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Giovanni Savarese provides glimpse into Portland Timbers’ operations while play is suspended

The Timbers’ staff has been caring for players’ physical and mental well being

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Portland Timbers acquire Jaroslaw Niezgoda as designated player

The Polish forward was in the midst of his best season with Legia Warsaw, leading the league with 14 goals

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Timbers acquire Diego Chara’s brother Yimmi, making him a Designated Player

Yimmi Chara will take the pitch with his brother Diego for the Timbers in 2020.

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Brian Fernandez earns brace during Portland Timbers’ 3-2 win over Chicago Fire

It was Portland’s second straight win at home to start a 10-game homestand

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Red or white? NYCFC, Portland Timbers coaches squabble over ‘wine’

Dome Torrent wouldn’t divulge what was at the heart of his lengthy disagreement with Portland Timbers coach, joking it was over preferences in wine.

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Portland Timbers 2019 season preview: Quest for MLS Cup return begins

The Portland Timbers offseason included a series of moves on the pitch and at the stadium, Providence Park. Those changes are expected to continue well into the 2019 campaign. In addition to signing defenders Claude Dielna and Jorge Moreira, along with goalkeeper Aljaž Ivačič, the reigning MLS Western Conference champions will play their first 12 […]

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Atlanta United wins MLS Cup 2-0 over Portland Timbers

ATLANTA — The Kings of the South are now the kings of Major League Soccer. Take all of Atlanta’s sports tropes and blunders, put them in a bag and throw it out. None of that matters anymore. Every bad loss erased. Every sports sin forgiven. Every ghost vanquished. Atlanta United FC, in its second season […]

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Portland Timbers coach Giovanni Savarese: A New York Cosmos perspective

The New York Cosmos saw unprecedented success in their reboot, winning three North American Soccer League titles and playing in the championship match four times before the league closed shop ahead of the 2018 season. Off the field, chaos reigned. There were ownership changes, financial woes and uncertainty of the club’s future existence. But through […]

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Giovanni Savarese steers Portland Timbers to Western Conference final in first year at helm

The Timbers had just ousted their rivals, the Seattle Sounders, on penalty kicks in the second leg of an epic Western Conference semifinal. Portland had been the decided underdog entering the playoff series against a Seattle team who had won 14 of its last 16 matches. But with Savarese leading the way, the Timbers came […]

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Portland Timbers’ Andy Polo could provide a punch for Peru

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