Chants fill westbound MAX trains. The lines on a widened pitch are a fresh, bright white. Eight ropes hang from the roof of the North End. We’re LIVE at Jeld-Wen Field for an opening night of Major League Soccer that feels a bit like a “do-over” for the Portland Timbers. Reset, reboot, revamp—whichever way you […]
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Good Match-Day, News!
Brent Diskin Third time’s the charm? The Timbers officially hit reset on the franchise at 4:30 this afternoon, as Portland hosts the club sponsored by Red Bull from New York to open its third Major League Soccer season. Opening day! Let’s go to press! While PTFC is all but starting over with a new coach, […]
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Timbers Army: Do Ask, Do Tell—Loud And Proud
JennyNeill.com/Prost Amerika Timbers Army’s Sunday White atop her capo stand during a Timbers match. Searching for one chanting, cheering example that the world is a more tolerant place? Look no further than the North End of Jeld-Wen Field this season, says HuffPost writer Steve Clare, who highlights Portland’s own Timbers Army as just the sort […]
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AIK 1-1 Portland: Ready (Or Not), Here Come Porter’s Timbers
Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers Caleb Porter holds his newest piece of neckware to the Army that provided it. Caleb Porter had a fresh “NO PITY” scarf draped around his neck when he stepped into his postgame press conference following the Portland Timbers’ 1-1 draw with Stockholm’s AIK. As is the 38-year-old’s custom, three preseason home matches […]
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Good Match-Day, News!
Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers We’re almost there. But first, the marquee match of the preseason is set for 5(ish) tonight, when your Portland Timbers host Swedish side AIK to close out an offseason of change in Soccer City. New coach Caleb Porter said he’d put his best foot forward in tonight’s finale, with a group similar […]
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Timbers Bolster Midfield While MLS Battles Supporters
MLS Portland’s newest midfielder, Diego Valeri. Will he lead the Timbers to a trademarked Cascadia Cup? If you manage to get Timbers, Sounders and Whitecaps supporters to agree, you must be doing something right. Or, y’know, something terribly wrong. On the same day the Timbers announced a major addition to their midfield, a slow-boiling disagreement […]
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Timbers Scheduled To Drop Cascadia Cup, Make Playoff Push
Portland Timbers New Timbers forward Ryan Johnson gets some work in at an empty Jeld-Wen Field on Tuesday. MLS released Portland’s 2013 schedule on Wednesday, which included four of six Cascadia Cup matches away from home. If the Cascadia Cup is to stay in Portland, the Timbers will need to leave Vancouver and Seattle with […]
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Timbers’ New Coach Sketches Out Vision For Redesigned Club
Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers New Timbers head coach Caleb Porter, left, speaks to the media during his introductory press conference on Tuesday at Jeld-Wen Field. Caleb Porter is more than a man with a plan—he’s a builder with a blueprint. So go the hopes of the Portland Timbers, who unveiled their new head coach in a […]
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My, What A Busy Day(!) For The Timbers!
Newest Timber Will Johnson, who Portland acquired during a busy Monday for roster changes around Major League Soccer. When Major League Soccer’s transfer window opened Monday morning, the Timbers showed they were eager to jump. Results of the flurry of telegraphed, then-trickled–out activity for Soccer City, USA? Three new players, five (maybe six?) farewells and […]
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Nagbe Up For Second Straight Goal Of The Year
Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers Darlington Nagbe: “I don’t always score, but when I do, I prefer golazos.” To borrow a line from Timbers Army, Darlington Nagbe’s goal-scoring may best be described thusly: Quality over quantity. Nagbe—Portland’s second-year midfielder/forward/wherever coach needs him—didn’t have the breakout season many expected, but his artistic flair is again being recognized by […]
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Portland vs. Chris Wondolowski—High-Pitched Live Blog Action!
Brian Gjurgevich Portland’s David Horst (left) keeps an eye on San Jose’s Chris Wondolowski. From most any perspective, it’s clear history won’t look kindly on the 2012 Timbers. A shocking loss to an amateur team. A (hasty?) midseason coaching change. Hell, there’s even talk of the Bitter End closing down. Taking the Cascadia Cup last […]
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Kings of Cascadia
Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers The Timbers had nothing else to fight for. Their fans had nothing else to hope for. Both have something new to drink from. The Timbers captured the Cascadia Cup last night with a hold-on-for-your-life 1-0 victory over rival Vancouver—Portland’s first road win of the season. Yes, the Timbers are hopelessly out of […]