The Third Sub Episode 263: Have we seen the best version of the 2026 Vancouver Whitecaps?

About this episode

Alex and Sam discuss the performance of the Vancouver Whitecaps and other soccer happenings in British Columbia.

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 and all other happenings related to soccer in British Columbia. To begin, they take a look at how the Whitecaps have done as of late, as they've done well to recover from a frustrating loss to the San Jose Earthquakes in MLS play by picking up two important victories against the Portland Timbers and New York City FC. Now, the Whitecaps currently sit top of MLS's Supporters' Shield standings - and they arguably haven't even played their best football yet, even if the advanced numbers suggest that they've been one of the best teams in MLS so far this year. Because of that, Alex and Sam share what they think this team could still be better at, while looking at what has worked so well for them so far. Lastly, they take a look at what's ahead for the Whitecaps, who will take on Sporting Kansas City in their next matchup, before potentially welcoming back some key players from injury in the weeks afterwards. To round off the show, they then chat about other local soccer happenings, as the Canadian Premier League is back, as is…

People in this episode

Hosts: Alex, Sam

Topics covered

• Vancouver Whitecaps
• MLS
• soccer
• British Columbia
• Canadian Premier League
• BC Premier League
• Northern Super League

Keywords

• Supporters' Shield
• Sporting Kansas City
• injury return

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Third Sub Podcast

Places: British Columbia

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• The Third Sub Episode 258: Whitecaps fall in MLS Cup Final, turn attention to big 2026 · January 6, 2026 · 2h 5m
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