Portland Timbers (2-4-4, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Charlotte FC (3-5-2, 11th in the Eastern Conference) Charlotte, North Carolina; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Charlotte FC -111, Portland +262, Draw +273; over/under is 2.5 goals Advertisement Article continues below this ad BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte FC and the Portland Timbers take the pitch in non-conference action. Charlotte is 3-1-1 at home. Charlotte ranks eighth in the Eastern Conference drawing 47 corner kicks, averaging 4.7 per game. The Timbers are 1-3-2 in road games. Felipe Mora leads the second-ranked scor ..read more

The Portland Timbers and Portland Thorns will host a charity match to benefit environmental nonprofits. The “Green is Gold” mixed-teams match at Providence Park will raise funds and awareness for nonprofits The Nature Conservancy and Keep Oregon Green. “One of the proudest moments of my time here was the 'PTFC for Peace' fundraiser we put on for Ukraine in 2022,” Timbers owner Merritt Paulson said in a statement ..read more

It's the glimpses that have Portland Timbers coach Phil Neville clutching onto the possibility of a defensive rectification. Despite having one of the worst statistical defenses in the MLS this season, the Timbers (2-4-4, 11 points) have produced unblemished stretches sustained up to 45 minutes at times. Undeterred on Tuesday as he navigated a thoroughly soaked practice field, Neville came back to the theme with his team, pointing to instances where they've showcased suddenly unified focus along the backline ..read more

Lionel Messi is making his manager look good, Austin are stunning the Western Conference and Phil Neville's Portland Timbers are tumbling. In an effort to write about someone other than Lionel Messi this week, let's take a slightly bigger-picture approach and go with Inter Miami manager Tata Martino as our first winner ..read more

Denis Bouanga scored from about 12 yards out in second-half stoppage time for his sixth goal of the season to lift host Los Angeles FC to a 3-2 victory over the 10-man Portland Timbers on Saturday night. Bouanga had also helped create LAFC's opening tally, ultimately ruled an own goal late in the first half, and Timothy Tillman added his fourth goal in first-half stoppage time ..read more

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Juan “Cucho” Hernández and Steven Moreira each scored a goal to help the Columbus Crew play the Portland Timbers to a 2-2 tie on Saturday. Moreira blasted a right-footer from about 30 yards out that slipped in the top-left corner of the net to make it 2-2 in the 71st minute ..read more

Completing its regular season series with the Portland Timbers on Saturday, the Los Angeles Football Club needs a result to avoid tying a franchise-worst 10-game start in MLS competition. Ceding three points to the Timbers would mark a first home defeat for the Black & Gold this year and drop them to 3-4-3, the same record at this stage during the only season LAFC failed to qualify for the playoffs. LAFC appears to have stabilized from an unsteady start — a draw or a win against the Timbers (2-3-4, 10 points) would make it four unbeaten for Steve Cherundolo's group ..read more

Mateusz Bogusz scored a goal in each half to guide Los Angeles FC to a 2-2 draw with the Portland Timbers, who lost goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau to a red card early in the second half on Saturday. Evander had a goal and an assist to lead the Timbers (2-3-4), who are winless in their last five matches. Portland opened the scoring for the first time in five matches when Felipe Mora took a through ball from Evander in the 11th minute and drilled a right-footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom left corner of the net ..read more

Portland Timbers (2-3-4, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles FC (3-3-3, seventh in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Saturday, 10:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE LAFC -200, Portland +473, Draw +346; over/under is 3.5 goals BOTTOM LINE: Denis Bouanga leads Los Angeles FC into a matchup with the Portland Timbers after a two-goal outing against the New York Red Bulls. LAFC is 3-3-2 against conference opponents. LAFC ranks sixth in the MLS with 15 goals led by Bouanga with five. The Timbers are 1-2-2 against Western Conference opponents. The Timbers rank third in the MLS with ..read more

The New England Revolution have signed goalkeeper Aljaž Ivačič (pronounced all-YAJ EVE-uh-chitch) through the 2025 Major League Soccer season. In a corresponding move, the Revolution have waived goalkeeper Jacob Jackson. Ivačič joins New England after previously spending five seasons with the Portland Timbers from 2019-23. With the Timbers, he totaled 54 appearances with eight clean sheets and 192 saves ..read more