The Portland Timbers and Los Angeles Galaxy were both looking to turn around slow starts to the 2012 season, though the Galaxy were probably in a more desperate situation riding a seven game winless streak. The Galaxy would get just what they
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So long Jorge. Timbers trade Perlaza for Danny Mwanga.
The Portland Timbers made a major move on Wednesday, sending forward Jorge Perlaza to the Philadelphia Union for forward Danny Mwanga. Mwanga was in his third season in Philadelphia after being drafted #1 in the 2010 superdraft, having been a star at Oregon
Oh #@%&, not again!
If someone had told you the Timbers were going to pepper (the vicinity of) the Cal FC goal with nearly 40 shots on this night, odds are you would expect the Portland Timbers to have advanced easily. But unfortunately for Timbers fans,
Do you remember June 10, 2008?
If you don’t, talk to a Timbers fan who has been supporting the team for a few years. I bet they will. If the date doesn’t ring a bell, just ask what the most embarrassing Timbers loss they have ever seen was.
Offense shows signs of life, but defense can’t hold late lead over Vancouver
The Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps would re-ignite their rivalry that has gone back 37 years on Saturday night, as the Timbers hosted the Whitecaps at JELD-WEN Field, and though the Timbers would dominate much of play on this night, they could
Lots of action, but Timbers fall 1-0 to Valencia CF
The Portland Timbers welcomed Spain’s Valencia CF to JELD-WEN Field on Wednesday night, the first time the La Liga club had played in the US. Both clubs would play a mixture of starters and reserves, but the only goal of the match
Timbers end scoring drought with 2-1 win over Chicago
The Portland Timbers came into their game on Sunday afternoon looking to end a scoring draught, and they would do so, finding two goals that they needed, one from Timbers defender Eric Brunner and a second half own goal by Chicago’s Logan
Timbers draw another blank in Houston
The Portland Timbers seem to have solved many of their defensive problems, shutting out 3 of their past 4 opponents, and only allowing a single non-penalty goal. But the Timbers have truly hit the skids offensively, with no offensive goals in their
A thrilling, frustrating, promising 0-0 draw with Columbus
The Portland Timbers could feel better about having a much better performance on this evening than their last outing in Montreal, but despite many scoring chances, neither team could find the net and the match would end in the first home scoreless
70 minute soccer
The Portland Timbers have played 42 Major League Soccer matches as of today, and the one lesson that has to be learned from those matches is that they don’t end after 70 minutes. In 13 of those 42 matches, including four of