SB Nation Denver The Timbers bolstered their back line and added a sixth continent to their roster on Thursday as Portland acquired defender Kosuke Kimura from Colorado. Kimura, the first Japanese-born player in Major League Soccer history, played six seasons with the Rapids and raised the Cup as a key member of the 2010 MLS […]
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Portland vs. San Jose—High-Pitched Live Blog Action!
Brian Gjurgevich Portland’s season has seen its share of ups and downs. The question tonight is whether the Timbers can prevent the whole thing from going sideways. One week after holding off hated Seattle in perhaps their biggest win as a Major League Soccer franchise, the Timbers appeared “distressingly uninspired” in a lackluster 3-0 loss […]
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Timbers Experience A Rather Rapid Relapse
Marc Piscotty/Getty Just when fans thought they’d accepted the final nominee for “Worst Performance of Portland’s Season,” the Timbers came out flat and face-planted their way to 3-0 defeat at Colorado on Saturday night. All that supposed momentum from the barnstorming win over Seattle? Yeah, gone. Any semblance of good feelings gave way to a […]
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Portland vs. S**ttle—High-Pitched Live Blog Action!
Brian Gjurgevich Seattle supporters sing a pregame song for Timbers Army. During a conference call with reporters this week, Portland coach John Spencer was asked about the last time the Timbers took to their home pitch. Not wanting to rehash what was perhaps Soccer City USA’s low point as a Major League franchise—a shocking 1-0 […]
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BREAKING: Timbers Acquire Former Jefferson High Star Danny Mwanga
Philadelphia Union Danny Mwanga is on his way home. Jorge Perlaza is on his way out. The Timbers swapped strikers with the Philadelphia Union today, acquiring the former Jefferson High School and Oregon State star Mwanga, 20, in exchange for the 27-year-old Perlaza. “It is a wonderful opportunity for me to come back to my […]
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A Peek Into Timbers Army’s Psyche
The Timbers’ embarrassing 1-0 loss to an fifth-tier amateur team on Wednesday brought out their supporters’ ire, both during the game (chants of “CARE LIKE WE DO” and “THIS IS BULLSHIT” rained from the North End) and immediately after (legendary capo “Pong” took players to task and demanded jerseys as the team exited the pitch). […]
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Portland vs. Cal FC—High-Pitched Live Blog Action!
Brian Gjurgevich Cal FC was formed barely two months ago. They play in the fifth tier of American soccer and wear hand-me-down jerseys. These guys are amateurs … literally. But the beauty of the U.S. Open Cup—the national championship of American footy open to anyone willing to pay the entry fee—is that a ragtag group […]
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Portland vs. Vancouver—High-Pitched Live Blog Action!
Brian Gjurgevich Put ’em together, and the Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps are fairly easy to define: Expansion cousins, Cascadia rivals, Major League Soccer neighbors—longtime frenemies who can appreciate one another save a few 90-minute stretches per year. But standing apart, the Timbers and Whitecaps have yet to forge identities of their own. Is Vancouver […]
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Portland vs. Valencia—High-Pitched Live Blog Action!
Brian Gjurgevich Exhibitions are typically a chance for starters to enjoy a bit of what the fans experience—namely watching the action from the sidelines. But as the Timbers (at long last) begin to gain a smidge of momentum in their second Major League Soccer campaign, Portland hopes to keep those fuzzy feelings fresh. To that […]
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Portland vs. Columbus—High-Pitched Live Blog Action!
Brian Gjurgevich The Timbers aren’t exactly running their best confidence game these days. Contenders in its second Major League Soccer season? So far, Portland’s not fooling anyone. What’s set the Timbers’ fledgling grift adrift hasn’t been lack of talent—owner Merritt Paulson has said as much—and though poor refs, pitches, health and luck have left their […]
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Timbers Army To Team: Read Our Scarves
Lauren Salisbury As the Timbers limp home from a rather fugly loss at Montreal over the weekend, their biggest backers are getting a bit warm under the collar. For the first time in Portland’s MLS era, coach John Spencer is feeling the heat from fans and media alike, as a team that’s dropped five of […]
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Portland vs. Kansas City—High-Pitched Live Blog Action!
Brian Gjurgevich OK, nobody panic … yet. Less than 1/7 the way through their second Major League Soccer season, the Timbers are facing some not-so-minor issues: They’ve struggled to maintain intensity for a full 90 minutes. They haven’t been able to close out matches. Their confidence is waning. Losers of their last four, Portland sits […]