(Clicking underlined text takes you to a photo of the corresponding event) The Portland Timbers rallied from a 2-1 halftime deficit for a 4-2 victory at Providence Park on Saturday night on second half goals from Diego Valeri (who also scored on
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Timbers give Minnesota a rude MLS welcome in 5-1 opening day rout
(Clicking underlined text takes you to a photo of the corresponding event) The Portland Timbers opened up their seventh Major League Soccer season on a rainy, chilly night at Providence Park with a 5-1 win over the expansion club Minnesota United, who
New Master Schedule
I have added a link of this to the upper menu to this page, a simple master schedule to help keep track of upcoming Timbers MLS/Thorns FC/T2/Timbers U23 matches. It will be updated to reflect each result. http://pdxcite.net/soccercityusa/2017masterschedule.html
Concerning Minnesota…
As many people who have read this site over the last 18 years now, I have a connection to soccer in Minnesota. I lived there from 1993 to 1997 and from 1994 to 1997 was a season ticket holder for the Minnesota
Timbers open 2017 preseason with 2-0 loss to Red Bulls
The Portland Timbers opened their 2017 preaseason on Friday night in Tucscon, Arizona with a 2-0 loss to the New York Red Bulls. The Timbers give New York an early lead in the fourth minute as defenders Rennico Clarke and Gbenga Arokoyo
Timbers draw Saprissa 1-1, but not good enough to advance to CCL knockout round
The Portland Timbers knew they needed a win over Deportivo Saprissa to advance in the 2016-17 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League, and though they fought back to a 1-1 draw on a second half goal by Jack McInerney, it wasn’t enough and the
Timbers edge Union 2-1 to improve playoff chances
The Portland Timbers won their fourth straight home match on a rainy Saturday, a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Union in a match where all the scoring was in the first seven minutes of the second half. Diego Valeri and Fanendo Adi both
Timbers shut out shorthanded Minnesota United by 4-0 score
The Portland Timbers opened their 2016 home exhibition schedule with a 4-0 win over Minnesota United from the NASL (not the 70’s version) with goals by Fanendo Adi, Lucas Melano, Darlington Nagbe, and Diego Valeri. Adi and Valeri’s goals were on penalty
A day and night for celebration
The Portland Timbers celebrated their first MLS Cup with the fans today, first with a parade at noon in downtown Portland, then with a gathering at Providence Park this evening. Thousands of fans cram into downtown Portland for Timbers’ MLS Cup victory
Why this is Soccer City, USA
Portland has been Soccer City, USA since the 1970s. And while various other groups have tried to claim that title, and an Oregonian story from 2011 made up it’s own criteria why San Jose had claim to that title, there’s really never