Portland in MLS: The Origins of the Timbers Army
pitchinvasion.net 3/21/2009 — As they say in other soccer countries, we’re going up. Today, Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber anointed the Portland Timbers—our modest local soccer team with the not-so-modest grassroots fan following, the Timbers Army—as the latest ...

The Portland debate
24thminute.blogspot.com 2/19/2009 — This article from the Portland Tribune is a couple days old now, but it's well worth a read if you are following the MLS expansion race. The author suggests that it's currently 60/40 likely that Portland will approve the double stadium plan that will see PGE Park re-fit into a soccer specific ...

Portland Gets MLS Franchise
soccerticketsonline.com 3/21/2009 — Major League Soccer announced on Friday that Portland has been awarded an expansion franchise which will begin play in 2011. The announcement came two days after Vancouver was awarded a new team and one day after the expansion Seattle Sounders opened the 2009 campaign with a 3-0 victory over ...

Portland approves stadium plan
24thminute.com 3/11/2009 — It was a long day in Portland, but in the end soccer won the day. With a 3-2 vote, city politicians approved the stadium plan that will more than likely send the Timbers to MLS. More soon...

Portland Stadium Showdown
matchfitusa.com 6/16/2009 — The Portland stadium saga is now in what feels like its 300th week, and it does not appear that a resolution is in sight. The city and those opposed to building a baseball stadium in the Lents...

Trouble in Portland
matchfitusa.com 5/27/2009 — And so it continues out in Timbers country. The dissenting voices on the PGE Park renovation/Portland Beavers stadium issues are already both loud and relentless, and it appears that they have new...

MLS: Will Portland Be Next?
winninguglyradio.com 3/11/2009 — The bid for the Portland Timbers to become the next expansion team in Major League Soccer hinges on a vote today by the Portland City Council. Jason Davis and Ginge both have thoughts on the expansion bid. The Timbers and MLS have already worked out the preliminary agreement, so all that is ...

Portland Plan Still Facing Hurdles
matchfitusa.com 4/21/2009 — It's funny how the news cycle works. We hear about something, it reaches some sort of logical conclusion, and we move quickly on to the next story. This is true of both consumers and distributors...

An investment in more than sports
oregonlive.com 2/24/2009 — Very soon, Portland will make a once-in-a-generation decision. We have an opportunity to create more than 600 construction jobs and 300 permanent jobs, an opportunity to leverage at least $40 million in private investment, an opportunity to revitalize ...

Portland's Day of Reckoning
gingesoccer.blogspot.com 3/11/2009 — The proposed deal to expand Portland's PGE Park goes before the Portland City Council today. If it passes, it clears the way for the MLS to grant an expansion franchise to the city. The plan calls for PGE Park, home of the Portland Beavers baseball team, to be converted into a soccer specific ...

City Council approves plan to lure MLS (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News 3/12/2009
The City Council has approved financing $60 million to lure a Major League Soccer franchise to Portland, but hasn't resolved how to raise a quarter of the money. The $60 million would go to renovating PGE Park to meet MLS specifications, and building ...

MLS bids moving forward in St. Louis, Portland — USATODAY.com Soccer - Top Stories 3/12/2009
Major League Soccer expansion bids in St. Louis and Portland, Ore., took steps forward Wednesday.

Portland officials approve plan to lure MLS team — SI.com - Soccer 3/12/2009
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The City Council has approved financing $60 million to lure a Major League Soccer franchise to Portland, but hasn't resolved how to raise a quarter of the money.