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Each new Major League Soccer season sees the emergence of a shortlist of favorites to reach MLS Cup, a designation populated this year by the likes of LAFC, New York City FC and Seattle, the current league kings. But no MLS season is ever quite so predictable. Beneath those consensus picks lie the sleepers that, as the

The Portland Timbers have completed the transfer of midfielder Cristhian Paredes from Liga MX side Club America, the club announced Thursday. Paredes, 21, had spent the last two seasons in Portland on loan from Club America before his full transfer was finalized with Thursday's announcement. The midfielder has five goals

TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Loan The Portland Timbers have acquired Chile international forward Felipe Mora on loan from Liga MX's Pumas UNAM, the club announced Friday. The deal was completed with Targeted Allocation Money and includes an option to purchase.  Mora, 26, had 19 goals and three assists across 65 appearances with

When the Portland Timbers fell to Real Salt Lake in the Audi 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs three months ago, they plunged into a turbulent offseason. With question marks attached to all three of their Designated Players, which included club legend Diego Valeri inching toward the exit door while club-record signing Brian Fernandez was

TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Signing The Portland Timbers addressed their need in attack by signing striker Jaroslaw Niezgoda, the club announced Thursday. The 24-year-old Designated Player arrives from Legia Warsaw, which reportedly received a $3.8 million transfer fee in the deal. Niezgoda scored 14 goals, and set up two others, in 18 games for

TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Transfer The Portland Timbers have acquired Venezuelan youth international defender Pablo Bonilla from Deportivo La Guaira Fútbol Club and signed the player to a Timbers 2 contract. Bonilla, 20, recently graduated to the Under-23 national team for the 2020 CONMEBOL Olympic Qualifying Tournament, where he started and played three consecutive first-round

TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Report It appears Felipe Mora is inching closer to officially joining the Portland Timbers. The 26-year-old Chilean forward could be the latest to make the move from Liga MX to Major League Soccer, with Pumas UNAM sending out a congratulatory tweet to Mora Sunday with the Timbers

PORTLAND, Ore. — After reaching MLS Cup in 2018, the Portland Timbers are not satisfied with last season’s first-round playoff exit last. And the roster build ahead of the 2020 season isn’t complete, with Timbers GM Gavin Wilkinson noting the need to add one to two attacking players, as well as a

TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Signing The Portland Timbers have signed midfielder Blake Bodily to a Homegrown contract, the club announced Friday. Bodily spent the last three seasons at the University of Washington. Bodily, 22, had 17 goals and 18 assists across 56 appearances (39 starts) during his time on campus and was

PORTLAND,OR. — There’s a lot of similarities between the Chara brothers. It’s something that hasn’t gone unnoticed by Portland Timbers midfielders Sebastian Blanco and Diego Valeri. “Just looking at both at them they smile the same, they run the same, they play the same,” Blanco said via a translator. “I

TRANSFER TRACKER:Signing The Portland Timbers have boosted their attacking corps for the 2020 season by acquiring Colombian winger Yimmi Chara via transfer from Brazilian side Atletico Mineiro as a Designated Player, the club announced Thursday. At Mineiro, Chara has scored seven times and assisted on eight occasions in 56 matches since joining from Atletico Junior

TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Re-signing Steve Clark enjoyed a career resurgence after joining the Portland Timbers, and the goalkeeper is set to stay there for the foreseeable future. The Timbers announced on Friday they have signed Clark to a new contract ahead of the 2020 season. “Re-signing Steve was a priority for

TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Extension The Portland Timbers and center back Bill Tuiloma have agreed to a multi-year contract extension, the club announced Thursday.  Tuiloma, 24, enjoyed his best season yet with the club in 2019, making 24 appearances (21 starts) with one golazo. The New Zealand international originally joined the club in

TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Re-signed It's official: Diego Valeri remains a Portland Timber. The Timbers announced on Monday their star playmaker has re-signed a multiyear contract, using Targeted Allocation Money. The news comes after several months of uncertainty surrounding the Argentine. While reports surfaced claiming Valeri could leave the club in the

TRANSFER TRACKER:Signing The Portland Timbers have bolstered their backline ahead of the 2020 season, as defender Dario Zuparic has been signed from Croatian side HNK Rijeka to a multi-year contract by using Targeted Allocation Money. ESPN's Jeff Carlisle first reported the news on Tuesday. Zuparic, 27, will officially be added to Portland’s

Most of these teams made the playoffs. A couple of them just missed. The collection of emotions on display ranges from "bitter disappointment" to "satisfied at the measurable growth on display." Let's write some epitaphs. Part I:Teams 24-17Part II: Teams 16-9Part III: Teams 8-1

PORTLAND, Ore. — As they proceed into the offseason, the Portland Timbers’ roster plans remain in limbo. As the side seeks a new agreement with club legend Diego Valeri and attempts to determine the future of Designated Player Brian Fernandez, other deals are also in the works to bring the

Before we know it, the 2019 summer transfer window will have come and gone. With just a week left, what moves are still out there to be made? So far this year, the likes of Gustavo Bou, Emerson Hyndman, Robin Lod and others have joined the league. Clubs are working

Over his 13 years as a Houston Dynamo executive, Chris Canetti did plenty of searching for big signings from Mexico, and for obvious reasons. With one of the largest Latino populations in the United States and the majority of them of Mexican descent, La Naranja’s home market seemed ripe for

TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Transfer The Portland Timbers have finalized the purchase of Tomas Conechny from San Lorenzo, the club announced Monday. The deal was completed utilizing Targeted Allocation Money (TAM). Conechny, 21, had been on loan since joining Portland last summer.  “We are very pleased to secure the services of Tomas Conechny on

Former Montreal Impact technical director and player, Adam Braz, joins MLSsoccer.com to break down all the big moves during the 2019 summer transfer window. Here we are smack in the middle of the summer transfer window, but perhaps your team has yet to make a move?  Don't be surprised.  It's

TRANSFER TRACKER STAUTS: Released The Portland Timbers and former Designated PlayerLucas Melano have mutually agreed to terminate his contract, the club announced Tuesday.  Melano, 26, originally joined the club in 2015 but never quite found his footing, with five goals and nine assists in 59 appearances. He was loaned out from January 2017

The Portland Timbers ended the Primary Transfer Window with a bang.  Their long-rumored, months-reported desire to land sign a big-money striker ended with a club-record deal for Brian Fernandez. All the while, the team grew stronger after a difficult start to their 12-match road trip to open 2019 and were awaiting their

Things were a bit different during Gavin Wilkinson's playing days. When you changed teams, essentially, it was on you to figure out all the details.  The current Portland Timbers general manager once was an international-caliber defender for New Zealand and spent time playing professionally in six different countries. From New Zealand to Australia, Hong