the show, they then dive into a bigger picture conversation about the Whitecaps goals and ambitions for the 2026 season, helping set expectations for the team after such a successful 2025. Is it fair to expect progress? Or could the Whitecaps regress? They look at every possible outcome in that discussion. Lastly, they take a look ahead to the Whitecaps first game of the MLS season, which will be against Real Salt Lake on Saturday, February 21st at BC…

People in this episode

Hosts: Alex, Sam

Topics covered

• Vancouver Whitecaps
• Concacaf Champions Cup
• MLS season preview
• soccer

Keywords

• Cheikh Sabaly
• Real Salt Lake
• BC Place

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Third Sub Podcast

More episodes of The Third Sub

• The Third Sub Episode 263: Have we seen the best version of the 2026 Vancouver Whitecaps? · April 16, 2026 · 1h 37m
• The Third Sub Episode 262: The 2026 CCC dream is dead but the MLS show rolls on for the Whitecaps · March 21, 2026 · 1h 30m
• The Third Sub Episode 261: The Whitecaps quickly find their feet in first few games of 2026 · March 6, 2026 · 1h 39m
• The Third Sub Episode 259: Signings galore for Whitecaps, but is it time to worry about BC Place deal? · January 31, 2026 · 1h 18m
• The Third Sub Episode 258: Whitecaps fall in MLS Cup Final, turn attention to big 2026 · January 6, 2026 · 2h 5m
• The Third Sub Episode 257: The Whitecaps are set for Inter Miami rematch in 2025 MLS Cup · December 4, 2025 · 1h 32m