It was the one question being asked over and over at Whitecaps training this past week. A question that was repeatedly posed last season, and the season before that and in the 2011 campaign before that. "Why do the Whitecaps struggle so badly on the road?" Ive asked many players and team officials and fellow pundits that same question over the last three years, yet no one can really give a definitive answer. Searing heat, humidity and altitude are often mentioned. Youd think crossing time zones would be really hard on players, except that the Whitecaps managed three wins and a draw from five eastern trips last year alone. Theyve actually exhibited more road futility in the West. Playing surfaces can be unique in makeup and dimension but not drastic. Penalty areas are the same size, as are the goals, and yet the visiting team always seems to start the game with a statistical disadvantage. Some Las Vegas oddsmakers give MLS home teams a half goal advantage which represents a 10% edge, higher than any other Major North American Sport. Coach Carl Robinson pointed out this week that teams who are great at home, usually get into the playoffs. But teams that collect points away are usually comfortably in the playoffs by the time autumn rolls around. Nigel Reo Coker suggested that team spirit and camaraderie are the keys to success no matter where you play, and that this 2014 squad is capable of replicating its thrilling 4-1 win over New York away from BC Place. Whitecaps supporters, who are showing up to more and more away games, just want a team that looks and plays similarly no matter the venue; something Martin Rennie couldnt come to grips with over his 2 seasons. No venue has been a bigger obstacle for the Whitecaps than the one they visit on Sunday, when they play Chivas USA; co-tenants of the Stub Hub Centre with the LA Galaxy. In nine contests there, the Whitecaps have but one win, and two draws. Theyve scored just five times in Carson, while allowing 15 goals. With four games in SoCal this season (representing 11.7% of their entire schedule) taking more of those available 12 points might help reverse a trend that has seen the club win just seven out of 52 games away from Vancouver. Caleb Sturgis Jersey . Villa has already confirmed his short-term deal and the Daily Mirror reported early Tuesday that Lampard will join him as both build up match fitness ahead of moves to the new Major League Soccer franchise New York City. Justin Jones Chargers Jersey .com) - The 12th-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes continue a four-game homestand at Value City Arena on Wednesday night when they face off against the High Point Panthers in a non-conference matchup. http://www.prochargersteamstore.com/. 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With the game goalless late in the first half, Malaga were looking to break, only for play to be disrupted by a ball thrown from the direction of the Atletico bench.While it was not clear who the culprit was, Simeone, as the highest-ranking member of the coaching team, was sent to the stands and could now be banned for the rest of the season. Atletico won the match 1-0 thanks to Angel Correas 62nd-minute goal to maintain their La Liga title challenge, but Simeone is unlikely to be on the sidelines to watch their last three league matches.Asked about the incident after the match, he said: It was the boy next to us, but that does not matter. It is clear that the referee made the right decision regarding the rules. Diego Simeone watched the second half from the stands He did what he had to do and took the coach off.dddddddddddd I have little else to say.Speaking on Sky Sports, Spanish football expert Guillem Balague said: The competition committee will ban him for at least three matches so he will miss the rest of the season. In a similar incident the culprit got an eight-match ban.The ball was thrown from the bench, it didnt seem like it was Simeone, but it came from the bench. The physical trainer tried to claim it was him but the referee said no, he saw it wasnt him.He tells Simeone the rules are because the ball has gone onto the pitch from the bench and you are the highest ranked member of the coaching staff I have to send you off. 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