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Midfielder Steve Zakuani battles for the ball with Rapids defender Shane O’Neill during a match on March 22 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colo. Isaiah Downing/ USA TODAY SPORTS Images

kicks turned the match in Colorado’s favor in a 2-0 win for the Rapids on March 22 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colo. Following Friday’s match, the Timbers head back on the road to face the Montreal Impact on Sunday, July 27, at Stade Saputo; kickoff is set for 5 p.m. (Pacific). The match against Montreal will be broadcast live on ROOT SPORTS with a local radio broadcast on 750 The Game.

Friday’s match, presented by Daimler, marks the second regular-season meeting between the Portland Timbers and Colorado Rapids this season. Featuring a national broadcast on NBC Sports Network, the Timbers return home for the first time since June 27. Portland (4-6-9, 21pts) enters Friday’s match on the heels of a 2-0 loss against Cascadia-rival Seattle Sounders FC on Sunday at CenturyLink Field in Seattle. The Timbers enter the week ranked second overall in goals (30), shots (256) and shots on goal (94), while earning at least one point in nine of their last 12 regular-season matches. The Timbers have logged a league-best 19 goals at Providence Park this season. Individually, midfielder Diego Valeri ranks second in MLS with eight assists and fifth in shots (55). Goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts is coming off a strong performance on Sunday in which he set a Timbers MLS single-game record with eight saves against Seattle. Ricketts ranks second in the league in saves (62). Colorado (7-5-6, 27pts) comes into Friday’s match following a 3-3 draw against the Philadelphia Union on Saturday at PPL Park in Chester, Pa. Trailing by two goals, the Rapids scored in the 79th and 86th minutes to earn the come-from-behind draw on the road. Head coach Pablo Mastroeni’s squad has lost just once in its last seven matches while climbing to third place in the Western Conference standings. In their first meeting of the season, the Timbers remained deadlocked with the Rapids for 70 minutes before a straight red card to Ricketts and back-to-back penalty

Against the Rapids

The Timbers have earned a 3-1-0 record all-time against the Rapids at Providence Park, dating back to 2011. Portland has logged three consecutive shutouts against Colorado at home, including a 3-0 win and 1-0 victory at Providence Park during the 2013 regular season. The Rapids are winless in Portland since the 2011 season and have been outscored 5-1 in four matches in the Rose City. The Timbers have compiled a 3-5-1 all-time record against the Rapids, including a mark of 2-1-1 since the start of the 2013 season.

March 22, 2014 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park (Commerce City, Colo.)

Portland 0, Colorado 2 Scoring:

Major Changes

POR – None COL - Sanchez (penalty kick) 73, Brown (penalty kick) 75

IN: D/M Marc Burch (Re-Entry Draft, Stage 1), M Marvin Chávez (Trade from San Jose), M Marlon Hairston (MLS SuperDraft), D Grant Van De Casteele (MLS SuperDraft), GK Joe Nasco (Signed), M Jared Watts (MLS SuperDraft), GK John Berner (MLS SuperDraft), M José Mari (Signed), D Thomas Piermayr (Signed), F Luke Moore (Trade from Chivas USA), D Gale Agbossoumonde (Trade from Toronto FC), D John Neeskens (Signed), M Carlos Alvarez (Trade from Chivas USA) OUT: D Diego Calderón (Loan expired), M Jaime Castrillón (Option declined), GK Steward Ceus (Option declined), M Jamie Smith (Option declined), D/M Anthony Wallace (Out of contract), F Atiba Harris (Trade to San Jose), M Jamie Smith (Retired), M Tony Cascio (Loan to Houston), M Hendry Thomas (Trade to FC Dallas), D Kory Kindle (Retired), GK Matt Pickens (Waived), M Martin Rivero (Trade to Chivas USA), M Marvin Chávez (Trade to Chivas USA), F Luke Moore (Trade to Toronto FC), D Brenton Griffiths (Released), M Nathan Sturgis (Trade to Chivas USA) timbers.com

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PORTLAND TIMBERS # Name 1 Donovan Ricketts 2 Alvas Powell 4 Will Johnson 5 Michael Harrington 6 Darlington Nagbe 7 Steve Zakuani 8 Diego Valeri 9 Fanendo Adi 10 Gastón Fernández 11 Kalif Alhassan 12 Schillo Tshuma 13 Jack Jewsbury 14 Ben Zemanski 15 Steven Evans 16 Bryan Gallego 17 Michael Nanchoff 19 Jorge Villafaña 20 Taylor Peay 21 Diego Chara 22 Rodney Wallace 23 Norberto Paparatto 24 Liam Ridgewell 25 Danny O’Rourke 26 George Fochive 31 Rauwshan McKenzie 33 Andrew Weber 37 Maximiliano Urruti 44 Pa Modou Kah 90 Jake Gleeson

# Name 1 Clint Irwin 2 Nick LaBrocca 3 Drew Moor 4 Marc Burch 5 Thomas Piermayr 6 José Mari 7 Vicente Sánchez 8 Dillon Powers 9 Edson Buddle 10 Gabriel Torres 11 Brian Mullan 12 John Berner 13 Kamani Hill 15 Chris Klute 16 John Neeskens 17 Dillon Serna 19 Charles Eloundou 21 Grant Van De Casteele 22 Marvell Wynne 23 Joe Nasco 26 Deshorn Brown 27 Shane O’Neill 28 Davy Armstrong 33 Jared Watts 44 Gale Agbossoumonde 55 Danny Mwanga 57 Carlos Alvarez 94 Marlon Hairston

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TIMBERS FLASHBACK ROSS SMITH

t never did take long for defender Ross Smith to become a fan favorite wherever he played. Giving his all for the club and his teammates, Smith quickly won over Rose City fans during the team’s final second-division season in 2010. Transitioning away from the pitch, Smith has remained close to the Timbers organization, now serving as the broadcast analyst for matches while still holding close many fond memories of his time wearing the Timbers’ green and gold. Before joining the club, the Ontario, Canada, native spent several years playing soccer in England and also battled back from a heart condition that could have ended his career.

