WVHooligan - Soccer Blog (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
I guess Portland Timbers owner Merritt Paulson is just playing some hardball with the city of Portland now. According to Oregonlive.com, Paulson told Beaverton officials that the future of Major League Soccer in Portland hinges entirely on whether he can find a new home for his minor league baseball team. So no new baseball stadium means [...]
hectorshona (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
Now that the United States national team has assured itself a place in the 2010 World Cup, the American soccer community can turn its attention back to the domestic game. This season has been unlike any other in any other in recent memory, as both Major League Soccer and the United Soccer Leagues have produced compelling story lines throughout 2009. Many will argue that some of those stories have negatively...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
D.C. United acquired goalie Steve Cronin on loan from the Portland Timbers of the United Soccer Leagues on Monday.
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Calvert Hall's Davis named football Coach of Week D.C. United midfielder Santino Quaranta (Archbishop Curley) will be sidelined four to six months with a foot injury. The team said Monday that Quaranta broke a bone in his left foot during practice Friday. He'll have surgery today in Baltimore. He had a similar injury in his right foot in 2006. Quaranta finishes the season with two goals and six assists...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--From pitch to goal, NEMO wins as agency of record for the Portland Timbers. The Portland Timbers selected NEMO to deliver creative services during the 2010 USL season, and the inaugural MLS 2011 season. Several agencies participated in the pitch to introduce MLS to Portland. NEMO was chosen for their innovative planning, visionary creative approach, and deep connection...
tribalfootball.com (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
The Portland Timbers have come to an agreement to loan goalkeeper Steve Cronin to D.C. United of Major League Soccer for the remainder of the 2009 MLS season, it was announced today pending league and USSF approval. read more
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
Seattle's opponent for this game featured some members of the Portland Timbers' senior roster plus some Timbers' U-23s and some names from around these parts. Portland head coach Gavin Wilkinson was there, and it seems the Timbers are still smarting from their upset loss in the USL-1 playoffs to Vancouver on aggreggate score.
AdPulp (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
Major League Soccer is coming to Portland in 2011 and thanks to NEMO's youth and sports marketing chops, the team's advertising account stays in Portland too. The Portland Timbers selected NEMO to deliver creative services during the 2010 USL season, and the inaugural MLS 2011 season. NEMO's category experience is deep, with work for Nike 6.0, Smith Optics, MasterCraft, Bell Helmets, Globe Bicycles,...
Pitch Invasion (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
The reason Futty Danso wore the rather odd number 98 for the Portland Timbers this year says a lot about globalization and soccer. Andrew Guest interviews the Gambian. Related posts: Football Age, Real Age, and the Meanings of Age in Africa Exploring the Africa Cup of Nations Africa Cup of Nations: Open Thread
du Nord (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
STARTERS Ugh - The USA U20 team laid another egg at the World Cup. Losing 3-0 to South Korea. And again they looked quite inept on the green. Strange team. Horrible in game 1, very good in game 2, horrible in game 3. CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Official Web Site , and video highlights from all the games. dN Group Stage Matchday 5: -Tue Sep 29 Columbus Crew 1-1 Saprissa - CC goal by . Sap goal by Alex...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
First team comes out tomorrow. Here's the second team. I imagine Mandjou Keita and Ryan Pore from the Portland Timbers will be first-teamers.
Blog Town, PDX (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
Photo borrowed from the blog Jargon Scott Nishimura is all smiles. Click for more amazing Timbers pictures Hi Folks, your itinerant Timbers Blogger is reporting in from a remote jungle location. I had to bribe a monkey with cigarettes and a rickshaw driver with bananas to get to an internet cafe to post this, but such is my love of the Mighty Mighty Portland Timbers. First of all, We Won The League!...
du Nord (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Official Web Site , and video highlights from all the games. dN Group Stage Matchday 4: -Tue Sep 22 Puerto Rico Islanders 1-1 Saprissa - PRI goal by Josh Hansen. Sap goal by Kenall Watson. Metapan 0-4 Pachuca - Pac goals by Ulises Mendivil(2), Edy German Brambila & Edgar Benítez. Houston Dynamo 5-1 Arabe Unido - HD goals by Eddie Robinson, Cam Weaver, Corey Ashe...
du Nord (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
STARTERS I want to float this idea right now: Next season in Kansas City the head coach should be Preki! You read it here first. CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Official Web Site , and video highlights from all the games. dN Cruz Azul got a decisive win in Columbus last night and has officially advanced to the knock out rounds. dN Group Stage Matchday 4: -Tue Sep 22 Puerto Rico Islanders 1-1 Saprissa - PRI...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
OK, to be honest, I saw an email from Ben Pecora of the Kitsap Pumas yesterday, but never bothered to open it. I apologize. It was pretty good.
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