Sporting Kansas City part ways with Brian Bliss Sporting Kansas City have parted ways with technical director and vice president of player personnel Brian Bliss, the club announced Monday. 24 June 2024
Sporting Kansas City mutually part ways with Gavin Wilkinson UPDATE (Jan. 19) – Sporting Kansas City principal owner Michael Illig released the following statement, confirming the departure of sporting director Gavin Wilkinson eight days after he was formally hired. We want to share with the Sporting Kansas City community that we have mutually agreed with Gavin Wilkinson to 19 January 2024
Forward incoming? Portland Timbers GM Ned Grabavoy talks offseason approach After a down season for the Portland Timbers in 2022, first-year general manager Ned Grabavoy is tasked with helping restore the club's status as a perennial Audi MLS Cup Playoffs contender. 12 January 2023
The Daily Kickoff Your Thursday Kickoff: Enzo “El Tanque” Copetti adds firepower to Charlotte FC attack Portland Timbers name Grabavoy general manager The Portland Timbers have promoted Ned Grabavoy from technical director to general manager. The former MLS midfielder is now in his eighth season with the Timbers, first as a player and then as a front-office member. Portland’s sporting side was previously overseen by Gavin 12 January 2023
Portland Timbers name Ned Grabavoy general manager The Portland Timbers have promoted Ned Grabavoy from technical director to general manager, the club announced Wednesday. 11 January 2023
MLS Insider: Tom Bogert Portland Timbers sign Brazilian midfielder Evander in club-record deal The Portland Timbers have completed the club-record signing of Brazilian attacking midfielder Evander from Danish Superliga side FC Midtjylland, the club announced Monday. Evander will occupy a Designated Player slot and is under contract through 2026 with a club option for 2027. 05 December 2022
MLS Insider: Tom Bogert Sources: Portland Timbers in advanced talks for club-record signing The Portland Timbers are in advanced talks to acquire Brazilian attacking midfielder Evander from Danish Superliga side FC Midtjylland, sources tell MLSsoccer.com. The deal would be a club-record signing if it gets done. 26 October 2022
MLS Insider: Tom Bogert Three big questions following Portland Timbers' 2022 season Decision Day for the 2022 MLS season has come and gone, and the field has been officially reduced to 14 teams moving onto the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs. Perhaps sooner than some expected, the final few teams to miss the playoffs have been confirmed and it’s all focus ahead on 11 October 2022
Armchair Analyst: Matt Doyle What the 2022 MLS season meant for Portland Timbers It all just kind of fell apart, didn’t it? A GIF is worth a thousand words. 11 October 2022
The Daily Kickoff Thursday Kickoff: Miami make it, Charlotte come up short in Mini Decision Day madness Inter Miami CF clinch Audi 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs spot Inter Miami CF have booked an Audi 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs spot, reaching the Eastern Conference’s seven-team field via a late-season, four-game winning streak. The Herons punched their ticket Wednesday night, beating in-state rivals Orlando City SC 4-1 at DRV 06 October 2022
Portland Timbers part ways with Gavin Wilkinson and Mike Golub Two longtime front-office leaders at the Portland Timbers, president of soccer Gavin Wilkinson and president of business Mike Golub, have been relieved of their duties, the club announced Wednesday. They’ve held dual-roles with Portland Thorns FC in the NWSL, and the decisions come after US Soccer on Monday released the 05 October 2022
Transfer Tracker Official: Portland Timbers sign Colombian defender Juan David Mosquera via U22 Initiative TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Signing UPDATE, July 27 – The Portland Timbers have signed defender Juan David Mosquera from Colombian top-flight side Independiente Medellín as a U22 Initiative player, the club announced Wednesday. 27 July 2022
National Writer: Charles Boehm "We’re pissed off": Seattle Sounders’ CCL triumph challenges Portland Timbers With their pioneering conquest of the Concacaf Champions League, it’s already been a very, very good year for Seattle Sounders FC. And that, by the very definition of their fierce, decades-long rivalry, almost always means something less good for the Portland Timbers. 06 July 2022
Transfer Tracker Official: Portland Timbers re-sign Sebastian Blanco as Designated Player TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Re-signing UPDATE (Feb. 11) – Sebastian Blanco has re-signed with the Portland Timbers as a Designated Player through the 2023 MLS season, the club announced Friday. The deal was first reported by MLSsoccer.com. 11 February 2022