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Right off the bat during the 2010 Timbers preseason, you faced off against Sounders FC in the Community Shield match in front of around 18,000 fans at CenturyLink Field in Seattle. How was that for an introduction to the rivalry? “That was my first one. I had an injury before and that kept me out for about a year-and-a-half and I went back to England for just a couple games and then was signed on to Portland. I had no idea what Portland soccer was like and Andrew Gregor - I was roommates and teammates with him in Rochester - he always told me how good it was. We were there a week training before that game. I had no idea how big it would be. As you’d think with a preseason friendly, a few people will be there and thank goodness only a few people because you’re just getting into your fitness and getting the body going and you’re not at your best. To hear how big a crowd it was going to be and to walk out there, you think, ‘Oh my gosh’ and you want to give a good account of yourself. That was an eye opener; that was incredible. Gavin [Wilkinson], I remember him pulling me and Ian Joy and Stephen Keel aside before the game and saying we needed experienced heads here, keep it tight and we’ll maybe nick one and that’s exactly what happened.” Looking back on the 2010 season, what stands out the most in your memory? “The locker room, definitely. The season didn’t start out as planned, we were struggling, but the character in that locker room and how close the guys were [stands out]. It was helped on by the fact that the majority of us lived at Golf Creek as well. After training you get to go back and you’re around the guys all the time. For me, that’s the closest I’ve ever been to guys on the team. Guys from all over the world. You timbers.com

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think about people from completely different walks of life and how close we became, all the different players within the team. Going in every morning, you have Adin Brown, the big bear, right there beside you, you have Stephen Keel, Keith Savage, the nicest footballer I’ve ever met, Ryan Pore, George Josten, Tony McManus. You could go right through the team and every guy on it was a great character who brought something different to that locker room. That’s what you need. You need a strong locker room through the good and the bad and now, the transition to life after, they’re all close friends.” Was moving into the broadcast booth always something you had in the back of your mind? “I was looking for my exit door when I was playing and I was trying to dream up the ideal transition. The situation I’m in now, the opportunity I’m in now, I couldn’t dream it any better than this. Did I expect all this with the TV and being in front of the camera expressing your opinion and talking soccer and being around soccer? I never expected it to be this good. As a player, you have a switch, you have a personality outside the game and you have a player personality, and I’m finding that you incorporate that switch into what you’re doing now. You’re a different person. If I take myself outside of the Portland Timbers and all that, I’m thinking that I’m talking about soccer in front of however many thousands of people and that almost gives you a nervous feeling, but as soon as you step through the doors it’s like that switch again as a player and now it’s something you’re meant to be doing and something you’re confident with so it’s neat to have that sort of split personality.” You had heart surgery to repair a heart condition and missed more than a year before joining the Timbers in 2010. How did you handle finding out about your condition? “It was almost a relief. I remember vividly when I found out the news. I was in Colorado at a friend’s. I got a missed call from my family. I had a message from my dad saying to call home. You can tell the urgency. You can tell the concern. Those phone calls, you hope they never come.

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The worry was it was somebody else in my family. When it becomes you, the worry isn’t as much. It was also a relief because I had been complaining about chest pains since I was 15 and nothing had come back and finally something. It was a relief, as gutted as I was that I lost my contract with Colorado, you’re out of football and everything, but that lasts for a second. The relief was that it was found and it wasn’t anything more severe.” Before joining USL with Rochester and then Portland, you played for Ebbsfleet United (2005-07) and Dagenham & Redbridge (200708). What was life like in lower-division English soccer? “It was amazing. For me, playing League Two is a fantastic standard. It’s a different standard, it’s more for the guts and glory, the tackles and the fans are close to the pitch. You’re playing in front of 15,000-20,000 some weeks. It’s not for the faint-hearted. Every single game, every single tackle, it matters to every person there. You realize it’s under the microscope. It’s in the national newspapers. For me, it was a nice little taste as you climb further, but the quality was certainly there. There were players that I played with and played against that have gone on to play in the Championship and the Premiership. That standard between Championship and League Two, there wasn’t a huge difference, but that jump to the Premiership is another world. It was a good benchmark because we got to play against the Fulhams and West Hams in preseason, so you got to gauge yourself and just how far off you were. It was neat. It becomes your life because fans, after the game, they want to talk about it for the rest of the week until it comes to the next game and so you never get to rest, in the mind anyway.” timbers.com

2014 Timbers Schedule

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Mar. 8 Mar. 16 Mar. 22 Mar. 29 Apr. 5 Apr. 12 Apr. 19 Apr. 27 May 3 May 11 May 17 May 24 May 28 June 1 June 7 June 11 June 27 July 4 July 13 July 18 July 27 Aug. 2 Aug. 9 Aug. 16 Aug. 24 Aug. 30 Sept. 7 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 8 Oct. 17 Oct. 25

PHILADELPHIA UNION CHICAGO FIRE @Colorado Rapids @FC Dallas SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC CHIVAS USA @Real Salt Lake @Houston Dynamo D.C. UNITED LA GALAXY COLUMBUS CREW @New York Red Bulls @Chivas USA VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC @Real Salt Lake FC DALLAS SPORTING KANSAS CITY @LA Galaxy @Seattle Sounders FC COLORADO RAPIDS @Montreal Impact @LA Galaxy CHIVAS USA @New England Revolution SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC @Vancouver Whitecaps FC SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES @Colorado Rapids VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC @Toronto FC @San Jose Earthquakes SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES REAL SALT LAKE @FC Dallas

7:30 p.m. 12 noon 3 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 12 noon 7:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 12 noon 7:30 p.m. 11:30 a.m. 7:30 p.m. 4 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 p.m. 8 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 11:30 a.m. 7:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 6 p.m. 2 p.m. 10 a.m. 8 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 5:30 p.m.

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General Manager Gavin Wilkinson

A long-time member of the Timbers organization and a former New Zealand international, Wilkinson first joined the club as a player in 2001 and has served as general manager since 2007.

Gavin Wilkinson, a long-time member of the Timbers organization and a former New Zealand international, serves as the club’s General Manager; he was appointed on January 18, 2010. He first joined the club as a player for the Timbers’ USL First Division side in 2001, before taking over as the head coach and general manager during the club’s final years in the second division from 2007-10. The Timbers finished the 2013 MLS regular season atop the Western Conference and qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time since joining the league in 2011. Portland held the third-best overall record in the league, just two points shy of MLS Supporters’ Shield-winners New York Red Bulls. The club finished among league leaders in goals scored and fewest goals allowed, while setting new club marks in points (57), goal differential (+21) and shutouts (15). In 2013, the Timbers assembled one of the longest unbeaten streaks in MLS history at 15 games and set an MLS single-season record with 11 home shutouts. As general manager, Wilkinson has formed the Timbers’ complete, vertical development system, which includes the Portland Timbers U-23s and Timbers Academy teams (U-18 and U-16). He was instrumental in establishing an innovative partnership with Oregon Youth Soccer Association, which encompasses the statewide Olympic Development Program and six regional training centers, as well as the adidas Timbers Alliance. Wilkinson also serves as the general manager for Portland Thorns FC, the 2013 National Women’s Soccer League champions. During his tenure as the club’s general manager and head coach from 2007-10, Wilkinson assembled a 50-29-39 record over four seasons in the USL First Division/USSF Division-2 Pro League and was a two-time USL First Division Coach of the Year (2007, 2009). He guided the club to three postseason berths, including its only

