Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers Timbers Brian Umony, Kalif Alhassan and Futty Danso check out the pitch where Portland will make its MLS debut tonight. It’s a beautiful morning in Portland, especially if you’re a fan of the beautiful game. The Timbers officially become big-league at 6 tonight, when they face the defending Major League Soccer champion […]
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One Day Away (!): If A Press Conference Falls In The Forest, Does It Make A Sound?
Timbers FC Yeah. Pretty sure these guys are ready. Make sure your scarf is clean, because the Timbers are mere hours away from making their Major League Soccer debut at 6 p.m. Saturday against the Colorado Rapids. And while it’s still just soccer to some, it’s also a new chapter for a Portland franchise steeped […]
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POLL: Is “Jeld-Wen Field” A Cool, Breezy Moniker OR Does It Bring on Sharp Panes?
PGE Park? So yesterday. It’s a new league, a spiffy new field, a spankin’-new grandstand and now — that’s right, suits! — NEW CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP! Window and door manufacturer extraordinaire Jeld-Wen (based in Klamath Falls, which I’m told lies somewhere deep in the lawless, mountainous region between California and Eugene) now owns the naming rights […]
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*Jeld-Wen Field* Pr0n And Cats That Live In Ballparks
It smells of paint and plastic wrap, but the $31 million renovation at PGE Park Jeld-Wen Field is nearing completion as the Portland Timbers ready for their Major League soccer debut in Colorado on Saturday. The team confirmed in a press conference on Monday that Klamath-Falls based window and door manufacturer Jeld-Wen purchased naming rights […]
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Where To Catch The (Undefeated) Timbers’ First MLS Match
[Guys! Welcome our new Timbers correspondent Brian Gjurgevich—pronounced just like it’s spelled—who will be escorting us through this coming season of MLS madness. Welcome, Brian!—eds.] There’s no fresh-cut grass, hardly any sunshine, and the dirt is more tiny rubber pellets than actual soil, but it’s starting to feel a lot like spring at (soon-to-be-renamed) PGE […]