VANCOUVER, BC – Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced today that the club will kick off their 2017 preseason training camp in Wales before participating in Portland’s preseason tournament for the fourth straight year. Here are three thoughts from the announcement.
SHAKING THINGS UP
This will be Vancouver’s first preseason outside North America since joining MLS in 2011.
They’ve spent some time in Arizona during each of the last six seasons, in addition to trips to Seattle, Orlando, Cary, Charleston, and Portland. For the most part, they have faced North American competition also just starting off their seasons.