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semifinals appearances as a second-division club in 2007 and 2009. As head coach, Wilkinson oversaw Cascadia Cup (a fan-based derby between Portland, Seattle and Vancouver) titles in 2009, 2010 and again in 2012, and was a two-time recipient of the FieldTurf Coach of the Year for the USL First Division (2007, 2009). He led the Timbers to one of the best seasons in USL First Division history in 2009, including a record-setting, 24-game unbeaten streak and winning the Commissioner’s Cup. The Timbers set a new single-season, league record with the impressive streak (140-10), surpassing the previous mark of 15 games set in 2005. The club’s record-setting run also ranks among the longest in U.S. Soccer history. Finishing in first place at 16-4-10 (58pts), Portland was awarded the Commissioner’s Cup as the league’s regular-season champion and earned a berth into the USL First Division semifinals. On July 9, 2012, Wilkinson assumed the duties of interim head coach for the remainder of the 2012 MLS season following the dismissal of head coach John Spencer. Wilkinson’s 13-year professional playing career included time with clubs in six different countries, including Portugal,Ireland, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia. A defender, he joined the reborn Timbers for their inaugural United Soccer Leagues season in 2001, playing in each of the club’s first six seasons and serving the dual role as a player/assistant coach from 2005-06. He finished his playing career ranked among the Timbers’ USL franchise career leaders in games (124) and minutes played (10,181). A New Zealand native, Wilkinson earned 38 caps with the New Zealand National Team and competed in the 1999 and 2003 FIFA Confederations Cups. He and his wife, Heather, have two children, Kienan and Brooke. timbers.com

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Head Coach Caleb Porter

Head coach Caleb

longest by an MLS head coach in his first full season at the

Timbers on a record-setting,

helm.

turnaround season in 2013,

Under Porter in 2013, Portland qualified for the MLS Cup

his first season in MLS and

Playoffs for the first time since joining the league in 2011. By

as the club’s head coach.

defeating rival Seattle Sounders FC in the Western Conference

He was announced as the

Semifinal, the Timbers became just the fifth club in MLS his-

Timbers head coach on Aug.

tory to reach the conference championship in their MLS Cup

29, 2012, and joined the

Playoff debut, and the first since Real Salt Lake in 2008.

club ahead of the 2013 MLS campaign. Porter was named the

The 2013 MLS Coach of the Year, Porter led the Timbers to a first-place finish in the Western Conference during the regular season and their first appearance in the MLS Cup Playoffs in 2013.

coaches, and the Timbers’ 15-game unbeaten streak is the

Porter guided the Portland

2013 MLS Coach of the

Additionally, the Timbers made their deepest run in club history in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in 2013 under Porter’s guidance, reaching the semifinals of the tournament. Prior to joining the Timbers, Porter was one of the most

Year after leading Portland

successful coaches in NCAA history during his tenure as head

to a 14-5-15 (57pts) record,

coach at the University of Akron from 2006-12. He compiled

finishing the regular season

a career mark of 123-18-17 at Akron and owned the highest

in first place in the Western

winning percentage (.832) among all active Division I coaches.

Conference and with the

Porter garnered numerous honors while at Akron, including

third-best record in the

2009 NSCAA National Coach of the Year.

league – just two points

From Kalamazoo, Mich., Porter led the Zips to back-to-

shy of MLS Supporters’

back NCAA College Cup appearances in 2009 and 2010,

Shield-winners New York

and the school’s first national title in any sport in 2010. In all,

Red Bulls. In 2013, the Tim-

he guided Akron to seven Mid-American Conference (MAC)

bers set new single-season

regular-season championships, five MAC Tournament titles

club marks in points, wins,

and five consecutive trips to the NCAA tournament’s Round

goals (54), goal differential

of 16 (2008-12). Porter set multiple NCAA records while at

(+21), shutouts (15) and

Akron, including a 48-match, home unbeaten streak (44-0-4)

fewest goals allowed (33).

from 2008-11 and a 47-match unbeaten streak (44-0-3) in

Under Porter, the Timbers assembled one of the big-

conference play from 2006-12. Porter’s coaching career also includes time as the head

gest turnaround seasons in

coach of the U.S. U-23 Men’s National Team during 2012

MLS history in 2013. In comparison to Portland’s 2012 totals,

CONCACAF Olympic qualifying and he spent three years

the Timbers assembled a 23-point improvement in points

as an assistant coach on the U.S. U-18 National Team from

and an MLS-record 43-goal improvement in goal differential.

2009-11. Prior to joining Akron, Porter was an assistant coach

Portland’s five losses during the 2013 regular season are tied

for six years (2000-05) at Indiana University.

for the fewest in MLS history in a 34-game season. In 2013, the Timbers ranked third in MLS in goals scored

As a player, Porter was the 27th overall pick by the San Jose Clash in the 1998 MLS College Draft. He spent time with

and conceded the second-fewest goals at 33, giving the

San Jose and the Tampa Bay Mutiny before a knee injury end-

club a league-best, plus-21 goal differential. The club also

ed his professional playing career in 2000. Porter also played

led the league with 15 shutouts, tied for third-most in a single

for the U.S. National B Team from 1996-97, winning a bronze

season in MLS history. During the regular season, the Timbers

medal at the 1997 World University Games.

assembled one of the longest unbeaten streaks in MLS history at 15 games.

He had a successful collegiate playing career at Indiana, where he was a three-year captain, a three-time All-Big Ten

The Timbers recorded a 15-game, home unbeaten streak

honoree and a four-year letter winner. Porter led the Hoosiers

during the 2013 regular season, posting a league-best 11-1-5

to four conference titles, and four NCAA tournament appear-

home record at Providence Park. The club also set an MLS

ances – twice advancing to the College Cup. As a senior,

single-season record with 11 home shutouts.

Porter captained IU to 23 consecutive wins before losing to

Among Porter’s achievements during the 2013 season, the club’s 57 points accrued are the most earned by a first-year head coach in MLS since the league’s inaugural season in

eventual national champion UCLA in the national semifinals and was the runner-up for the 1997 Hermann Trophy. Porter graduated from Indiana in 1998 with a degree in

1996. Porter’s winning percentage (.632) in 2013 ranked

sports management. He and his wife, Andrea, have three

among the best in league history for first-year MLS head

children – two sons, Colin and Jake, and a daughter, Stella.

