Player News
Perlaza expected to rejoin team in Arizona by Geoffrey C. Arnold at The Oregonian
The heralded forward from Colombia never appeared on the field during the Timbers’ four-day training stint in Portland that ended Tuesday. However, Portland coach John Spencer said Perlaza is expected to re-join the team during its nine-day stay in Casa Grande, Arizona. [more]
Sal Zizzo Joins Portland from Chivas USA by mao at the Timbers blog at The Offside
Portland Timbers today traded for Sal Zizzo, a winger from Chivas USA in return for allocation money. The 23-year old (24 in early April) has featured for Hannover 96 in the Bundesliga, Chivas USA in Major League Soccer and has a single cap with the US national team. [more]
Timbers Sign Midfielder Freddie Braun, Goalkeeper Jake Gleeson at PortlandTimbers.com
The Portland Timbers announced today the signing of midfielder Freddie Braun and goalkeeper Jake Gleeson. Both are products of the Timbers’ development team, the Portland Timbers U-23s. [more]
Purdy Ready For Competition by Kelly McLain at Timbers Insider
Steve Purdy knows that if the Timbers had a real match today, he would likely be the starting right back. But he also knows that the imminent arrival of Englishman Kerrea Gilbert means that some very tough competition will be arriving shortly. [more]
Stadium News
Timbers conversion of PGE Park takes shape by Geoffrey C. Arnold at The Oregonian
The transformation of PGE Park continues. [more]
Fight averted: New PGE Park scoreboard won’t block Multnomah Athletic Club views by James Mayer at The Oregonian
Neighbors can be pesky for any developer, but this is one neighbor you probably don’t want mad at you. [more]
Club News
U.S. Open Cup Format Revealed, Portland Timbers Vie for 1 of 2 Spots by Geoff Gibson at Stumptown Footy
. . . the NASL (provisional D2 soccer in America) will not be participating in this year’s tournament. While the official reason remains that “there wasn’t enough time to schedule them in,” most believe there are other factors at play here. So, the current line up is as such: [more]
Timbers U-23 Schedule Announced by paulsepp at Dropping Timber
The Portland Timber U-23 will kick off the defense of their 2010 title on Friday May 6th. The venue is yet to be announced. The 2010 Timbers U-23 squad went undefeated all the way through the regular season and playoffs. [more]
Fandom
Behind The Axe: More observations from practice, and Timbers Fan of the Day by Kip Kesgard at OregonLive.com
I’ve been extremely pleased to see more of the Portland Timbers practicing this season, as the club has gone to great lengths to give media the chance to see the progress. [more]
Check out the Timbers Fan of the Day feature at OregonLive
And don’t forget – the last Timbers Army 3rd Saturday of the off season is this Saturday, February 19th!
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