Timbers

Well, at least it was functional. Not uplifting, not particularly helpful, not particularly horrible. Just functional. The Portland Timbers traveled south for their final meeting against the San Jose Earthquakes and played out soccer’s cardinal sin: The slow, monotonous, dreaded 0-0 draw. The Timbers will take it, though, especially considering the 15 goals shipped in […]

David Blair – Portland Timbers FC The Timbers make their first trip to the new Avaya Stadium to battle the San Jose Earthquakes for the second time this season, Sunday at 2:00 PM on ESPN2. Portland enters the match mired in a dreadful run on the road — the Timbers haven’t won away from home […]

Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers It’s a move that had been in the works for over half a year. Back in December, during the MLS offseason, the Portland Timbers were preparing to sign Ghanian goalkeeper Adam Larsen Kwarasey as their starter for the 2015 season and beyond. That meant that the club had to move their starter […]

When the Portland Timbers and FC Dallas met in early April, Michael Barrios got picked on. The Columbian, listed at 5’4, took his first touch of that game at Providence Park, was stripped by Diego Chara, and watched as his compatriot raced down the field and scored to ice the game and seal Portland’s first […]

Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers The Portland Timbers hit the road for a matchup with Western Conference leaders FC Dallas in Frisco on Saturday, where temperatures will hover around 100 degrees for the 6:00 PM kick. The Timbers haven’t won away from home in MLS play since May, being outscored in their last three road games in […]

Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers Early in the Portland Timbers’ fractious 1-1 draw with the Vancouver Whitecaps, Will Johnson misplayed a pass, turned, and screamed at Liam Ridgewell. After the match, one that Ridgewell would describe as, “very frustrating,” the Timbers’ highest-salaried player was asked how to stay calm when a match turns as combative as this […]

Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers The Timbers battle the Vancouver Whitecaps for the third and final time this season in MLS play on Saturday night at 7:30 at Providence Park. Including a now-infamous preseason friendly, this is Vancouver’s third game against the Timbers in Portland this year—and in those games, the Whitecaps are yet to concede a […]

The lineup didn’t look promising. The players missing? Diego Chara was back in Portland resting his ankle, and Darlington Nagbe was at home nursing his shoulder. Then there was Norberto Paparatto’s calf, and Adam Kwarasey’s quad; national team duty for Alvas Powell, and a well-deserved rest for Jorge Villafaña. The result was that the Timbers […]

Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers Just one point out of first place, the Portland Timbers travel to Chester, Pennsylvania on Saturday (4:00 PM) for their only meeting of the season with the Philadelphia Union. The Timbers are coming off yet another home triumph—their fifth straight—but have something to prove on the road, where they’ve lost their last […]

David Blair – Portland Timbers FC The San Jose Earthquakes were pitching their perfect game. Elbows were flying, both the Timbers’ center-backs took turns bleeding profusely and wrapping their heads in bandages, Darlington Nagbe was disappearing holding his shoulder, and with plenty of controversy, plenty of exuberant defense, and plenty of close calls, it looked […]

Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers After an unwelcome and deflating defeat in the US Open Cup round of sixteen midweek in Utah, the Portland Timbers return to MLS action at Providence Park on Sunday night with the first of three matches of 2015 against the San Jose Earthquakes. Since late May, the Timbers have been superb at […]

Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers When Will Johnson broke his leg in Toronto last year, the Timbers plugged in Ben Zemanski and didn’t miss a beat. They might have even improved. In the four games after Johnson’s injury last season, Portland won three and drew one, only conceding a single goal in the process. Zemanski’s star shot […]