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All-Star City

SOCCER HISTORY IN THE ROSE CITY:

he city of Portland will play host to its first-ever Major League Soccer All-Star Game on Aug. 6 at Providence Park as the MLS All-Stars will square off against 2013 UEFA Champions League winners Bayern Munich of Germany. Featuring famed head coach Pep Guardiola and a roster replete with talented players including goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, defender Philipp Lahm, midfielders Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben and forward Thomas Müller, the 23-time German champions and five-time European champions are certain to pose a staunch test for the best players representing Major League Soccer. The league’s annual showcase event will feature several days of festivities around the Rose City, culminating in the All-Star Game. Soccer City, USA, will be on full display for the world to watch this August and Providence Park will be the centerpiece. The 87-year-old venue has played host to a number of high-profile events including Brazilian legend Pelé’s last professional match in 1977 with the New York Cosmos, U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Team games, both semifinal matches of the 2003 FIFA Women’s World Cup, an Elvis Presley concert in 1957 and the first NFL game to be decided by overtime in an exhibition game between the Los Angeles Rams and New York Giants in 1955.

May 2, 1975 The Portland Timbers play their first match as part of the North American Soccer League against the Seattle Sounders. Aug. 28, 1977 The New York Cosmos defeat the Seattle Sounders in Soccer Bowl ’77 in Portland. The match was legendary Brazilian striker Pelé’s last official professional game. Sept. 7, 1997 U.S. Men’s National Team midfielder Tab Ramos scores a dramatic winner as the United States defeats Costa Rica 1-0 in a 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifying match. June 23-24, 1999 The 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup plays four matches in Portland as fans in the Rose City are treated to 22 goals over four games. Sept. 21, 2002 Forward Abby Wambach scores two goals in winning MVP honors in the 2002 Women’s United Soccer Association (WUSA) All-Star Game in the Rose City. Sept. 28-Oct. 5, 2003 Providence Park (then called PGE Park) hosts six matches in the 2003 FIFA Women’s World Cup, including both semifinal games. April 14, 2011 The world is introduced to the MLS-era Portland Timbers and the Timbers Army before a rain-soaked, sold-out crowd.

Timbers MLS All-Stars Jack Jewsbury (2011, above) and Will Johnson (2013, left)

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July 9, 2013 Providence Park hosts two matches in Group C of the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, including a 6-1 win for the U.S. Men’s National Team over Belize.

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Coaching Staff 2014

Sean McAuley

Assistant Coach Sean McAuley returns for a third season as an assistant coach. He joined the club midway through the 2012 season from English club Sheffield Wednesday FC. McAuley suited up for the second-division Timbers as a player during the 2002 season. McAuley began his coaching career at Sheffield Wednesday in 2005 and spent six seasons as the club’s Academy head coach, where he oversaw the development of several youth players who went on to sign with the first team. A native of Sheffield, England, McAuley played professionally for 15 seasons as a defender from 1990-2005. He started his career with Manchester United and played for Hartlepool United, Scunthorpe United, Rochdale and Halifax Town.

Mike Toshack

Goalkeeper Coach Mike Toshack enters his third season as the Timbers goalkeeper coach in 2014. He has served as a goalkeeper coach in MLS since 2007, and won MLS Cup with the Houston Dynamo in 2007. Prior to joining Portland, Toshack was a member of the coaching staffs in Houston (2007-08) and Toronto FC (2009-11). Before working in MLS, the Prescott, Ontario, native was the director of goalkeeping for the Vancouver Whitecaps from 2005-06, helping coach the first team to the USL First Division championship in 2006. Toshack served as an assistant coach with the Montreal Impact from 2002-03. Toshack also served as the goalkeeper coach with the Canada U-20 National Team from 19982001.

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Cameron Knowles Assistant Coach

Cameron Knowles returns for a third season as an assistant coach for the Timbers. A former defender for the second-division Timbers from 2007-10, Knowles joined the coaching ranks in 2012 after a seven-year professional playing career. Selected by Real Salt Lake in the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft, Knowles played two seasons in MLS before joining the Timbers. In Portland, Knowles was a threetime USL First Division all-league selection and played in 77 games for the club. From Auckland, New Zealand, Knowles anchored Portland’s backline and played a key role in the Timbers’ USL First Division record-setting, 24-game unbeaten streak in 2009.

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Extended Staff 2014

Nick Mansueto

Pablo Moreira

Nik Wald

Nick Milonas

Joel Marick

Alex Margarito

Sam Younie

Juamaine Venter

Director of Soccer Operations

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Player Relations Manager/Video Analysis

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Jim Rilatt

Timbers U-23s Head Coach

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Head Athletic Trainer

Equipment Manager

Spencer Childs

Soccer Operations Coordinator

Director of Sports Science

Assistant Equipment Manager

Eric Marchek

Providence Physical Therapist

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GETTING TO KNOW FANENDO ADI

Coming to the Timbers on loan from FC Copenhagen in Denmark, forward Fanendo Adi quickly made an impact – tallying two goals and two assists in his first four matches with the Timbers. The sizeable striker, who stands a physically imposing 6-foot-4, has added another dimension to head coach Caleb Porter’s collection of talented attacking players. Having never stepped foot in the United States prior to coming to Portland, take a minute to get to know one of the newest members of the team. Athletic Family For someone as physically fit and athletic as Fanendo Adi, there’s bound to be some athletic genes in the family. “One of my uncles played soccer while he was in the military and later he became a professional coach in Nigeria. When my sister was in high school she played basketball. She loved basketball. We are kind of an athletic family. Some of them do other athletic sports, like running. Sport is in the family.”

The Big Break “I played in high school in Nigeria, but I was training somewhere in the street and a man saw me playing. He came to me and said he was from another city and that an agent is coming from England. He said ‘If you don’t mind, he will sponsor you. You can come to his tryout for two days.” It happened pretty quick as well. I was there for a day and he liked me among the 200 guys. So, I was pretty much lucky and that was the break I had. … My first start was in Slovakia. I was in Slovakia for two-anda-half years. I was in a very good team and they helped me a lot, especially coming from Nigeria at a very young age. I learned to adapt and the change of mentality and everything as well. I enjoyed my stay there and they taught me a lot.”

Adi Fact: Making his FC Copenhagen debut on Aug. 25, 2013, against Vestsjælland, Adi scored a goal in the sixth minute of his first match. While with the Timbers, Adi didn’t score a goal in his debut, but he did earn an assist on the game-tying goal by forward Gastón Fernández in the 85th minute of a 3-3 draw against Columbus at Providence Park on May 17.

