After the Portland Timbers (4-3-2, 14 points, 6th in the Western Conference) drew 1-1 at Qwest Field against their hated rival the Seattle Sounders (3-3-5, 14 points, 5th in the Western Conference), I’ve decided to switch the format of this week’s Timbers match report, instead drawing from the words of the players and coaches who […]

Heading into the weekend the Portland Timbers have a difficult task ahead of them as they attempt to grab their first win one road of their hated rivals, the Seattle Flounders…I mean Sounders (I am a fan after all). Dispensing with the history which has been well documented, let’s take a look at the keys to […]

Taking a page out Philadelphia’s (4-2-1, 13 points) book Portland (4-3-1, 13 points) posted a clean sheet in Friday night’s action against the visiting Union. The teams took the pitch under a steady rain that has become a trademark of early season Timbers games and may have played a factor in the tentative play that marked […]

The pressure will be on both teams to produce a result as the Philadelphia Union (4-1-1, 13 points, 2nd in the Eastern Conference) visit “Soccer City, U.S.A”, the home of the Portland Timbers (3-3-1, 10 points 6th in the Western Conference). Philadelphia’s recent run of form is in stark contrast to last year’s, having just […]

As Timbers fans left Jeld-Wen Field on Tuesday night gone were the loud choruses of chants filling the concourses of the stadium and MAX trains replaced by a stunned silence that swept over the crowd after San Jose’s Ike Opara headed in the winner after 120 minutes of play and dismissed any hope of the team […]

Real Salt Lake (4-0-1, 12 points, 2nd in the Western Conference) took to the pitch at Jeld-Wen Field on Saturday looking to remove the bad taste in their mouth after a crushing loss in the CONCACAF Champion’s League final to Monterrey. Apparently someone forgot to send the memo to the Portland Timbers (3-3-1, 10 points, […]

The Timbers, once again on the road, headed to the Home Depot Center where they fell back into their away form allowing two quick goals within the first ten minutes of action on a volley from Chad Barrett and a penalty kick from Landon Donovan who returned to action after missing three games with injury. […]

After a spectacular opening home stand the Portland Timbers (2-1-2, 7 points, 4th in the Western Conference) travel to California to take on the star studded L.A. Galaxy (3-1-3, 12 points, 2nd in the Western Conference). The Timbers will be looking to continue their recent run of form which included victories against the Chicago Fire and […]

The Portland Timbers topped the Chicago Fire and FC Dallas to open a perfect weekend at the newly remodeled Jeld-Wend Field. Going into Thursday’s home opener against the Fire (1-3-1, 4 points) was a Timbers (2-2-1, 7 points) squad still looking its first win in Major League Soccer. The weather did not hinder the eager fans […]

Welcome to the Total-MLS Weekly Review. We saw some great goals, support, and stories that made last week a memorable one for the MLS. Here’s my recap of the good, the bad, and the funny in Week 5. Team of the Week: Portland Timbers – Portland takes home this week’s title, but did you really […]

The Portland Timbers opened Jeld-Wen field last night and instead of having an artist perform the national anthem they had their fan group, the Timbers Army do it. Awesome atmosphere. http://youtube.com/watch?v= 9wQxSG3Da7w[/youtube]

As the Portland Timbers take the field today for the home opener of Jeld-Wen Field, 36 years of history will come to a head as the latest incarnation of the team follow in the footsteps of Timbers greats like Clive Charles, John Bain, and Scot Thompson.     The Timbers (0-1-1, 1 pt.) are coming […]