Search results

BEAVERTON, Ore. – The Portland Timbers depart Thursday on what will be their longest road trip of the season and surely the longest two-game trip that any MLS team will make in 2014. First, they will head to Boston ahead of Saturday’s game with the New England Revolution (7:30 pm

Here are the top 15 stories we're following today: 1. YEDLIN COMPLETES DEAL WITH SPURS DeAndre Yedlin’s transfer from the Seattle Sounders to the Premier League’s Tottenham Hotspur dragged on for a while, but it finally got done on Wednesday. The US international will remain with the Sounders for the

PORTLAND – When New York Red Bull star Thierry Henry takes the field on Wednesday night against Bayern Munich — possibly his last MLS All-Star Game — he'll go up against two of the soccer players he admires the most on the world stage. "If I had a son right

Here are the top 15 soccer stories we’re following today: 1. THE BIG THREE? Could the long-running saga over Xavi's future finally be coming to an end? Maybe so, as a publication in Spain suggests that the Barcelona great is set to sign a three-year deal with New York City

Welcome to Starting XI, our Friday rundown of what to watch for – and what we're watching.MLS crosses the halfway point, the World Cup crosses the finish line, and we've got your back. Don't stop there, either. FutbolMLS has your Spanish fix as well. Our recommended musical pairing, per senior editor

Caleb Porter has insisted since the Portland Timbers acquired Fanendo Adi several weeks ago that they knew precisely what they were getting in the 6-foot-4 target man. He was good in the air. He was physical. He could hold up the ball. And in his first five games for the

Here are 15 top soccer stories we’re following today: 1. COULD KLJESTAN BE COMING BACK TO MLS? Despite setting a career high with eight goals this season, Belgian newspaper La Meuse reported Wednesday that Anderlecht midfielder Sacha Kljestan is considering a return to Major League Soccer this summer with the

The captain of the Portland Timbers is set to remain with the team he helped revitalize. Timbers owner and president Merritt Paulson tweeted Monday that midfielder Will Johnson has agreed to a new contract with the club:

Here are the top 15 soccer stories we’re following today. Don’t forget this week is also Jersey week and you can get a sneak peek at the upcoming kits right here. 1. SPORTING KC LOSE BIG The Columbus Crew emerged as champions of the Disney Pro Soccer Classic on Saturday

Just when it seemed Toronto FC forward Bright Dike might make an improbable run to the World Cup this summer, it appears an injury will derail his bid. Ives Galarcep reported on Goal.com Monday that the Nigerian international has torn his Achilles tendon for the second time in three years.

The big undertaking for Portland Timbers head coach Caleb Porter so far this preseason has been integrating the club’s new players. With the majority of Portland’s key pieces from last season returning, that’s especially true for two offseason acquisitions expected to play critical roles in 2014: Argentines Gastón Fernández (pictured) and

Thierry Henry is essentially what's known as "that guy." Urban Dictionary defines "that guy" as "the person everyone loves to hate and never wants to become."  In Henry's case, it's quite the opposite; every other player wants to be the New York Red Bulls star. Henry being "that guy" refers

Ladies of Kansas City, get your best pick-up lines and awkward first date fun facts ready, because Sporting Kansas City forward C.J. Sapong will be the prize at stake during a special Sporting KC rendition of the popular TV show The Bachelor. The four Google Hangout contestants were selected on

All preseason, Real Salt Lake have been teasing up with short glimpses of players training with the team while wearing GoPro cameras. More from The Sideline VIDEO: Nick Pugliese - Afghanistan's first American pro soccer player The Merritt Bomb: Merritt Paulson gets his own Photoshop meme Introducing "Dempsey FC," the

Here are the top 15 soccer stories we’re following today. 1. SIGNING CESAR While the deal is still not technically complete, Júlio César’s loan to Toronto FC was confirmed Tuesday by none other than Brazilian national team coach Luiz Felipe Scolari. TFC brass steered clear of the news during media

As someone who follows the English Premier League closely and casually keeps up with the happenings in various other European leagues, let me first tell you this: Not all supporters love and adore their club's owners like, say, the Portland Timbers' Merritt Paulson. In fact, many are downright hated for

Here are the top 15 soccer stories we’re following today... 1. FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES As David Beckham continues his search for investors in his new Miami-based MLS franchise, the latest report suggests he is turning to the owners of one of his former clubs, Paris Saint-Germain. The French super

PORTLAND, Ore. – JELD-WEN Field and its famed, raucous atmosphere as the home of the Portland Timbers has become synonymous with the club’s presence in MLS. But according to team owner and president Merritt Paulson, with the team’s long-term growth in mind, the time was right to “pass the baton”

The home of the Portland Timbers has a new name. The club announced Monday that their stadium will be called Providence Park, as part of a multi-year partnership with not-for-profit health care provider Providence Health & Services. Providence takes over the naming rights of the stadium from JELD-WEN, who will

The intensity is gradually ratcheting up as MLS preseason training continues at a variety of locations around the world. Catch all the other news and updates from MLS training camps below. And for the entire February preseason schedule, click here.

The Portland Timbers did so well the last time they mined Argentina for a MLS difference-maker, they’ve decided to try it again. Twice. The club announced Tuesday that it has signed striker Gastón Fernández and center back Norberto Paparatto, two Argentine players the Timbers are hopeful pay as many dividends as

The Portland Timbers front office identified the forward position as one of the team's offseason priorities ahead of the 2014 season, and they began addressing that need Tuesday with the resigning of striker Frederic Piquionne. Per MLS policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. With last year’s first-choice starter

As of this Friday afternoon, the 2014 World Cup in Brazil is precisely 159 days away from its opening kickoff. That means only one thing for every soccer fan across the United States: hype videos. Lots and lots of hype videos. And the closer we inch toward the tournament's opneing

Here are the top 14 soccer stories we’re following today. 1. WHERE’S JUAN? The New England Revolution could be on the verge of making two signings. Firstly, it seems that Danish club Randers will allow Charlie Davies to join the Revs on a permanent deal, while the club is also

Merritt Paulson certainly knows how to keep them coming back – to his Twitter account, that is. The Portland Timbers owner kicked off his 2014 Twitter presence with some strategically taken photos teasing the club’s two new kit options for the upcoming season. And, of course, that sent Timbers fans