Champions League A highlight for any player would be to suit up for a match in the UEFA Champions League, widely regarded as the pinnacle of international club competitions around the world. While with FC Copenhagen, Adi earned time during the 2013-14 UEFA Champions League tournament in group stage matches against Italian side Juventus, Turkish club Galatasaray and the eventual champions, Real Madrid of Spain. “That’s the biggest level, after the World Cup, for a player. It’s amazing, standing there in the midst of 60,000-70,000 fans, the Champions League anthem going through your head. It’s an amazing feeling how you can just look up and see people going wild. My greatest moment was playing against Real Madrid. You’re playing against Cristiano Ronaldo, the best player in the world as well. You’re playing on the same pitch as him, so that was the greatest moment for me.”

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POP CULTURE

MEASURING THE POP CULTURE PULSE OF THE PORTLAND TIMBERS TAYLOR

SAM

JACK

O’ROURKE

YOUNIE EQUIPMENT MANAGER

JEWSBURY

Cristiano Ronaldo

Leo Messi

Luis Suarez

Yes

I don’t think so.

Yes, definitely

Yes

Chicken and rice

Steak and vegetables

Chicken and pasta

Salmon on the BBQ

Worst job you’ve ever had?

I made snow cones at a baseball park growing up. I hated it.

I really haven’t had a bad one.

Never had a bad job

Indoor soccer referee, U-10 parents can be mean

Favorite really old movie?

I don’t know that I have one.

“A Clockwork Orange”

“Double Indemnity”

“The Shawshank Redemption”

The first thing I do in the morning is…

Put on my heartrate monitor

Get coffee

Hit the snooze button

Take my HRV (Heart rate variability) test that we send to trainers daily

What’s one fad that should never come back?

Boy bands, probably

High-waisted jeans. Please make it go away.

Ed Hardy T-shirts

Tight-rolling jeans

Most overrated actor?

Mel Gibson

Nicolas Cage

Channing Tatum

Keanu Reeves

Favorite Thorns player?

Alex Morgan

Tobin Heath

Allie Long

Alex Morgan

The first World Cup I remember really getting into was…

South Africa, 2010

1994 in the U.S.

South Africa, 2010

1994, I attended Sweden vs. Saudi Arabia in Dallas.

If I could be a famous musician for a day, I’d be…

Kenny G.

The lead singer for Arcade Fire

Ozzy Osbourne

Justin Timberlake

Who will win the Golden Boot at this year’s World Cup? Will the United States make it out of their group? You have to cook dinner. What’s your go-to?

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FROM THE STANDS Words by Dane Carbaugh

reen and white. Green and gold. White and black. These are the colors one can often see proudly flying in the North End at Portland Timbers matches. But if you’ve noticed a few flags you haven’t seen before whipping in the wind recently, that’s ok: there’s some new ones to take in. Members of the Timbers Army unfurled several new flags at the dramatic 3-2 against D.C. United starting on May 3, the largest of which were brought to Providence Park as a means to spice up the mainstays fans have seen in the North End. “The City of Portland flags are cool, but everyone’s seen them,” said Timbers Army member Steph Nova. “They’ve held us over for a couple of years at this point.” Among the flags waved in the wind and rain on that Saturday: Little Beirut, a black and-white affair with Arabic writing; North End Ultra, a historically-significant maroon flag; a green and white Rising Sun flag; a generic flag with laurels; and the King of Clubs, featuring crossed axes and a golden crown. Some of the flags have a specific meaning to them, and others simply go along with motifs popular among Timbers fans. The Rising Sun flag plays off the Army’s tradition of singing “You Are My Sunshine” in the 80th minute – a tribute itself going back to Timber Jim Serrill’s late daughter Hannah and her favorite song. Traditionally green and yellow, the new flag is green and white, with a striped green and white orb representing the sun in the middle.

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Some flags, like the green-and-white Clive Charles flag, are made by individuals to be waved in the interior of the Timbers Army. Brand new for this season, the Clive Charles flag was created as a means to remember a key figure in both Timbers and Portland soccer history as the club’s story moves farther and farther into the MLS era. “Clive is a legend, he’s an institution in Portland,” said the flag’s owner, who asked to remain anonymous. “It’s not just for what he did with the Timbers. He’s a very important figure and you don’t want people forgetting what went on with the Timbers and the community.” The process for flag selection is rather democratic, with the Timbers Army’s own designers and merchandise managers coming together with members to pitch, vote and order new designs. Along with handmade banners that hang off the edge of the stands, members of the Timbers Army say that the flags are meant to add color to Providence Park when the prior iterations become stale or a clever idea for a particular match arises through the ranks. Read the story’s full version at www.timbers.com

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GREEN SURGE Customary after every Timbers goal at Providence Park, smoke bombs are ignited in the north end, whipping up clouds of green and yellow smoke around the stadium. Photo by Craig Mitchelldyer

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TIMBERS CONNECTION

Sidelined for the first part of the 2014 season while recovering from knee surgery, midfielder Rodney Wallace first joined the Timbers for their inaugural 2011 MLS season. Last year, Wallace put together career numbers with seven goals and six assists while helping the squad reach the Western Conference Championship under the guidance of head coach Caleb Porter.

Head coach Caleb Porter guided the Timbers on a record-setting, turnaround season in 2013, his first season in MLS and as the club’s head coach. The 2013 MLS Coach of the Year, Porter was announced as the Timbers head coach on Aug. 29, 2012, and joined the club ahead of the 2013 MLS campaign. Following a record-setting campaign in his first season, Porter was awarded the 2013 Slats Gill Sportsperson of the Year Award from the Oregon Sports Awards. Before coming to the Rose City, Porter played college soccer at Indiana University with current Hoosiers associate head coach Brian Maisonneuve.

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Brian Maisonneuve donned a Hoosier uniform from 1991-94, playing alongside Caleb Porter for one season. A two-time Big Ten Player of the Year, Maisonneuve finished his career with 44 goals and 22 assists and eventually worked his way into the U.S. Men’s National Team picture. While playing professionally with the Columbus Crew, Maisonneuve earned a spot on the national team roster for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, where Timbers legend Clive Charles was serving as an assistant coach.

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˜ AROUND TOWN JORGE VILLAFANA

After spending many of his formative years in both Mexico and Southern California, the move up to the Pacific Northwest is certainly a bit of a change for Timbers defender Jorge Villafaña. After playing for Chivas USA from 20072013, the versatile defender – who also earned playing time with the U-20 and U-23 U.S. Men’s National Teams – joined the Timbers in an offseason trade and has been settling into the change of pace to life in Cascadia. A Change of Pace

Coming from the bustling city of Los Angeles, the second-largest city in the United States by population, to the Rose City, there’s bound to be a bit of an adjustment to the way and pace of life in the Pacific Northwest. “It’s really different because LA is a big city. It’s always noisy with the cars and everything. Portland is green and always raining. The thing I like the most is that it’s quiet. LA is always very noisy. The area where I live now is really quiet and I love it.”

