Major League Soccer celebrates its 25th anniversary with the kickoff of the 2020 season. The fun begins on Feb. 29 with Opening Weekend, and the first broadcasts to air on ESPN take place on March 1, when the reigning MLS Cup champion Seattle Sounders host the new-look Chicago Fire (3 p.m. ET, LIVE on ESPN)
Portland Timbers
LAFC head coach Bob Bradley likens Kobe Bryant’s impact on basketball to Johan Cruyff’s on football. Herculez Gomez says Pedro would be a great addition for Inter Miami, but he’s not a star the team promised. Javier Hernandez says he joined LA Galaxy to win a championship, not to be Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s replacement. The Portland
Herculez Gomez says a move to LA Galaxy ticks all the boxes for Javier Hernandez after a decade in Europe. The Portland Timbers are in the final stages of completing the transfer for Legia Warsaw forward Jarosław Niezgoda to a Designated Player deal, league sources have confirmed to ESPN. Polish outlet Przeglad Sportowy is among
[embedded content] David Beckham’s expansion Inter Miami CF selected Clemson forward Robbie Robinson with the first overall pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft on Thursday. Robinson, 21, won this year’s MAC Hermann award as the top male collegiate player in the country. The Camden, South Carolina, native is a versatile, mobile forward who can play
Ale Moreno delves into how Seattle Sounders and Inter Miami will fare in their 2020 MLS openers. The Portland Timbers have acquired Colombia international winger Yimmi Chara as a Designated Player from Brazil’s Atletico Mineiro, the club announced on Thursday. “Yimmi is a player we have followed closely for nearly 10 years and having the
Portland clinch a playoff berth and end San Jose’s season with a 3-1 win. Watch MLS on ESPN+. MLS announced that Portland Timbers forward Brian Fernandez has voluntarily entered the league’s Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health (“SABH”) Program. Fernandez will be unavailable for team activities until he has undergone an assessment and is cleared for
A pair of late goals saw the New England Revolution earn an unlikely draw on the road against the Portland Timbers. For more MLS, sign up for ESPN+. Portland Timbers owner Merritt Paulson has been fined $100,000 by Major League Soccer for “misconduct directed at match officials.” The fine stems from the Timbers’ 2-2 draw
The Timbers Army went silent for the first 33 minutes of Friday’s match against the archrival Seattle Sounders. Major League Soccer announced on Tuesday that it has suspended its ban on fans waving the Iron Front flag for the rest of the 2019 season, including the playoffs. MLS had previously banned displays of the flag,
After Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s declaration that he’s the top player MLS has ever seen, Shaka Hislop shares his top five Designated Players of all time. The Portland Timbers will try to get their house — and home form — in order before the playoffs slip away, while Josef Martinez aims to score for a 16th straight
12:59 AM ET The visiting New York Red Bulls scored in the third minute and on a penalty kick in second-half stoppage time Wednesday night for an important 2-0 win over the struggling Portland Timbers. Kyle Duncan fired an open look past Timbers goalkeeper Steve Clark in the early going, and Daniel Royer converted the
2:37 AM ET Brian Fernandez scored in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time to give the Portland Timbers a dramatic 2-1 victory over visiting Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night. Star forward Diego Valeri set up the goal with a left-footed baseline cross for his 16th assist of the season. Fernandez was on the
Diego Valeri’s vicious strike 16 minutes in is all Portland need to beat Real Salt Lake. To watch MLS sign up to ESPN+. Sporting KC have now won three straight as they continue their late surge towards the playoffs. To watch more MLS, sign up to ESPN+. With or without Carlos Vela, LAFC will look
PORTLAND, Ore. — It’s about three hours to go until the kickoff of the Portland Timbers’ biggest game of the year, a Cascadia Cup clash against their bitter rivals, the Seattle Sounders. The match is arguably the pinnacle of Major League Soccer’s Rivalry Week on a balmy Friday night. On the surface, all appears normal.
12:21 AM ET Raul Ruidiaz had a goal and an assist, and Stefan Frei made five saves to lead the visiting Seattle Sounders to 2-1 victory over the Portland Timbers on Friday night. The victory enabled the Sounders to claim the Cascadia Cup, a competition created by supporters of Portland, Seattle and the Vancouver Whitecaps
2:02 AM ET The Portland Timbers extended their undefeated streak at home to 10 games with a 3-1 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night at rainy Providence Park, on goals from Sebastian Blanco, Marvin Loria and Jeremy Ebobisse. In a back-and-forth game with attack after attack from both teams — regional rivals with
6:55 PM ET Ethan Finlay‘s successful penalty kick, off a VAR reversal, in the second minute of second-half stoppage time gave Minnesota United a 1-0 victory over the visiting Portland Timbers on Sunday at Saint Paul, Minnesota. Running its unbeaten streak in league play to seven games, Minnesota (38 points) prevailed after a handball by
Major League Soccer: Gustavo Bou (3′) New England Revolution 1-0 Orlando City. To watch MLS, sign up to ESPN+. Minnesota United will try to halt hard-charging Portland on Sunday on ESPN, and the red-hot New England Revolution host Western Conference leader LAFC, plus a crucial contest between the New York Red Bulls and Toronto FC.
1:18 AM ET Cristhian Paredes and Diego Valeri electrified the 150th consecutive sellout crowd at Providence Park with late first-half goals, and the host Portland Timbers rolled to a 4-0 win over the LA Galaxy on Saturday night. Paredes ended the night with two goals, his second one coming in the 81st minute. The frustrations
Sam Nicholson’s impressive equalizer helped Colorado draw at Portland, but the Rapids gifted the Timbers two goals via an own goal and a penalty. Major League Soccer: Tommy Smith own goal (27′) Portland Timbers 1-0 Colorado Rapids Sam Nicholson scored from outside of the penalty area in the 76th minute and the visiting Colorado Rapids
We’re a little lost here at the rankings. After the Gold Cup break which Major League Soccer instituted to (checking notes…) limit the damage done by international call-ups during the month of June, the league is back at it. Week 16 (as it turns out) brought six games involving 12 teams. It wasn’t a full