Sounders
Despite a two-goal loss in the first leg and a road score for Tigres UANL, the Sounders nearly came away with a semifinals berth in CCC. But the final cherry on top evaded them in the end, and though there were plenty of silver linings, it was an early exit for the dynasty-aspirant Seattle.
Whitecaps
Top of the league, 700 club goals, 4th clean sheet.
Timbers
The Portland Timbers were due for a win. After 5 consecutive games without victory, with some games going down to the wire, a win would be utterly vindicating for this club. Two of their last three games featured late goals deep into second half stoppage time that cost the Timbers
0-5. 1-4. Those two scorelines hung over the city of Portland for almost two years. One sent the Portland Timbers into a reckoning; a season-ending disaster that appeared out of seemingly nowhere but was subtly teased throughout the fall of 2024. They had an immediate chance to rectify that humiliation
The Rose City Breakdown Episode 10:00/3298.41× 2026 is truly a momentous year for women's sports in the Rose City. 2026 also marks the first year where the state and city will have three professional women's sports teams: Portland Thorns (NWSL), Portland Fire (WNBA)
Two years ago, the Portland Timbers defeated the Colorado Rapids 4-1 in their season opener at Providence Park. Last year, the Portland Timbers lost to the Vancouver Whitecaps by the same scoreline in their season opener at Providence Park. Like both of their previous season openers at Phil Neville, tonight’
Big occasions demand proper attire. You cannot show up to a wedding in sweatpants. There’s an official uniform for college graduations, as freshly-minted graduates don caps and robes to walk across a large stage to collect their diplomas. Providence Park is no stranger to the latter event, having hosted
Season previews have a defined formula. Which players left? Which players arrived? Where do you think *insert team* will finish in the table? Can they win a trophy? Other outlets will preview the Portland Timbers’ 2026 campaign and touch on all of those talking points. Those are important topics to
Since April 27th’s victory in Carson, road games have been the site of utter horrors for the Portland Timbers. When they traveled to Los Angeles on a sunny Friday evening, many thought it would be more of the same. But the Portland Timbers did not oblige the haters. In
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On July 25, 2025, the Portland Timbers defeated LAFC 1-0 at BMO Stadium. Since that day, Portland has only tasted victory in 4 games. Two of those were home games against Eastern Conference opponents (New York Red Bulls and Columbus). Only one of those was an outright win against a
VANCOUVER - When Cascadia rivals come to town, there's a buzz in the air. Not only have the Portland Timbers not beaten the Whitecaps at BC Place since 2022, the Whitecaps have taken hefty (playoff) wins at Providence Park, and have gone from the wayward little brother in
Phil Neville entered tonight’s game between the Portland Timbers and the Vancouver Whitecaps with a 2-4-6 record in Cascadian rivalry matches. These are the matches that the supporters want to win the most. After the Timbers spent the last three years getting humiliated by their Canadian neighbors at Providence
Claudia Dickey set the Reign record for saves with the club and the back line worked overtime to make it happen, but the team lacked finishing in the final third as both Seattle and Denver walked away with a point.
Some might say that it’s absolutely ludicrous to finish a season series with a hated rival before the calendar turns to May. As one of those people, I am thoroughly disappointed with whoever made the 2025 schedule. That doesn’t just apply to this weekend’s annual trip to
The Portland Thorns returned to Providence Park with a vengeance after a tough road loss to San Diego earlier this week. In front of nearly 17,000 of their fans, Portland dominated against last year’s Shield winners, the KC Current. Mackenzie Arnold stepped back into goal following her month-long
A tough start to the season is usually a familiar occurrence for the Portland Timbers. However, last year’s record-setting spring is a helpful reminder that these beginnings don’t need to occur. It’s safe to say that a lot rides on next weekend’s game in Vancouver, but
The Reign seemingly took out their frustrations from their dreadful double-advantaged defeat in Portland last week, taking the Current to town in Spokane and showing what can happen when Seattle threads the needle between caution and aggression.
Jess Fishlock, captain of the Seattle Reign, has this Cascadia rivalry embedded in her DNA. Being with the club since its inception 13 years ago, she knows all too well what it means to play at Providence Park as enemy #1. On the Portland side, Christine Sinclair had been a
In this wonderful sport, each game exists in a vacuum and as a part of the bigger picture. No match better illustrates this phenomenon than the Portland Timbers’ 1-1 draw with the Los Angeles Galaxy this afternoon. I’m going to do something a little bit different with today’s
On a warm September night in 2024, the Portland Timbers and the Los Angeles Galaxy embarked on a quest to sell high-quality MLS soccer to a neutral audience. Both teams succeeded, although the Timbers won the game 4-2. That little hiccup did not matter to the mighty Galaxy, who embarked
There are good games, bad games, dropped points, disappointments, unexpected victories, and missed opportunities in this beautiful game. For the Reign, however, playing up two and losing by two is a new one.