Out and About

With a young daughter and a newborn, Villafaña tries to spend as much time with his family as possible on days off, exploring the area and getting to know the state. “We tend to stay around Beaverton more. I enjoy going out to see nature. We’ve been out to see the waterfalls and the seaside. It’s really nice. The view is nice and we enjoy doing that. My daughter is still little so we haven’t taken her out a lot, but we like to do family stuff. Going to the park, the zoo, things like that because she’s little. When she’s bigger we’ll do more things.”

Out in the Suburbs

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GOOD EATS

Villafaña and his family decided to find a place in Beaverton instead of opting for the trendier downtown locations due to the desire for more space, peace and quiet. “My wife and I didn’t really want to be downtown. With a growing family we knew we weren’t going to have a lot of space [in the city], so we decided to go to Beaverton. It’s not that far and we thought it would be a nice place to live. I got some background from people with the organization and they told me that Beaverton would be a great place to live. There’s more space, it’s quiet and there are a lot of good parks.”

While it’s not always easy to get out for dinner, especially with young kids, there’s one spot that Villafaña enjoys in Beaverton. “It’s called Buggati’s. It’s an Italian place and we like to go there. It’s really nice and has good food.”

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THE LIFE MAXIMILIANO URRUTI

After somewhat of a whirlwind introduction to Major League Soccer last season, forward Maximiliano Urruti has adapted to the initial unfamiliarity with life in a new league and, briefly, two new homes as the Argentine striker first signed with Toronto FC before arriving in the Rose City via a trade last season. Adjusting to changes is a part of the lives of nearly all professional athletes and Urruti has shown during the 2014 season that he has found his place in Portland. English Lessons

Coming from Argentina, one challenge for many foreign players is the language barrier. While Urruti has compatriots in forward Gastón Fernández, midfielder Diego Valeri and defender Norberto Paparatto (all from Argentina), he has focused on working on developing a firmer grasp of the English language. He studies with a teacher several days a week at Providence Park. “Yes, it has been challenging for me. It is important to be able to communicate with your teammates but everything takes time and I feel like I am learning quickly,” Urruti said in Spanish. However, he continued in English, “I like Portland. The city and the people are great. I like this life in Portland.”

A Special Place

“Newell’s Old Boys, where I played as a kid, and Rosario, Argentina, always have a place in my heart. But even though I have changed [teams] and moved to Portland, I feel comfortable here and I am very happy.”

Advice

Practically born into the game, Urruti has some advice to offer aspiring young players. “I began playing at four years old and it has been a beautiful career so far. I would tell any children who want to be professional soccer players to follow their dreams and that they can meet any goals that they go for.”

Soccer Nut

The son of former Argentine professional soccer player Juan José Urruti, Maximiliano has followed in his father’s footsteps as a striker. While watching his dad, Urruti also grew up with a ball at his feet, enamored with the game as a young boy. “From about the age of four I have played with the ball and I liked watching soccer all the time. No matter what team was playing, I would be watching on TV.”

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Maximiliano Urruti

Born: Feb. 22, 1991, in Rosario, Argentina Pro Career 2011-13: Newell’s Old Boys (Argentina) 2013: Toronto FC 2013-Present: Portland Timbers

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CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 101

The largest and most prestigious international club tournament in North America, Central America and the Caribbean, CONCACAF Champions League will make its debut in Portland this season as the Timbers captured their first-ever berth in the tournament by virtue of finishing with the best record in the conference opposite the MLS Supporters’ Shield winners. The 24-team competition will celebrate its 50th anniversary for the 2014-15 edition. Drawn into Group 5, the Timbers will play Honduran champions Club Deportivo Olimpia and Alpha United FC from Guyana at home and away during the group stage. The Basics

In a nutshell, CONCACAF Champions League – which was previously called CONCACAF Champions’ Cup until 2008 – is an annual, 24-team tournament featuring the top teams in the North America (9 teams), Central America (12 teams) and Caribbean zones (3 teams). • The qualified teams are drawn into eight, three-team groups for the opening group stage. Clubs from the United States cannot be drawn into the same group as a team from Mexico for the group stage. • Each team will play one home and one away match against the other two teams in its group for a total of four group-stage matches from August-October. • The eight group winners will qualify for the knockout stage. Qualified teams are seeded 1-8 according to group-stage results and the bracket is determined as No. 1 vs. No. 8, No. 2 vs. No. 7, No. 3 vs. No. 6 and No. 4 vs. No. 5. • The knockout round consists home and away legs with the away goals rule used as a tiebreaker if the aggregate score is level after regulation in the second leg. • The quarterfinals, semifinals and final are all played with the same format – two legs, away goals as the tiebreaker.

Group 5

Alongside the Timbers, Group 5 features Honduran side Club Deportivo Olimpia and Alpha United FC of Guyana. Here’s a quick primer on Portland’s two group-stage opponents.

C.D. Olimpia: The 2014 Clausura champions of Honduras’ Liga Nacional, Olimpia finished in first place in the regular-season standings with a record of 9-5-4 (32pts). In the playoffs, Olimpia earned a 2-0 win on aggregate over C.D. Victoria in the semifinals before capturing the championship in a dramatic, 4-2 penalty-kick shootout win over C.D. Marathón. Founded in 1912 in Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras, Olimpia has garnered a record 28 Liga Nacional championships. Known as the Leones, the club lifted the CONCACAF Champions Cup on two occasions, winning the tournament in 1972 and 1988. Led by forward Roger Rojas (17 goals combined in the 2013 Apertura and 2014 Clausura seasons) and Anthony Lozano (16 goals), Olimpia has qualified for seven straight CONCACAF Champions League tournaments since the competition adopted its current format for the 2008-09 edition. Alpha United FC: Based in Georgetown, Guyana, Alpha United FC qualified for the 2014-15 CONCACAF Champions League tournament as one of three group winners from the 2014 Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Championship, shutting out Trinidad and Tobago side Defence Force and Jamaica’s Harbour View in consecutive matches as Grenada international Kithson Bain scored two of the team’s three goals in group play. Making their second appearance in CONCACAF Champions League, Alpha United FC qualified for the 2011-12 Preliminary Round before falling 10-2 on aggregate against Costa Rican side Herediano. Alpha United FC are five-time winners of the GFF National Super League, Guyana’s domestic league. 36

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The Incentive

An MLS club has not won the competition since the LA Galaxy lifted the trophy in 2000 with a 3-2 win over C.D. Olimpia from Honduras. Since the tournament shifted to its current format in 2008, Real Salt Lake is the only MLS team to reach the final, losing 3-2 on aggregate to Mexico’s CF Monterrey in the 2010-11 edition. Becoming the first MLS club to win CONCACAF Champions League in its current form stands to be a tremendous honor, but that is not the only incentive motivating clubs to do well in the tournament. The tournament’s champion qualifies for the FIFA Club World Cup, which features the champions of all six continental confederation tournaments, as well as the domestic champion of the host country. Bayern Munich, who will pay a visit to the Rose City for the 2014 MLS All-Star Game, won the most recent FIFA Club World Cup in December 2013, defeating host club and surprising championship-game participant, Raja Casablanca of Morocco, 2-0, in the final.

