And no more criticisms about the Vancouver Sun and its media attention on the Whitecaps either because several stories and pictures were soon published as well.
Look how high Charles Gbeke can leap when he made his header that resulted in the championship goal. The Lions should recruit Gbeke for his great leaping ability. Of course, hopefully Gbeke can be as effective with using his hands to catch balls when leaping the same way he could knock balls using his head when leaping.
And ladies, you don't need David Beckham as Eduardo Sobrango is just as hot.
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/stor ... bca5e2fe73
Whitecaps are champs
Vancouver wins its second title in three years
Ian Walker, Vancouver Sun
Published: Sunday, October 12, 2008
VANCOUVER - The details of the Vancouver Whitecaps' return from Soccer Bowl Five are well known to B.C. soccer fans. It was an improbable sports story that grabbed the province by the heart and squeezed it like none other before.
But there was a dark side to that 1979 championship season that took some of the lustre off the only major North American title to be won by a professional sports team in Vancouver.
The North American Soccer League rewarded each Whitecap player with a $4,000 bonus for the win. A figure many of Vancouver's veteran players felt the team should match considering it was a longstanding tradition in leagues overseas. But general manager John Best refused and many players still feel jilted to this day.
Whitecaps president Bob Lenarduzzi was a member of the '79 Whitecaps, and although he was just happy to be a part of a championship team, he's heard enough griping over the years to know not to make the same mistake twice.
As a result, Vancouver players can expect a tidy bonus on their final pay after Sunday's 2-1 victory over the Puerto Rico Islanders in the United Soccer Leagues First Division championship at Swangard Stadium.
"I don't want to get into the exact amount, but an incentive was there, and we told the players just before they went out," said Lenarduzzi. "Our owner is very cognizant of rewarding people and it's part of the culture of our club. If we have people that do well, they get rewarded."
If that's the case, forward Charles Gbeke's bonus should have an extra zero on the end. The Montreal native scored a pair of second-half goals to single-handedly lift the Whitecaps to victory in a game that never rose to the heights of soccer precision, but that had moments of magic at both ends of the pitch.
Gbeke was the best player by far and an easy choice as the game's MVP, even before finishing off Justin Moose's cross for the game-winner in the 73rd minute.
It shouldn't go unnoticed that he almost willed the game's first goal, winding the south side fans into a frenzy by whipping his arms around like a windmill just seconds before connecting on an Alfredo Valente corner kick in the 55th minute.
The Whitecaps win was on the SportsCover and more stories about needing a new Waterfront Stadium to win future 
champioships in.
heres to the CHAMPION WHITECAPS!
