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SOCCER: Newest BC football club hits pitch Sunday for home opener

VFC head coach Afshin Ghotbi excited about the new face of the club heading into its second season
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Head coach Afshin Ghotbi leads the Vancouver Football Club (VFC) into its second season of professional soccer out of their home pitch in Langley. The home opener is happening Sunday, April 14 at 4 p.m. at Willoughby Stadium. (Beau Chevalier,Vancouver FC/Special to Langley Advance Times)

Afshin Ghotbi is literally counting down the hours until his team runs onto the field for its first game of the season at Willoughby Stadium.

He’s head coach of the Vancouver Football Club (FC) and in front of what he hopes will be a sold-out crowd, Ghotbi wants to show off the new team and all it’s new attributes for its fans.

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I began in the news industry at age 15, but honestly, I knew I wanted to be a community journalist even before that.
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