Tag: portland timbers
Grading the 2023 NWSL Kits
On the cusp of another NWSL season, we take a look at every team's kits and give them a grade, as is customary around...
Despite the Portland Thorns’ Success On the Pitch, Calls to Sell...
Home to some of the most vocal supporters in the country, Portland, Oregon has rightfully earned its title of Soccer City, USA. But even...
10 Burning Questions Ahead of the 2023 MLS Season
The 2022 MLS season may have just concluded, but it's never too early to look ahead to next year.
Major League Soccer finished its 27th...
The Urban Pitch Podcast: Portland Timbers Rookie Justin Rasmussen is a...
On the latest episode of the Urban Pitch Podcast, Portland Timbers defender Justin Rasmussen joins the show to shed some light on the rule...
The Best-Dressed Players Heading Into the 2021 MLS Cup Playoffs
The 2021 MLS Cup Playoffs kick off this weekend, so naturally we get prepared by highlighting the player from each postseason club that's most...
The MLS Identity Crisis
Now 26 years old, MLS has come a long way from its "just trying to survive" early days. But while the league has built...
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: 2021 MLS Kit Edition
It's that time of year again. Spring is in the air, pre-season training is underway, and a new MLS season is almost upon us....
Urban Picks: Hunter Sulte’s Journey From Alaska to MLS
Our latest installment of Urban Picks highlights Hunter Sulte, a recent Portland Timbers homegrown signing. We get a look at the young keeper's soccer...
The Rebrand Blueprint: What Clubs Get Both Right and Horribly Wrong
A brand goes deeper than just a logo and color scheme. With several MLS franchises recently undergoing rebrands, we examine the ones that both...
Breaking Down the Playground Cliques at the MLS Is Back Tournament
LAFC? Theater kids. Portland Timbers? Hipsters. Chicago Fire? Class clowns. We separate each MLS club into their playground cliques for the MLS Is Back...
Revisiting the LA Galaxy’s Golden Age With Two-Time MLS Cup Champ...
A member of the LA Galaxy teams that won back-to-back MLS Cups in 2011 and 2012, Bryan Jordan has seen plenty of highs during...
Four Burning Questions Heading Into the 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs
Say what you want about the MLS playoff system, but this year's tournament could be one of the most exciting in recent memory. Will...
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: 2019 MLS Kit Edition
With the MLS season set to kick off this weekend, we take a look at the best and worst of the new kit drops...
Heard on the Street: At the Incredible, Supporter-Packed MLS Cup in...
Featuring clubs from two of the United States' finest soccer cities, the 2018 MLS Cup was a supporter's paradise. The game...
Where Does FC Cincinnati’s New Crest Rank Amongst the Rest of...
With last week's Cincinnati FC crest unveiling receiving mixed reviews, we thought we'd see how it stands up against the rest of the MLS...
The Football Vagabond: A Conversation With Steve Bernasconi, Founder of The...
From February to October 2017, Steve Bernasconi embarked on The Soccer Tour, an eight-month, 30,000-mile journey that gave a glimpse of the lives of...
Rose City Till I Die: The Story of How Portland Became...
Providence Park, the home of Oregon's beloved MLS club Portland Timbers, is tucked away below ground level in the neighborhood of Goose Hollow. The...