In team news
Timbers face Islanders in Puerto Rico Saturday at PortlandTimbers.com
PORTLAND, Ore. – On a seven-game unbeaten streak, the Portland Timbers travel to the Caribbean to take on the Puerto Rico Islanders on Saturday at Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium; kickoff is slated for 5:05 p.m. (Pacific). [more]
Timbers Practice 9/16/2010 by paulsepp at Dropping Timber
The Portland Timbers trained this morning on the Ronaldo Fields at Nike World Headquarters in preparation for Saturday’s Puerto Rico match. The Timbers will be taking the red eye tonight, and as the guys trained they were in a good mood and it was a lighthearted atmosphere. Though the atmosphere seemed easy going, it was not uncommon to see some tough tackles and the players putting it all on the line. Watching practice you get a real sense of the depth of this team and just how good so many of the Timbers are. [more]
In MLS news
MLS Commissioner Don Garber to speak in Portland at the Multnomah Athletic Club at OregonLive.com
Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber will be in Portland Sept. 21 as a guest speaker of the Sports Executive Speaker Series at the Mutnomah Athletic Club.
Garber became the MLS commissioner in 1999 after working for 16 years with the NFL. Under his reign the league has added eight expansion teams, including both 2011 newcomers Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps. [more]
In player news
SR talks with Scot Thompson of the Portland Timbers by Jules Boykoff at Street Roots
Scot Thompson is one of the longest standing members of the Portland Timbers in the modern era of the franchise. For years he’s been a crowd favorite on the field, but this year he has taken on a new off-the-pitch role as community ambassador. As the team transitions toward joining Major League Soccer next year, he sat down with Street Roots to talk about soccer, community service, and overcoming adversity. [more]
Q&A: Defense hitting stride down the stretch at PortlandTimbers.com
Fresh off his 11th shutout of the season, goalkeeper Steve Cronin talks about the team’s recent surge defensively with five shutouts in the last six games, the backline’s recent performance against Carolina and facing another high-powered offense this weekend. [more]
Steve Cronin provides last line of Timbers’ defense by Geoffrey C. Arnold at The Oregonian
As the Portland Timbers close the regular season, they are relying more on their defense in preparation for the playoffs.
The Timbers have one of the league’s best defenses, a unit that has continued to improve during the team’s current seven-game unbeaten streak. As the backline has limited opponents’ scoring opportunities, Portland has climbed the league standings. The anchor to it all: goalkeeper Steve Cronin. [more]
A-to-Z with defender Ian Joy by Portland Timbers at Facebook
In his first season with the Timbers, defender Ian Joy has helped anchor one of the best backlines in the league. A player who has traveled the world playing the game at the highest levels, get to know the Timbers captain in a special A-to-Z. [more]
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