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Real Salt Lake are built for CONCACAF Champions League play, at least that’s the conventional wisdom considering a regional title, which barely eluded the club in 2011, is the publicly stated target for Jason Kreis’ side. But a loss at Herediano in the club’s opening group match set RSL back

Many are still trying to get their heads around this one. The end of Sunday’s 1-1 draw between D.C. United and the Philadelphia Union on NBC Sports Network had one of the wildest and most controversial finishes of any game in recent memory. Here’s what happened after minute 90: A

BEAVERTON, Ore. — Donovan Ricketts knows replacing Troy Perkins won't be easy. The Portland Timbers’ former goalkeeper, who was sent to Montreal early this week in a trade for Ricketts, was a fan favorite and a team leader. But Ricketts knows just how to win over Timbers faithful: get results.

The Houston Dynamo won’t stand in Geoff Cameron’s path should a move overseas materialize in the summer transfer window, a prospect that looks more likely by the day for the American center back. On Monday, the Houston Chronicle reported that a potential transfer to Premier League side Stoke City is

PORTLAND, Ore. – There’s no question, John Spencer will be remembered. The first coach in the Portland Timbers’ MLS existence was quick with wit and never shy to share his opinion or poke a little fun. There is also no question that he had more than just a working friendship

Even beating the Seattle Sounders wasn’t enough to save John Spencer. The Portland Timbers parted ways with the only coach they’ve ever had as an MLS franchise on Monday, with the team stuck with just five wins in 17 games this season and a dismal record away from the Rose

So who do the Timbers turn to next? Eric Wynalda has just landed at the Atlanta Silverbacks, where he was recently hired as interim coach and advisor. Gregg Berhalter is not about to abandon Hammarby in Sweden, where he's in his first year. It's tough to see Portland going the

This time it’s for real. Jurgen Klinsmann is set to manage his first competitive match since taking over the reins of the US national team nearly a year ago. But he knows how tricky CONCACAF qualifying is and tonight’s opponent, Antigua and Barbuda (7 pm ET, ESPN and Galavision with

PORTLAND, Ore. — Had an outsider ventured into JELD-WEN Field after Portland Timbers training on Tuesday, they wouldn’t have guessed they were watching a team currently suffering a distinct downturn in fortunes on the field. HIGHLIGHTS: MTL 2, POR 0 There was a whole lot of whooping and hollering as

They’re calling it “a big home game” in San Jose. The Western Conference lead will be on the line when the San Jose Earthquakes welcome Real Salt Lake (10:30 p.m. ET, MLS LIVE), but SJ will be without three of their best players: the injured Shea Salinas and Victor Bernardez

BEAVERTON, Ore. – Steve Purdy knows what it’s like to play soccer on a baseball field. So when the Portland Timbers trained for the first time at the club’s new, $6 million adidas Timbers Training Center on a rainy Thursday morning, it had special meaning for the full back. Purdy

D.C. United owner Will Chang is undeterred. He spoke to TheWashington Post about his club’s 0-2-0 start to the season and he’s convinced that “once we read each other and come together, we’re going to be a good team.” Another interesting part of the article is Chang's news that the

All hail Toronto FC. There were three MLS clubs in the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals and only one was left standing. Watch the highlights of TFC’s 2-1 triumph against the MLS Cup champion LA Galaxy which put the Canadian side through 4-3 on aggregate. (VIDEO) TFC manager Aron Winter was

PORTLAND, Ore. – It was only a preseason victory, but there was Portland Timbers owner Merritt Paulson gleefully waiving a giant Cascadia flag in front of the Timbers Army, reveling with the fans after his team defeated AIK in the finale of the Portland Tournament. And who can blame him?

MLSsoccer.com is previewing each of the 19 teams in Major League Soccer, beginning with the clubs that brought up the bottom of the table in 2011 and ending with the league's newest addition, the Montreal Impact.This is part one of two previewing Portland's 2012 season.You can find Part 2 here.

It’s the first trophy up for grabs this calendar year. They call it the Desert Diamond Cup and, although the competition qualifies as a preseason tournament, it’s big enough that MLSsoccer.com will host live streams of all the matches. The action kicks off with the MLS Cup champion LA Galaxy

PORTLAND, Ore. – On Tuesday at JELD-WEN Field, when Scottish striker Kris Boyd was introduced as the newest member of the Portland Timbers, there was one word on everybody’s lips: goals. “He was obviously brought here for one reason and one reason only, and that’s to score goals,” Timbers head

PORTLAND, Ore. – Sunny skies greeted the Portland Timbers’ training session on Friday, but it was impossible to escape the gloomy news that one of their prized Designated Players is injured before he’s even played a game. The Timbers announced that forward José Adolfo Valencia will undergo surgery to repair

Everyone knows that feeling when they’re out shopping of making that perfect discovery. You pull that sweet vintage shirt off the rack and marvel at the knocked-down price. You find a 36-inch plasma TV at Best Buy that’s marked down far lower than its equals. And yet there’s that little

PORTLAND, Ore. – When Portland Timbers owner Merritt Paulson read that the Houston Dynamo were unable to land Scottish Premier League star Kris Boyd last week, it was all hands on deck at JELD-WEN Field. Paulson has been living and breathing Boyd ever since, making Monday’s announcement that his second-year

Is it adieu, Le Toux? While the departure of Philadelphia Union goalkeeper Faryd Mondragón to his native Colombia may have come as a surprise yesterday, the real shock move of the Union offseason could be Sébastien Le Toux being traded to the Vancouver Whitecaps, a move which is reported here.

Scottish striker Kris Boyd may have passed on dressing in Dynamo orange for the 2012 MLS season, but chopping down opponents as a Designated Player in Timbers green proved attractive enough to lure the ex-Rangers hit man to Portland. The Timbers announced the signing of the 28-year-old forward on Monday.

PORTLAND, Ore. — With the first week of preseason training nearly over, two things are certain: Portland Timbers head coach John Spencer is right where he wants to be. And he expects all his players to feel the same way. "When there's such a long period off from training, guys

The New York Red Bulls made a huge splash on draft day with a brand new big man up top. The Red Bulls swapped their first pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft and allocation money on Thursday to Portland for US international Kenny Cooper, the hulking striker the Timbers trumpeted

The countdown of the 11 most intriguing questions facing MLS clubs, players and coaches heading into the weekend.  11) What date(s) have you circled on the 2012 MLS calendar? It’s finally here, or perhaps “already” is more accurate, given that this year’s schedule was actually released more than a month