0 comments by estevantinoco on 5/22/2016
The Cascadia Cup was created via the shear will of organized fan groups of the Portland Timbers, Vancouver Whitecaps, and Seattle Sounders. Originally this competition started in 2004 in the North American Soccer League. How much more grass root soccer can you get? The rules are simple; the Timbers play every Northwest team three times each. […]
0 comments by estevantinoco on 5/12/2016
Jekyll and Hyde sum it perfectly doesn’t it? It was a game of two halves for the Portland Timbers as they were able to take a lead heading into the half, but two mistakes in the second half doomed the reigning champions. Jake Gleeson kept the Timbers alive in the first half. He palmed away […]
0 comments by estevantinoco on 5/2/2016
How were the Portland Timbers so fortunate to have Diego Valeri, The reigning MLS CUP MVP, be part of their history? It’s because the feeling is mutual. In October of 2014, The Oregonian interviewed Valeri about his journey from Argentina, Europe, back to Argentina and finally to Portland, Oregon. When he returned to Lanus, his […]
0 comments by estevantinoco on 4/22/2016
David Villa. Bradley Wright-Phillips. Chris Wondolowski. Jozy Altidore. Didier Drogba. Clint Dempsey. Sounds like an MLS All-Star Squad eh? Only one issue. All of those players are looking up at Portland Timbers’ Fanendo Adi, who sits above them all on the top scorers list. Seriously. The guy ended with 19 goals last season. Oh, and […]
0 comments by estevantinoco on 4/13/2016
It feels good to be able to exhale. Portland Timber’s Darlington Nagbe could have had it far worse. Caleb Porter finally released the results of Nagbe’s MRI results: medical ankle strain and contusion. We still don’t know when he’ll be back, and that’s because ligaments are so finicky. You break a bone, your body replaces […]