History

Since 1962, a club from Mexico has hoisted the trophy an astounding 29 times, with Cruz Azul and Club America leading the way, as each has five titles. The Champions League era has been dominated by Mexican clubs with CF Monterrey winning three consecutive times from 2011-13.

Past Champions

1962: Guadalajara (Mexico) 1963: Haitien (Haiti) 1967: Alianza (El Salvador) 1968: Toluca (Mexico) 1969: Cruz Azul (Mexico) 1970: Cruz Azul (Mexico) 1971: Cruz Azul (Mexico) 1972: Olimpia (Honduras) 1973: Transvaal (Suriname) 1974: Municipal (Guatemala) 1975: Atlético Español (Mexico) 1976: Águila (El Salvador) 1977: Club América (Mexico) 1978: Three joint winners 1979: FAS (El Salvador) 1980: UNAM Pumas (Mexico) 1981: Transvaal (Suriname) 1982: UNAM Pumas (Mexico) 1983: Atlante (Mexico) 1984: Violette (Haiti) 1985: Defence Force (Trindad & Tobago) 1986: Alajuelense (Costa Rica) 1987: Club América (Mexico) 1988: Olimpia (Honduras) 1989: UNAM Pumas (Mexico)

1990: Club América (Mexico) 1991: Puebla (Mexico) 1992: Club América (Mexico) 1993: Saprissa (Costa Rica) 1994: Cartaginés (Costa Rica) 1995: Saprissa (Costa Rica) 1996: Cruz Azul (Mexico) 1997: Cruz Azul (Mexico) 1998: D.C. United (United States) 1999: Necaxa (Mexico) 2000: LA Galaxy (United States) 2002: Pachuca (Mexico) 2003: Toluca (Mexico) 2004: Alajuelense (Costa Rica) 2005: Saprissa (Costa Rica) 2006: Club América (Mexico) 2007: Pachuca (Mexico) 2008: Pachuca (Mexico) (Champions League era begins) 2008-09: Atlante (Mexico) 2009-10: Pachuca (Mexico) 2010-11: CF Monterrey (Mexico) 2011-12: CF Monterrey (Mexico) 2012-13: CF Monterrey (Mexico) 2013-14: Cruz Azul (Mexico)

2014-15 Tournament

The Timbers qualified for the 2014-15 edition of the tournament, which begins in August with the first group-stage matches. Here’s a look at the how the four U.S.-based MLS clubs qualified for the 50th edition of the tournament. Portland Timbers: 2013 MLS Western Conference winner New York Red Bulls: 2013 MLS Supporters’ Shield winner Sporting Kansas City: 2013 MLS Cup champion D.C. United: 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup champion

CITY OF THORNS

highly decorated coach and the winner of back-to-back Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) Coach of the Year honors in 2010 and 2011, Portland Thorns FC head coach Paul Riley is in his first season as the bench boss for the reigning National Women’s Soccer League champions. Now settled into his first season in Portland, Riley explains a bit of his soccer pedigree. You were born in Liverpool, but came to the United States in 1982 to play college soccer. What was that experience like? “I didn’t know where I was going when I got on the plane and all of a sudden I’m in Long Island, 20 minutes from the New York City and it was just an amazing place to go to school at Adelphi University. At that point, my mother died when I was 19 so when she passed away I didn’t go home too much after that, to be honest. I really wanted to stay here. I was 21 when I graduated and my assistant coach at Adelphi took over Long Island University. I was going to go home at that point because the NASL (North American Soccer League) was gone. I came here really to play in the NASL and it was gone by the time I was a sophomore. I graduated and my assistant coach at Adelphi just took over Long Island and asked if I wanted to come be a grad assistant. And I said well what the hell, I’ll keep playing and I played in the APSL (American Professional Soccer League) which was the league left from the NASL. I played for the New Jersey Eagles. We had Tab Ramos and John Harkes; we had a really good lineup. I played and was able to coach in college and I enjoyed it. About three months into the season, the head coach in college quit and there I am at 21-years old and they said you’re the new head coach. It was difficult because I had players that were older than me, but all those experiences put me in good stead. I’ve coached everything you can imagine—boys, girls, college women, college men, professional men, professional women. I think every single experience makes you a better coach and you learn something from it. I think all those experiences have helped me. Being a head coach of a college at 21 years of age was quite the experience. The training was no issue, obviously the man management was tricky and that was probably the thing I learned most from that job was the man management.” We imagine it’s hard not to get involved with soccer growing up as a boy in Liverpool. What was the experience like for you? “My entire family is Red, you don’t get a choice. When I was 12 years old, I went to Liverpool and Everton. Everyone said Everton had a better youth policy; you’re better off going to Everton. Liverpool at the time was probably the best team in Europe. My grandfather looked at me and said, ‘You don’t have a choice to go Red or Blue,’ and I said, ‘Yep, you’re right.’ That was the end of that.” Would you call yourself a student of the game? Do you try to observe other teams and take notes to bring back to your own coaching? “I probably watch 15-20 games a week, Spanish League, German League, English League. I think that’s a crucial part of being a coach. I’ve been to training sessions with a lot of the top clubs in the world and I’m not sometimes big on some of the training sessions because they’ve got so many games and sometimes they don’t do a ton of stuff. I think the training sometimes in America might be better than what you find in Europe. The tactical end of the game in Europe, I think, is outstanding. I watch games and different formations. You watch Manchester City’s formation and you watch it against Liverpool and against Arsenal who is a completely different team from Chelsea who is a completely different team from Liverpool. I think all those ingredients help. People say to me that I coach more like a South American coach. I’m not really English in my coaching style. I think the players like that. They’re always guessing that we’re going to go with long balls and stuff like that, but we don’t do anything like that. I’m not into anything like that.”

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Portland Thorns FC Schedule

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Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Wed. Wed. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sun. Sat. Wed. Sat. Fri. Wed. Sun. Thurs. Sun. Wed. Sun. Sun. Sun. Sun.

