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Portland Timbers Sign First MLS Players

October 19, 2010 by Dave Leave a Comment

TimbersThe Portland Timbers provided a surprise today at the press conference introducing the first four signings to the 2011 MLS Timbers roster: English forward Eddie Johnson. Johnson played this past season for the Austin Aztex, where he scored 14 goals in the regular season, finishing one spot behind Portland’s Ryan Pore in the race for the Golden Boot.

Ryan Pore, Bright Dike, and Steve Cronin round out the first four signings. Timbers technical director Gavin Wilkinson announced too that we can expect the likely future signing of two other players from this year’s team, a central defender and a midfielder. In all likelihood he was referring to Mamadou “Futty” Danso and Kalif Alhassan, respectively.

For more on the signings, visit the Portland Timbers blog at The Offside, OregonLive, and Dropping Timber.

The photographs below were taken by yours truly at the press conference today.

John Spencer and Bright Dike
Manager John Spencer and the first announced 2011 MLS Timbers signee, Bright Dike
Ryan Pore
Ryan Pore poised to answer a question from Timbers broadcast analyst and press conference MC, John Strong
Your first MLS Portland Timbers
Johnson, Pore, Cronin, and Dike stand at attention
Steve Cronin
Steve Cronin answers John Strong's questions
John, Gavin and John
Technical director Gavin Wilkinson and manager John Spencer wait patiently for John Strong to finish

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