Soccer Team News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
Things were looking good for the Portland Timbers heading into Saturday’s match in Montreal. They had their optimal starting eleven in for the first time since opening night. All of their key pieces, including Darlington Nagbe and Diego Valeri, were back and as healthy as could be. Everything was lining up for a big road […] READ MORE
I received an email yesterday from Detroit City FC announcing an international friendly against Italian side Venezia on June 18. Le Rouge are no stranger to European opponents, they played FC United of Manchester last season and will take on Glentoran of Northern Ireland over Memorial Day weekend this year. The club taking on a […] READ MORE
Caleb Porter must have read my article from last week, because he decided to give Roy Miller the start at center back over the older and slower Lawrence Olum against Atlanta United. Unfortunately for both myself and the Timbers manager, Miller didn’t have his best performance of the year on Sunday afternoon. He wasn’t awful, […] READ MORE
There is a glaring hole in the Portland Timbers back line and the front office failed to fix it before the close of the transfer window on Monday night. Central defense has been a weak point for the Rose City since Nat Borchers showed his age with poor play last season before rupturing his Achilles […] READ MORE
Remember back in the days of yore (this past March), when Minnesota United was outscored 11-2 over their first two games of the season? Yeah, they were the talk of the town for all the wrong reasons. The general thought was they would be the worst expansion franchise ever and fans would avoid TCF Bank Stadium […] READ MORE
Italian giants AS Roma will take on French champions Paris-Saint Germain in an International Champions Cup match at Comerica Park in downtown Detroit on July 19. It will be the first time the stadium is hosting a soccer game and the first top tier soccer event in the city since the USA took on Canada […] READ MORE
There are four defending 2016 MLS Cup Playoff teams that are crashing and burning early on. This happens every season in a league defined by parity. Both conference champions got off to slow starts and ended up missing the playoffs last year and the eventual champion Seattle Sounders were bottom feeders until a coaching change […] READ MORE
Timbers fans were nervous heading into Dallas. I was nervous as a Timbers writer, as I bellowed during the picks in this week’s Last Word SC podcast. A Diego Valeri injury before a massive road tilt against one of the most talented teams in MLS will do that. Taking on FC Dallas without the best […] READ MORE
MLS owners are reportedly discussing an increase in Targeted Allocation Money (TAM) for the 2018 season. This is far from a bad thing. Giving teams more money to spend on players will keep the current lot happy and help attract more talent to the league as a whole. However, as MLS continues to give the teams […] READ MORE
PORTLAND, OR (April 22, 2017) – The Portland Timbers started their Cascadia Cup campaign with a 2-1 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps at Providence Park. A goal of the year candidate from Darlington Nagbe and a Darren Mattocks finish on a quick counter attack made sure Freddy Montero’s rebound off a missed penalty did no […] READ MORE