Anne-Marie Sorvin-USA TODAY Sports We provide an update on upcoming changes to the community. We provide an update on upcoming changes to the community. As you probably know, SB Nation and Vox Media announced they were ending their relationship with most MLS and NHL blogs back in February. While this was a surprising and disappointing announcement at the time, it was also an opportunity. Since I’ve been at Eighty Six Forever, the site has always been defined by the community, the writers, readers, commentators, and critics. The passion and involvement of the community is what has made the site ..read more

Matt Blewett-USA TODAY Sports For a third straight match, the Vancouver Whitecaps earned a single point with a 1-1 draw in Minnesota on Saturday night. We break down the performances in the latest report card. Saturday night in Minnesota, the Vancouver Whitecaps played out a 1-1 draw against a depleted Minnesota United side that was without seven regular starters. While the Whitecaps controlled the tempo for most of the match and overall played some pretty attractive attacking football, some of the same looming problems with this team remained. Namely, the Whitecaps continue to struggle finish ..read more

Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports The Whitecaps are in the land of a thousand lakes to take on the Loons. Welcome back, everyone. The Vancouver Whitecaps are out on the road this weekend taking on Minnesota United. A big story for both teams this weekend is international call-ups, especially for the Loons, as they will be missing 7 regular starters heading into this one. For the Whitecaps, they will be without the services of Andres Cubas and Javain Brown. As an additional note, obviously Sergio Cordova is out for a while with injury, but Deiber Caicedo is back in the team and could see his fir ..read more

Anne-Marie Sorvin-USA TODAY Sports Good Friday morning Caps fans, hope you all had a good week and are enjoying the fact that it is now officially springtime. In Caps-world, it was a painful week, with confirmation that Sergio Cordova will miss the next six-to-eight weeks after coming off injured over the weekend against LA Galaxy. The striker position, already a question mark, has become even more of a problem. I feel for Cordova, who never looked entirely fit or up to speed in his first few matches, was asked to sacrifice himself in the away leg at Real Espana in CONCACAF Champions League pl ..read more

Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports Good Monday morning Caps fans, hope you all are well rested heading into Monday morning — or that some coffee at least awaits you on the burner. It was another ho-hum result over the weekend for Vancouver. On a matchweek that was filled with drama, the Caps and their opponent for the second week in a row traded first half goals, with the added twist on Saturday that LA Galaxy had two goals ruled out that would have given them a victory. On the surface, a 1-1 draw isn’t awful. It is the first away points the Caps have gotten in seemingly forever (or, at least, s ..read more

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports The Whitecaps search for three points in California this weekend. Welcome back, everyone. After an eventful midweek jaunt down to Honduras, the Vancouver Whitecaps are back in action this Saturday against the LA Galaxy with a fairly well rested roster. For everything you need to know about the matchup specifically, be sure to check out our match preview here. In terms of predictions, Vanni Sartini had no injuries of note prior to training on Friday, but I will update here if I hear anything different. I would expect most of those who sat out Wednesday to play ..read more

Anne-Marie Sorvin-USA TODAY Sports Good Monday morning Caps fans, hope you all had a restful weekend. It was a nice break but the move to daylight savings has me nodding off as I write this on Sunday night — hopefully it is comprehensible enough. Vancouver got off the mark in MLS play Saturday, nabbing a single, solitary point off a 1-1 draw with FC Dallas that was long on hard work and gritty play but was otherwise short on meaningful action. We discussed last week the need to keep positive momentum flowing following the CONCACAF Champions League drubbing and, while there were certainly clear ..read more

Anne-Marie Sorvin-USA TODAY Sports The Caps got their first points of the year Saturday, trading first half goals with FC Dallas to nab a 1-1 draw at BC Place. The match was a hard fought one, with few obvious chances for the taking for either side. After losing control of the match early, Vancouver regained it to grab an equalizer and frustrate Dallas. Both sides will likely be frustrated not to have found a winner in the second half. The Caps rolled into Saturday’s match with a less rotated squad than you would have expected given the midweek test, a benefit of the blowout scoreline. Brian W ..read more

Anne-Marie Sorvin-USA TODAY Sports Can the Whitecaps build on their midweek win? Welcome back everyone. Apologies for the abbreviated column as I am in transit at the moment. I will have updated standings in advance of the next match. The Whitecaps are looking for their first MLS points of this young season against an FC Dallas side that had a lot of success last year. It’s crucial that Vancouver starts to build their home form in MLS play, equally though, they have to consider their midweek trip to Honduras. In terms of injuries and absences, Alessandro Schopf is still on the mend, so not sur ..read more

Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports Let’s keep the good times rolling Well the midweek was something to write home about, wasn’t it? For the first time in at the very least, six years, the Whitecaps won a game by a 5-0 scoreline. Now it’s time to turn back to the league where everyone’s suspicions of the Whitecaps have now been changed due to the midweek madness. This could be either very good or very bad for the team, as opponents will be rethinking their strategies on how to deal with a Vancouver team that has the potential to put five past continental competition. Either they will try to attack mo ..read more