People like Portland. You see that when you go out of town, and tell people where you're from. More often than not, you'll see faces light up. "Oh, I love Portland!" Or, "I've heard Portland is amazing, I've always wanted to go." People like Portland. People who live in Portland, and people who don't. This is […]

Joleon Lescott, the 31-year old central defender, was let go by Manchester City but Lescott's value remains high as up to five clubs are reportedly interested in his services. If Lescott wants to remain in England, then Aston Villa and West Ham are options. Portland Timbers, meanwhile, can offer consistent playing time. United Arab Emirates […]

Tonight features the second leg of Western Conference Championship between Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake. For viewers in the United States, the live broadcast begins at 9pm ET on ESPN and ESPN Deportes. What It Means For Portland, 2-1-0 – #1 Seed in the Western Conference  The Portland Timbers’ 2013 has been one of […]

The creativity and passion that Portland Timbers supporters pour into making incredible tifos to help support their team is outstanding. Thankfully, filmmakers have captured the fans and the process on video to give soccer fans such as ourselves a better understanding of what goes into making these beautiful designs. The 15-minute film, entitled "Tifo: Inside […]

Clint Dempsey will make his home debut for Seattle Sounders tonight against Portland Timbers in front of a sell-out crowd of more than 66,500. “I can’t even imagine what it’s going to be like when the whole stadium is completely packed and they are behind us,” said Dempsey, who likened his introduction in front of […]

Major League Soccer has announced that Portland's JELD-WEN Field will host the 2014 MLS All-Star Game. The match will feature a MLS All-Star team against an opponent to be announced. This will be the first time that Portland has hosted the All-Star Game. “The Portland Timbers and their passionate fans have certainly earned the honor […]

PORTLAND, OR — May 1st, 2013 — The Green Machine soccer team defeated MLS side Portland Timbers yesterday with star player Atticus Lane-Dupre scoring four goals to send the crowd of more than 3,000 into a frenzy. Eight year-old Atticus was the man of the match with an incredible performance in front of a packed […]

It became evident Saturday afternoon that even though the Seattle Sounders have championship aspirations, they are not a championship caliber team yet.  This will be a team that as the season progresses, on-lookers will see if they can do the many things required for a championship.  Last night they failed their first test. Championship teams […]

It was a late afternoon start over at Jeld-Wen Field in Portland, Oregon, and it was the debut for two young coaches on both benches. One was promoted while the other was making his professional debut. But as we witnessed a tale of two halves in this wonderfully exciting game, MLS got their money’s worth. […]

Whenever we write our reports on a league or a National Team match, the number one thing we don’t want to make any mention of is the performance of the referee. Yet no matter how much we try not to write about it, there will be those times where the officiating sticks out like a […]

It was an eventful night at Red Bull Arena as the Red Bulls were continuing to chase top of the east Sporting Kansas City for that number one spot, and it took a defender to get the winning goal late in the second half. A corner was won by the Red Bulls as Thierry Henry […]

The most intriguing pick-up in the 2012 MLS Superdraft was the one not made in Kansas City.  The Portland Timbers traded forward Kenny Cooper to the New York Red Bulls for the team's 2013 first round Superdraft pick and conditional allocation money.  The move, announced prior to the draft, clears up some intriguing personnel conundrums […]

The difference between MLS and most other major American sports leagues is that two teams with losing records can play a low scoring game in the rain and have it be one of the most exciting games of the year. Actually, it may have just been one of the most exciting 20 minutes of the […]

After a lackluster home effort against San Jose in which the Portland Timbers were lucky to escape with a point in a 1-1 draw, Portland would make a move up in the standings if they could get a road victory against the New York Red Bulls this past Saturday. It was there for the taking, […]

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooKip0Kz7B4 Once again a dark cloud hovered over the New York Red Bulls with two major goals hanging over them Saturday night. First was how to get three points against a dangerous side (Portland Timbers), who were ahead of them in the playoff standings. And second was to move on past the controversial comments made […]