Transfer Tracker Portland Timbers re-sign defender Josecarlos Van Rankin on loan from Chivas TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Re-signed The Portland Timbers have re-signed defender Josecarlos Van Rankin on loan from Liga MX side Chivas through the summer with an option to extend the loan for the remainder of the 2022 MLS season, the club announced Tuesday. Additionally, Portland have an option to exercise a 08 February 2022
Transfer Tracker Official: Portland Timbers sign Estudiantes midfielder David Ayala TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Signing UPDATE (Feb. 1) – The Portland Timbers have signed midfielder David Ayala from Argentine Primera División side Estudiantes, the club announced Tuesday. The 19-year-old, who will occupy a U22 Initiative slot, is signed through 2025 with a club option for 2026. 01 February 2022
Transfer Tracker Portland Timbers transfer MLS legend Diego Valeri to Argentina's Lanús TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Transfer The Portland Timbers have transferred midfielder Diego Valeri to Club Atlético Lanús, it was announced Thursday. The Argentine Primera División side is the 35-year-old's boyhood club, with the move ending a nine-year run for the MLS legend. 20 January 2022
Transfer Tracker Diego Chara signs Portland Timbers contract extension through 2024 TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Extension The Portland Timbers have signed defensive midfielder Diego Chara to a multi-year contract extension through 2024, the club announced Friday. Chara is Portland’s all-time leader in games played (310), games started (306) and minutes played (27,203) in MLS regular-season action. He’s also recorded 12 goals and 14 January 2022
Transfer Tracker Portland Timbers sign goalkeepers Aljaz Ivacic and David Bingham TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Signings The Portland Timbers have signed goalkeepers Aljaz Ivacic and David Bingham, the club announced Thursday. Both players are signed through 2023, with Ivacic's contract including a club option for 2024. Bingham was previously a free agent, while Portland were in contract discussions with Ivacic after reaching 13 January 2022
Transfer Tracker Portland Timbers sign forward Tega Ikoba to homegrown contract TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Signing The Portland Timbers have signed forward Tega Ikoba to a homegrown contract through the 2024 season, the club announced Tuesday. The 18-year-old is Portland's fourth homegrown signing since their inaugural MLS season in 2011. He follows in the footsteps of Hunter Sulte, Blake Bodily and Marco 11 January 2022
MLS Insider: Tom Bogert Portland Timbers coach Giovanni Savarese seeks another New York memory in MLS Cup 2021 So much of Giovanni Savarese's professional career, both as player and coach, can be tied to the Greater New York City area. 10 December 2021
MLS Insider: Tom Bogert What went into the Portland Timbers' MLS Cup-ready roster? Taking the macro view, it’s no huge surprise that the Portland Timbers are in MLS Cup this Saturday against New York City FC (3 pm ET | ABC, UniMas, TUDN). 09 December 2021
National Writer: Charles Boehm Lessons learned from Portland & NYCFC? What MLS Cup 2021 finalists reveal “There's a million different ways you can do it in MLS.” Those were Jim Curtin’s words after his Philadelphia Union secured the Supporters’ Shield last year, their first major trophy and proof of concept for Philly’s thrifty, academy-centric, pressing-driven model. And indeed, there’s more than one way to win in 09 December 2021
Portland Timbers sign technical director Ned Grabavoy to multi-year extension The Portland Timbers have signed technical director Ned Grabavoy to a multi-year contract extension, the club announced Wednesday. The former MLS midfielder joined Portland’s technical staff before the 2017 season as their director of scouting and recruitment. He was promoted to his current role in December 2018, working closely alongside 11 August 2021
Transfer Tracker Official: San Jose Earthquakes acquire Jeremy Ebobisse from Portland Timbers in blockbuster trade TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Trade Following multiple reports, the San Jose Earthquakes' blockbuster trade with the Portland Timbers that brings forward Jeremy Ebobisse to San Jose has been made official by both clubs. Steven Goff of The Washington Post was the first to report news of the trade on Wednesday night 05 August 2021