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Whitecaps rout Timbers 4-1 in rainy season opener
Portland defender Kamal Miller drew a red card in the 11th minute, forcing the Timbers to finish the match with only 10 players.
Seattle Sounders secure 2-1 Cascadia Cup win over Portland Timbers
Raul Ruidiaz scored the go-ahead goal early in the second half and the Seattle Sounders snapped Portland’s six-game undefeated streak in their rivalry series on Sunday.

Former Portland Timbers star Diego Valeri on the future of Major League Soccer
Former Portland Timbers midfielder Diego Valeri led his team to win the 2015 MLS Cup and was ultimately named the league's MVP in 2017. Valeri now covers matches as a studio analyst for the Spanish broadcasts on MLS Season Pass. He weighs in on his new role, and what the league's future might look like in North America.

Timbers start fast, cruise to 4-1 victory over Rapids in opener
Eryk Williamson scored nine minutes into the match and Antony Alves Santos added two goals before halftime.

Portland Timbers, Thorns name CEO to replace Paulson following NWSL fallout
Portland’s professional soccer teams now have a new chief executive officer, the Timbers announced Wednesday. Heather Davis has been appointed after a roughly three-month search.

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Merritt Paulson steps down as CEO of Portland Thorns, Timbers
The owner of Portland’s two professional soccer teams exited his role as chief executive officer in a statement released Tuesday morning.

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Portland Thorns, Timbers fire two executives following NWSL abuse report
According to a statement from the teams, President of Soccer Gavin Wilkinson and President of Business Mike Golub "have been relieved" of their duties with both clubs as of Wednesday.

MLS concludes probe in Andy Polo case, Portland Timbers fined $25,000
An independent investigation into the Portland Timbers’ handling of domestic abuse accusations leveled at midfielder Andy Polo concluded that the team’s offers to help his estranged wife were not meant to persuade her to drop charges.

Andy Polo’s wife: Portland Timbers offered support for dropped charges
The estranged wife of Andy Polo says in an interview that the Portland Timbers pressured her to drop domestic violence charges against the former player.

MLS opens independent probe of allegations involving Portland Timbers player, Andy Polo
Major League Soccer has engaged an outside law firm to review the Portland Timbers’ handling of domestic abuse allegations involving former midfielder Andy Polo.