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Timbers look to stay productive against winless Dynamo
It wasn't just the 3-0 win last Saturday at previously undefeated Colorado that pleased Portland Timbers coach Phil Neville. It was that so many young players contributed to it.,"I think what we saw tonight, we saw in (David) Ayala, in (Finn) Surman, in (Jimer) Fory, in Santi (Moreno), in (Juan) Mos...
Rapids ride record start into matchup with Timbers
The Colorado Rapids will look to continue their winning ways when they host the Portland Timbers on Saturday in Commerce City, Colo.,The Rapids' four-match unbeaten streak (2-0-2, 8 points) represents the best start to a season in franchise history. Colorado has won back-to-back road matches, includ...
Galaxy's Christian Ramirez scores late for tie with Timbers
Christian Ramirez came off the bench to score in the 81st minute as the visiting Los Angeles Galaxy pulled off a 1-1 tie against the Portland Timbers on Sunday.,Ramirez's late score allowed the Galaxy (0-3-1, 1 point) to earn their first point of the season after becoming the first team in MLS histo...
Galaxy, Timbers try to move past slow starts
A pair of longtime Western Conference rivals will meet on Sunday afternoon while trying to get on track in MLS play when the Los Angeles Galaxy hit the road to face the Portland Timbers.,Portland has just two goals from three MLS matches this season, while the defending champion Galaxy have been eve...
Timbers hope to keep Nashville SC scoreless on season
Nashville SC will continue their search for a first win on Saturday night when they welcomes the Portland Timbers in a clash of retooling clubs.,Nashville SC (0-1-1, 1 point) has yet to score. They opened the campaign with a goalless home draw against the New England Revolution, then followed by con...
Timbers top Austin FC 1-0 on late free-kick goal
David Da Costa's free kick in the 89th minute surprisingly went into the net and helped the Portland Timbers notch a 1-0 victory over visiting Austin FC on Saturday night.,Da Costa was on the left flank when he directed his right-footed boot toward the net. It was beyond the heads of any of the Timb...
Out to build on opening win, Austin FC battle Timbers
The Portland Timbers were at full strength for just 10 full minutes of their season opener, and the result reflected that.,Portland will look to bounce back from a 4-1 road loss to the Vancouver Whitecaps when it hosts Austin FC on Saturday night.,An 11th-minute red card to Kamal Miller left the Tim...
Jayden Nelson (goal, 3 assists) powers Whitecaps past Timbers
Jayden Nelson had a goal and three assists as the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps defeated the short-handed Portland Timbers 4-1 in the Major League Soccer season opener for both clubs on a rainy Sunday afternoon.,Ryan Gauld, Pedro Vite and Sam Adekugbe also scored for the Whitecaps and Antony tallied ...
Whitecaps, Timbers open with wild-card rematch
The Portland Timbers will open the Major League Soccer season the same way they finished 2024, by playing host to the Vancouver Whitecaps.,The Timbers can only hope the Sunday match goes better.,The Whitecaps cruised to a 5-0 victory in a Western Conference wild-card game on Oct. 23 behind Ryan Gaul...
Timbers' Diego Chara signs deal to play 15th season with club
Portland Timbers legend Diego Chara signed a deal through the 2025 season that includes a club option for 2026, the team announced.,Next season will be Chara's 15th with the Timbers. The midfielder is the club's all-time leader in games played (399) and minutes (34,636).,Chara, 38, has recorded 12 g...
Ryan Gauld's hat trick fuels Whitecaps' rout of Timbers
Ryan Gauld scored a hat trick for the first MLS Cup playoff goals of his career and the eighth-seeded Vancouver Whitecaps romped to a 5-0 victory over the ninth-seeded Portland Timbers on Wednesday night in the Western Conference wild-card game.,The match was held in Portland because Vancouver's sta...
Whitecaps, Timbers scuffling ahead of do-or-die wild-card match
The Vancouver Whitecaps will try to reverse their late-season slide in Wednesday's Western Conference wild-card match when they visit a Portland Timbers side coming off one of its most dramatic results of the season.,Vancouver limps into the postseason having lost four in a row and is winless in its...
After draw vs. Timbers, Sounders settle for No. 4 seed in Western Conference
Antony's goal in the second half allowed the Portland Timbers to notch a 1-1 tie against the host Seattle Sounders on Saturday night.,Yeimar scored the lone goal for Seattle. The Sounders (16-9-9, 57 points) finished fourth in the Western Conference as Real Salt Lake took third with its victory over...
Timbers vie for home playoff match, Cascadia Cup title vs. Sounders
The Portland Timbers are aiming to end a tailspin and searching for momentum for the postseason when they visit the Seattle Sounders on Saturday night.,The Cascadia Cup rivals have each clinched playoff spots but the two clubs could improve their seeding on Saturday.,The Sounders (16-9-8, 56 points)...
Timbers settle for scoreless tie vs. FC Dallas
The Portland Timbers missed a chance to improve their playoff positioning after they had to settle for a scoreless draw against visiting FC Dallas on Sunday., ,James Pantemis, making his first start since July 20, stopped six shots to earn his sixth clean sheet of the season for Portland. Dallas' Ji...
Daniel Pereira's goal lifts Austin past Portland
Daniel Pereira scored his first MLS goal since 2022 and Austin FC remained mathematically alive for the MLS Cup Playoffs with a 1-0 victory at the Portland Timbers on Wednesday night.,Brad Stuver made 10 saves to keep his and Austin's eighth clean sheet of the season and pull the Verde within six po...
Austin FC must beat Timbers to keep playoff dream alive
Austin FC need a victory to keep their slim MLS Cup playoff hopes alive on Wednesday night when they visit the ninth-place Portland Timbers.,Even a draw would make it impossible for Austin (9-13-9, 36 points) to catch Portland (12-10-9, 45 points), though it would leave FC Dallas (10-14-7, 37 points...
Timbers draw even late, earn draw with Real Salt Lake
Jonathan Rodriguez leveled the match with a header in second-half stoppage time and the Portland Timbers escaped a trip to Sandy, Utah, with a 3-3 draw with Real Salt Lake on Saturday night.,Rodriguez and Evander each scored their 15th goals of the season for Portland, which halted a three-match roa...
Evander-led Timbers aim for big win vs. Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake will face the Portland Timbers on Saturday night in Sandy, Utah, in a meeting of two credible dark horses to represent the Western Conference in this year's MLS Cup.,While Los Angeles FC and the Los Angeles Galaxy get most of the attention, Salt Lake (14-7-8, 50 points) continued its ...
Galaxy carry momentum into road match with Timbers
Coming off a signature victory, the Los Angeles Galaxy will aim to keep rolling when they visit the Portland Timbers on Wednesday.,Trailing 2-0 through 52 minutes against Los Angeles FC last Saturday, the Galaxy emerged with a 4-2 win after scoring four unanswered goals against their El Trafico riva...