Team News
2011 Portland Timbers Pre-Season Schedule by mao at the Portland Timbers Blog at The Offside
Exactly two months ahead of their inaugural MLS game, Portland Timbers have released their plans for pre-season training and training camps. [more]
Scot Spencer relishes MLS pressure via Reuters
With a large and knowledgeable fan base already in place, former Scotland and Chelsea striker John Spencer is expecting to enjoy his new challenge as head coach of Major League Soccer (MLS) debutants the Portland Timbers. [more]
Player News
Kenny Cooper starts new chapter by Jeff Carlisle at ESPN.com
Late Monday night, as Kenny Cooper was packing up his belongings in preparation for his return to the U.S., he marveled at the metamorphosis his abode in Munich had undergone. [more]
Adin Brown Signed by Timbers by mao at the Portland Timbers Blog at The Offside
Adin Brown has signed with the Major League Soccer version of Portland Timbers, according to manager John Spencer today. [more]
Four More Added in Supplemental Draft by mao at the Portland Timbers Blog at The Offside
Portland Timbers added four more players to their burgeoning roster through the MLS Supplemental Draft on Tuesday. [more]
Taylor “elated” about going to Portland by Doug Binder at MLSsoccer.com
After an injury hampered his senior season at the University of Tulsa, Chris Taylor knew his play in the 2011 MLS Combine would be crucial to realizing his dreams of playing in MLS. [more]
Timbers’ roster coming together by Geoffrey C. Arnold at The Oregonian
The Portland Timbers start training camp Monday after spending much of the past two months acquiring players for their first Major League Soccer roster. [more]
Business News
Portland Timbers billboards send the right message by John Canzano at The Oregonian
There’s a giant billboard on Sandy Blvd. that features a Portland State basketball player. The poor guy has his arms spread wide, and the billboard announces that the Vikings program are Portland’s team. [more]
Portland Timbers Show No Pity at The Hangline
At first, the billboards appear to advertise a fashion brand a la American Apparel but with more clothes on. Then you noticed the well-worn axe in the model’s hand. This campaign for the Portland Timbers Major League Soccer team, created by Jelly Helm Studio, is centered around the statement “No Pity in Rose City.” [more]
Stadium Update
PGE Park Renovation Update — 1.17.11 at The Nerd is the Word
With most of the new construction now taking place indoors, there’s a little new demolition to report from outside. [more]
Supporter News
Portland Timbers launch year of volunteering by planting with Friends of Trees by TR at Growth Rings
About 40 Portland Timbers staffers, including owner and president Merritt Paulson, head coach John Spencer, chief operating officer Mike Golub, and new Timbers community ambassador Scot Thompson, joined Friends of Trees today to plant 50 native trees along the I-205 Multi-Use Path near SE 92nd Avenue and Division Street. [more]
Timbers Army/Bitter End “Beer for Gear”
Join the Timbers Army at the Bitter End Pub (1981 W Burnside) this Friday, January 21, 2011 at 7pm for the Timbers Army/Bitter End “Beer for Gear” event!
“The Bitter End has been a home to us all. We drink there. We sing there. We see friends there. Hell, some of us have our mail forwarded there. As the New Year kicks off, the time has come for us to make our home more, well, homey.” [more]
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