Nigel Reo-Coker News

The Vancouver central defender is slated to play his third game in seven days as the Whitecaps host the Portland Timbers in MLS action Saturday at BC Place.

Cascadia Cup action resumes on Saturday as the in-form Portland Timbers head to BC Place to take on Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

Impact's Andres Romero, right, and Whitecaps' Nigel Reo-Coker battle for the ball in the first half Wednesday of the Amway Canadian Championship soccer final in Montreal.

Russell Teibert scored his first MLS goal for Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the 63rd minute, and then he netted another 13 minutes later to lead his side to a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Galaxy at BC Place on Saturday.

Russell, Teibert, a 20-year-old from Niagara Falls, Ont., is in his third season but had not managed to score until he netted two today.

The LA Galaxy and Vancouver Whitecaps both have Wednesday matchups to consider when making lineups for Saturday.

Los Angeles at Vancouver , 7 p.m. Vancouver Whitecaps FC has an uphill battle to end its seven-game winless run as it welcomes the Los Angeles Galaxy to BC Place on Saturday.

Now and again the likes of the 2012 LA team amble into view to confuse things by only starting to play in July, but with around a quarter of the season gone, and a busy week just over, a few sides are beginning to separate from this year's pack one way or another.

Vancouver Whitecaps take to the pitch against defending champions LA Galaxy at BC Place on Saturday to begin a two-week period that has the potential to transform a season that has so far failed to live up to expectations.

Real Salt Lake finished a three-game home stand with a win over Vancouver Whitecaps, with midfielders Javier Morales and Luis Gil grabbing the goals - both on assists from forward Joao Plata .

Today, we talk to Jon Szekeres, Vancouver Whitecaps blogger at Eighty Six Forever, about his side's chances on Saturday, the midfield, new faces, and RSL's chances.

Vancouver Whitecaps celebrate a goal over FC Edmonton during the second half in Vancouver on Wednesday, May 1, 2013.

The Vancouver Whitecaps will get a second chance against FC Edmonton, when the two teams do battle at BC Place tonight.

It may have been a blip, but last Saturday - in roster iteration number eight - it was refreshing to once again see the Vancouver Whitecaps field pretty much their "A" team against Dallas at BC Place.

It may have been a blip, but last Saturday - in roster iteration number eight - it was refreshing to once again see the Vancouver Whitecaps field pretty much their "A" team against Dallas at BC Place.

The Vancouver Whitecaps haven't won a match since that two game winning streak to open the season.

Disclaimer: The following is a rant, maybe even a tirade - one I haven't penned lightly, or in the absence of considered thought.

Dallas controlled the majority of the game, while Vancouver had no answer for the Hoops' crafty midfield.

Vancouver Whitecaps' Nigel Reo-Coker, of England, heads the ball during the second half of an MLS game against Real Salt Lake in Vancouver, B.C., on Saturday April 13, 2013.