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LA Galaxy captain Landon Donovan is pretty happy he’s heading to Everton on a two-month loan. How do we know? Everton captain Phil Neville tweeted “USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA!!!!” to which Donovan replied: “Haha. Can't wait to see you pal...I miss you guys!” While 31-year-old LA

FEELING BLAS: If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. Noted Colombian journalist Diego Rueda has tweeted that Blas Pérez – a foe US fans know all too well – "will play in MLS." The Panamanian national team striker and journeyman of the Colombian and Mexican leagues is looking for a

NEW YORK — Time to get that new super-duper flat-screen HD television. Because the stars will take the nationally televised spotlight during the first weekend of MLS action in 2012. On Tuesday, MLS announced the national TV schedule for First Kick presented by Dick's Sporting Goods, which includes the first

Remember ex-MLS forward Adolfo “El Tren” Valencia? Well, his son José Adolfo Valencia looks to be the latest Colombian to join the Portland Timbers, according to reports from that country. (SPANISH) Valencia is 19 years old, which fits the bill of the player spoken about in a tweet from Timbers

PORTLAND, Ore. – It’s always nice to be wanted. And as far as Gavin Wilkinson and the Portland Timbers organization are concerned, wanting is about as far as the Colorado Rapids' overtures toward head coach John Spencer will go, thank you very much. The Timbers denied Colorado’s official request to

The Conference Semis are set. In nippy conditions last night in Commerce City, the Colorado Rapids froze the Columbus Crew out of the playoffs at the first hurdle for the second year running. Omar Cummings scored his first playoff goal to seal a 1-0 wild card match and book a

The Portland Timbers narrowly missed out on making the playoffs in their first MLS season, being eliminated after New York topped Philadelphia on Thursday night. Minutes after the final whistle at Red Bull Arena, Timbers owner Merritt Paulson praised his side for coming so close, but pointed to their naivety

It was a big day for MLS’ big-market teams on Thursday night. And they used the same formula to achieve success: a first-half goal and tenacious team defense. First, the New York Red Bulls sealed passage to the MLS Cup playoffs with a 1-0 win over the Philadelphia Union to

The flash of intent to the rest of the league was clear. Seattle Sounders FC won a third US Open Cup on the trot, beating the Chicago Fire 2-0. For captain Kasey Keller, who will retire at the end of the season, it was just the first of a hopeful

It should be a little extra louder at JELD-WEN Field later tonight when the Portland Timbers host the New England Revolution with the expansion team chasing a playoff berth and all three points (11 p.m. ET, Fox Soccer). The Timbers sold 2,000 more seats for this match in what will

BEAVERTON, Ore. — When Portland Timbers head coach John Spencer came off the training field Tuesday — with his players doubled over and panting after a longer-than-usual practice — he had a clear message for his team: Play up to his standards, or face the bench. “I think we’re at

He had an accomplice in Nate Jaqua when they enacted the tree falling celebration against the Portland Timbers. But on Thursday night, Roger Levesque needed no assistance with his next masterpiece. The Seattle Sounders icon, the author of two goals on the night, put a bow on his team’s 4-2

PORTLAND, Ore. — A commercial that John Spencer shot for Portland Timbers sponsor Alaska Airlines has gone viral this week, and is offering the world a peak into the head coach’s sense of humor. The commercial, the first in a series called “Alaska Airlines/Portland Timbers Employee Exchange,” shows Spencer barking

PORTLAND, Ore. – An hour after the Portland Timbers’ 3-2 victory over FC Dallas on Sunday, owner Merritt Paulson had the pitch at JELD-WEN all to himself. He played with three small children – general manager Gavin Wilkinson’s kids – in one of the nets, kicking balls, snapping pictures and

Real Salt Lake are already in Monterrey, Mexico this morning after a charter flight on Sunday took them to their destination for Wednesday’s massive CONCACAF Champions League final first leg against the defending Mexican league champions. RSL co-owner Dell Loy Hansen, proudly bearing a scarf in hand, greeted the throng

“I don’t think you’ll see an atmosphere like that in American soccer history — ever.” – Timbers owner Merritt Paulson “Best day ever.” – Timbers' supporter Phil Kennedy "Even during the warm-up, I thought it was electrifying … Myself and the staff were talking and saying, 'This doesn't feel like

MLSsoccer.com resumes its 18-part series "Faces of First Kick," in which we profile a player on each team ahead of his home opener. We continue with Portland Timbers forward Kenny Cooper. Kenny Cooper's near-obsessive dedication to the game he loves has left at least one newspaper reporter bristling. Shortly after

PORTLAND, Ore. – For almost four years, Merritt Paulson has been devoted to the task of bringing the Portland Timbers into Major League Soccer in a first-class way. And now that the franchise has finally arrived, the owner and president can hardly believe that the home opener (April 14) is

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — Adam Marshall and Jared Cushman broke off from a Timbers Army crowd gathered near the south entrance to Dick’s Sporting Goods Field prior to the game on Saturday night. They wandered to the gate and gazed for a few minutes through the bars, taking in the

The Tweet and Lowdown:Timbers’ ascension to MLS fuels fire in Portland, where being part of first division is expected to buff and polish the 1970s nickname “Soccer City, USA.”Setting the Scene:Owner Merritt Paulson, general manager/technical director Gavin Wilkinson and head coach John Spencer have applied creativity and ambition to the

Taking the start of the MLS season into consideration, US national team manager Bob Bradley called up a 24-man roster for matches against Argentina and Paraguay consisting mainly of players based in Europe. However, the youngest of them all is 18-year-old New York Red Bulls forward Juan Agudelo, who is

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Timbers are actively pursuing two center midfielders – and one of the options could be Portland's first Designated Player, according to owner and president Merritt Paulson. “We will add a player of note, of significance, a center midfielder, and I would venture to guess we’ll have

The day’s finally here. First Kick from sold-out Qwest Field in Seattle will christen a new season (9:30 pm ET on ESPN & ESPN Deportes). Another loud and crazy atmosphere courtesy of Sounders fans for the league’s first game. Well, maybe not. LA star Landon Donovan is looking forward to

PORTLAND, Ore. – When the Portland Timbers open up their home for the first time in their inaugural MLS season on April 14 against the Chicago Fire, they will do on the pitch of a freshly renamed stadium. At a ceremony on Monday in the concourse of Portland’s historic downtown

For the first time this preseason FC Dallas manager Schellas Hyndman admits that the Brek Shea at center back experiment is working out so well that “it could be a permanent move.” While FC Dallas still have a week to fine-tune for their first game of the season, the Seattle