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Happy Holidays from the Portland Timbers!
Watch our fan-created jingle and enjoy some holiday cheer!


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Timbers ink Washington star Richards as first Home Grown
Former Husky was part of historic Portland U-23 team in 2010


The Portland Timbers announced Wednesday that they have signed forward and Timbers U-23s product Brent Richards as the club’s first Home Grown player.

Richards, 21, joins the Timbers first team after three seasons with the club’s development team, the Portland Timbers U-23s, and becoming its all-time leading scorer. A native of Camas, Wash., Richards recently completed a standout collegiate career at the University of Washington.

Richards registered 26 goals and 12 assists in 37 games over three seasons (2009-11) with the Timbers U-23s in the USL Premier Development League (PDL). He led the Timbers U-23s to a historic season in 2010, as the team won the PDL championship and became the league’s first undefeated champion with a perfect 20-0-0 record. Richards was crowned the league’s MVP and the finals MVP among his several accolades that season.

http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/articl...e-grown-player

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Timbers mine Colombia again for defender Mosquera
Mosquera joins Chara, Perlaza and Valencia in Portland


The Portland Timbers added defender Hanyer Mosquera to the ranks on Tuesday, culminating a long courting process to grab one of Colombia’s most promising young talents.

Mosquera, 24, joins the Timbers after playing the past six seasons in Colombia, including the last two with first-division side Club Deportivo La Equidad Seguros. Last season, he helped lead La Equidad to the finals of the Liga Postobón’s Apertura campaign and competed in the 2011 Copa Sudamericana.


http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/articl...ender-mosquera

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Timbers players return to JELD-WEN rested and ready for 2012
Head coach John Spencer and squad excited to get to work on the new season


With a classic Portland gray January morning as the backdrop, the Portland Timbers started their 2012 campaign with preseason fitness drills and training at JELD-WEN Field today. Veterans, rookies and draft picks all took part in what is the first step of Year Two.

“It’s always good to get the guys back,” said head coach John Spencer. “They’re such a good bunch of guys to be around personally as well as professionally. There’s some new faces and I think they’re going to be good additions to the group that we already have.”

And while 2011 was a memorable season to be sure, today also was also a chance to begin looking forward.

http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/...and-ready-2012

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Timbers name Cameron Knowles an Assistant Coach
Former Timbers defender returns as an assistant coach


PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Timbers today announced that Cameron Knowles has been named an assistant coach. Timbers head coach John Spencer made the announcement.


Photo: Portland Timbers

Knowles, 29, (above) enters his first season as an assistant coach and joins Mike Toshack and Amos Magee on Spencer’s coaching staff. He played professionally for seven seasons, including four with the Timbers from 2007-10. Knowles was originally drafted by Real Salt Lake in the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft and played two seasons in MLS.

http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/...ssistant-coach

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Timbers make a splash, sign Kris Boyd as new DP
Scotsman a proven goalscorer, expected to make a huge impact


striker Kris Boyd may have passed on dressing in Dynamo orange for the 2012 MLS season, but chopping down opponents as a Designated Player in Timbers green proved attractive enough to lure the ex-Rangers hit man to Portland.

The Timbers announced the signing of the 28-year-old forward on Monday. Boyd will be added to the club’s roster pending the receipt of his P-1 Visa and the successful completion of a physical. Per club and league policy, details of the contract were not disclosed

http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/articl...is-boyd-new-dp

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Timbers draw Impact 0-0 in preseason match
Despite fast paced second half, game ends scoreless


CARSON, Calif. -- The Portland Timbers fought to a 0-0 draw against new MLS side Montreal Impact today. Timbers head coach John Spencer opted again today with two separate lineups for both halves though trialist goalkeeper Joe Bendik played the full 90 in the shutout. Bendik's key saves towards the end of the first half helped continue Portland's undefeated run in the 2012 preseason (1-0-1).

While the second half saw numerous changes in posessions and a few chances on goal as both sides hunted for the gamewinner, the match ended scoreless.

http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/...reseason-match

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For Timbers, chippy tie against Quakes a perfect test



“I thought, I mean, for a preseason game to get 15,000 people through the gates is incredible,” Timbers head coach John Spencer said. “It doesn’t feel like a preseason game, and I think that there’s a lot of positives we can take from the game.”

http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/articl...s-perfect-test

Own-goal costs Portland as they tie San Jose 1-1


http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/articl...e-san-jose-1-1

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Recap: Portland claw out a 1-1 tie against Chivas


New Portland defender Ryan Kawulok celebrated his signing by scoring a goal to rescue a 1-1 draw against Chivas USA in Thursday's nightcap of the Portland Timbers Tournament.

