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Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers With just two weeks to go until the start of the 2016 season, the Portland Timbers will take the field at Providence Park for the first time as defending MLS champions. On Sunday night at 5 PM, the Timbers take on NASL side Minnesota United in the first game of the club’s […]

Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers Some 56 days after reaching the pinnacle of American soccer in Columbus, Ohio, Caleb Porter stood on the field at the Kino Sports Complex North Stadium decrying the performance of his MLS Cup champion Portland Timbers in their first preseason game of 2016. The Timbers — using 22 players in total — […]

Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers It’s been a busy week at Providence Park, where offseason activity for the Portland Timbers and Portland Thorns has ramped up again after a holiday lull. The Timbers this week have announced two additions to their 2016 roster and are expected to announce a third shortly. They’ve also, unofficially, announced a major […]

Portland Timbers Just one month and one day after they won MLS Cup 2015, the Portland Timbers got their assignments for their title defense. The 2016 MLS regular season will span eight months, kicking off on March 6th and finishing on October 23rd. The Timbers will play 34 games. Fifteen of those games will be […]

Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers On Friday morning, what was long rumored became official: The Portland Timbers traded away Will Johnson. The 28 year old, who was named Timbers captain in 2013, is off to Toronto FC in exchange for a conditional second round pick in the 2017 MLS draft, and targeted allocation money. In many ways, […]

Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers This year’s Portland Timbers team had it all. They were superbly built—balanced, deep, cohesive, and, by the last day of the season, there wasn’t a club on the continent that could hang with them. As a result, these Timbers’ player grades for the 2015 season are unusually high across the board. GOALKEEPERS […]

Portland Timbers There’s nothing like winning. The spoils for the MLS Cup winning Portland Timbers and their city continued throughout Tuesday, as a championship winning sports team paraded down Broadway for the first time in 38 years. Later in the day, the club held a rally at Providence Park in front a raucous Timbers Army. […]

Courtesy Portland Timbers/Craig Mitchelldyer First things first, SCREW THE RAIN because today is the day to celebrate the return of our conquering heroes, the PORTLAND TIMBERS and their smashing victory against the Columbus Crew. The boys will be showing off their shiny new MLS Cup in two events today, starting with a PARADE at noon, […]

Courtesy Portland Timbers For those who can’t wait to celebrate with the MLS cup winning PORTLAND TIMBERS (YAYYYYY!) it looks like the rally and parade at Providence Park for our returning victors will be tomorrow at noon… or will it? Here’s the latest: @TimbersFC parade at noon, stadium rally around 6. At least for now— […]

Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers In the end, the Portland Timbers were the best. And it wasn’t all that close. Click here for details on Today’s Timbers Parade & Rally! (Pro Tip: Bring a Raincoat) A run that started with a simple formation change on a sleepy Wednesday night in October ended in ecstasy on a bitterly […]

Portland Timbers Pinch yourselves. Seattle has never made it. Vancouver hasn’t either. Eighteen teams are on winter break, and only two clubs are still playing. But after winning the Western Conference championship last Friday night in Dallas, the Portland Timbers are one of them. It’s the big show. MLS Cup. It’s been a surreal week […]