Kawulok, who put pen to paper earlier that day, came through for the Timbers with 12 minutes remaining in the second half to cancel out Cesar Romero's go-ahead goal for Chivas in the 21st minute.

http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/articl...against-chivas

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Home Cookin'
Alhassan, Boyd lead Timbers comeback at raucous JELD-WEN


http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter...or-v-phi/recap

Kick Off: Timbers supporters give MLS night to remember


Just when you thought they couldn't top what they did last year, the Timbers Army outdid themselves in front of a national TV audience yesterday in their first league match of 2012.

Forget the final 3-1 win by the hometown side over the Philadelphia Union (watch the full match highlights here: http://www.mlssoccer.com/video/2012/...hts-por-vs-phi). The real memories were made by the Timbers faithful.

If you don’t believe us, watch them singing the US national anthem:http://www.mlssoccer.com/video/2012/...ational-anthem . They floored the president of NBC Sports, Jon Miller: “I’ve been with NBC for 34 years, and I have never seen anything like this tonight. This has blown me away”.

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Timbers to play host to Spain's Valencia CF

May 23 friendly at JELD-WEN Field

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Timbers today announced that the club will play host to accomplished Spanish club Valencia CF in an international exhibition Wednesday, May 23, at JELD-WEN Field; kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. (Pacific).

Tickets for the friendly against the top-flight Spanish side are included in full-season ticket packages as Exhibition B. Members of the Timbers’ Season Ticket Waiting List will have access to an exclusive pre-sale period to purchase tickets, starting Wednesday, March 28, at 10 a.m

http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/...jeld-wen-field

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Timbers exorcise late-game demons in Sporting KC win


PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Timbers had been there before.

Up a goal in the closing minutes of a game, only to watch the result slip through their fingers. The Timbers had squandered leads in their three previous matches during a painful four-game losing streak.

Match Highlights: http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/articl...porting-kc-win

But holding a 1-0 lead Saturday night against Sporting Kansas City, play stopped for an injury in the 78th minute. That when Portland’s veterans huddled the team together and said, 'Not this time.'


http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/articl...porting-kc-win

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Bright Dike Joins LA Blues On Loan

Timbers striker will bring speed, power to attack

Los Angeles Blues News Release -- www.labluesprosoccer.com

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

FULLERTON, Calif. – The Blues are excited to announce they have added striker Bright Dike on loan from the Portland Timbers. The 25-year-old, who appeared in 11 matches for the MLS side in 2011, joined Head Coach Charlie Naimo’s squad for yesterday’s training session in Fullerton and is expected to be with the club for the remainder of the current USL PRO campaign, with the Timbers reserving the right to recall him if needed.

"Portland contacted us and asked whether we’d be interested if the opportunity came up,” Naimo said. “It was a no-brainer for us and we feel very fortunate to be adding a classy player like Bright to our roster and hopefully have him here for a while to come.”

http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/624364.html

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Valencia kick off US tour with 1-0 win over Portland
Los Che's first half goal by Aduriz enough to hold on for La Liga side


PORTLAND, Ore. – Aritz Aduriz christened Valencia CF’s first US trip with a goal in their 1-0 victory Wednesday night over the Portland Timbers at JELD-WEN Field.

The Spanish La Liga side, fresh off a third-place finish in the 2011-12 season, put on an impressive first-half performance with eight shots in fast-paced action. The Timbers, who fielded a lineup of a number of starters despite a Cascadia rivalry game with Vancouver looming Saturday, gamely competed against the top-level club with five shots of their own in the first 45.

http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/...-over-portland

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Mwanga mania hits Rose City with hometown hero's return


BEAVERTON, Ore. – Mwanga mania hit the Rose City on Friday as the Portland Timbers' newest acquisition took to the training field for the first time in his new uniform.

As if it were a segment of “This is Your Life, Danny Mwanga,” the 20-year-old forward got reacquainted with a number of familiar faces as they descended upon the Timbers training facility to catch a glimpse of the hometown hero. In addition to the throng of media members in attendance – many of whom covered Mwanga when he wore a Jefferson High School Democrats jersey – was his former Oregon State University head coach Steve Simmons.

“My heart just filled with warmth,” Simmons, describing his reaction to the trade that brought Mwanga from the Philadelphia Union in exchange for Jorge Perlaza. “He’s such a good kid and a good player and he just loves this area. This is home for him, outside of Africa. And all his support cast is here.”

http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/articl...trikers-return