April 12 April 19 April 26 May 3 May 10 May 14 May 21 May 24 May 28 June 7 June 15 June 21 June 25 June 28 July 4 July 9 July 13 July 17 July 20 July 23 July 27 Aug. 3 Aug. 10 Aug. 17

@Houston Dash @Sky Blue FC FC KANSAS CITY @Western New York Flash SEATTLE REIGN FC @Houston Dash WESTERN NEW YORK FLASH SKY BLUE FC @Boston Breakers WESTERN NEW YORK FLASH WASHINGTON SPIRIT @Washington Spirit SKY BLUE FC @FC Kansas City CHICAGO RED STARS @Chicago Red Stars FC KANSAS CITY @Chicago Red Stars BOSTON BREAKERS @Washington Spirit @Seattle Reign FC HOUSTON DASH @Boston Breakers SEATTLE REIGN FC

5 p.m. 4 p.m. 7 p.m. 4 p.m. 7 p.m. 5 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 4 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 5 p.m. 11 a.m. 5 p.m. 2 p.m. 5 p.m. 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 7 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 2 p.m.

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The complete Portland Thorns FC schedule can be found at www.portlandthornsfc.com and fans interested in purchasing season tickets, single-game tickets or group tickets, are encouraged to contact the ticket sales office at 503-553-5555 or email ticketsales@timbers.com.

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Timbers Development

Rooted in the club’s deep history, the Timbers have a passion for developing youth players and the sport of soccer in the region. Through partnerships established with Oregon Youth Soccer Association (OYSA) and Oregon’s Olympic Development Program (ODP), the Timbers have built a comprehensive vertical development structure, which allows players within the club’s development territory a direct path from the youth level to the top tier of professional soccer in North America - Major League Soccer.

For more information on the Timbers and Thorns FC youth programs, please visit www.timbers. com/youth.

PORTLAND TIMBERS U-23s

The pinnacle of the Timbers development system is the Portland Timbers U-23s, which competes in United Soccer Leagues’ Premier Development League (PDL) – the top U-23 league in North America. Founded Nov. 11, 2008, the Timbers U-23s is an amateur team that has produced several firstteam players, including midfielder Steven Evans, defender Bryan Gallego and goalkeeper Jake Gleeson. The team won the PDL championship in 2010 and competed in the 2012 and 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

PORTLAND TIMBERS ACADEMY The Timbers Academy consists of teams in the U-18 and U-16 age brackets of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy. The Timbers Academy teams compete in the Northwest Division against other elite youth teams in the region, including academy teams from MLS clubs Chivas USA, LA Galaxy, San Jose Earthquakes, Seattle Sounders FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. The Timbers U-16 Academy also participates in the annual MLS Generation adidas Cup. The Timbers Academy provides elite youth players from

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Oregon and Southwest Washington advanced training and competitive opportunities against the best youth players across North America.

TIMBERS REGIONAL TRAINING CENTERS

One of the major components of the Timbers development structure and Oregon ODP are the six Regional Training Centers, located in the cities of Beaverton, Bend, Eugene/Salem, Gresham, Medford and Vancouver, Wash. Each Regional Training Center is designed to identify and further develop elite boy players in the U-12 to U-14 age groups in its designated area. From these training centers, a pool of players is chosen to form state ODP and Timbers Pre-Academy teams at various age levels for regional and national competitions.

adidas TIMBERS ALLIANCE

The adidas Timbers Alliance is a strategic partnership between the club and elite local youth clubs throughout the Timbers’ development territory, designed to build unique working relationships and development opportunities to help channel the top youth players toward Timbers development programs and academy. The adidas Timbers Alliance includes seven clubs – the Bend FC Timbers (Bend), Capital

FC Timbers (Salem), Eastside Timbers (Gresham), Eugene FC Timbers (Eugene) Rogue Valley Timbers (Medford), Washington Timbers FC (Vancouver, Wash.) and Westside Timbers (Portland). Further, the Timbers have also partnered with Portland Youth Soccer Association and are working together with PYSA and the Oregon Youth Soccer Association to develop a recreational curriculum to complete the club’s development pyramid. timbers.com

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The Timbers Academy provides elite youth players from Oregon and Southwest Washington advanced training and competitive opportunities against the best youth players across North America.

Timbers Youth Leagues, Tournaments and Camps

The Timbers and OYSA have formed an innovative partnership, which sees the statewide, youth soccer organization become a part of the Timbers’ comprehensive youth development structure. One of the first of its kind, the partnership between the Timbers and OYSA has established top-tier development opportunities for thousands of Oregon’s youth soccer players through OYSA’s club leagues and tournaments. The Timbers provide OYSA and its clubs resources for coaching education and share best practices in player development, creating a unified development philosophy across the state. The MLS club also is the presenting partner of the Oregon State Cup. The Timbers offer an exciting camp program for soccer players of all ages and skill levels throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington. Each camp is centered on age-appropriate exercises and activities designed to develop technical excellence and build a love for the game.

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Divided into eight groups of three, here’s a look at the breakdown of the CONCACAF Champions League group stage:

Pachuca Group 1 León Group 7

Club América Group 8 Cruz Azul Group 6 Real España Group 1

Isidro Metapá Group

Comunicaciones Group 8

Municipal Group 1 FAS Group 3

C.D. Olimpia Group 5

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Montreal Impact Group 3

New York Red Bulls Group 3 Sporting Kansas City Group 2

D.C. United Group 4

Belmopan Bandits Group 7

Waterhouse FC Group 4

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Puerto Rico Bayamón FC Group 8 Real Estelí Group 2 Saprissa Group 2

Chorrillo Group 6 Tauro Group 4

Alpha United FC Group 5 timbers.com

Stand Together Snapshot Special Olympics Oregon

The Portland Timbers Stand Together mission is to harness the power of sport to improve the lives of children and families in our region through targeted programs, deep partnerships and philanthropic giving. The players of the Timbers and Thorns FC, coaches, staff, team ambassadors and Timber Joey get involved with the community in a variety of ways with a number of different Stand Together community partners. Here’s a look at the team’s nine Stand Together community partners:

The Timbers, adidas and Special Olympics Oregon have worked together since 2012 to support the Cascadia Challenge Unified Soccer exchange with Special Olympics Washington. New in 2014, the Timbers, Thorns FC and Providence Health & Services partner with Special Olympics Oregon to bring back the Special Olympics Oregon Fall Games, which had been dormant since 2008, and Providence Park will be a home site for the event. The Fall Games will provide more than 600 athletes, 200 coaches and an additional 200 volunteers from across the state of Oregon the opportunity to compete and participate in a variety of events, including soccer. Special Olympics Oregon provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, and participate in the sharing of gifts, skills, and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes, and the community.

AC Portland For more information on the community partners, Stand Together and community initiatives, please visit www.timbers.com/stand-together or follow @PTStandTogether on Twitter.

Maintaining a vision to transform communities and serve hundred of local students through youth soccer, AC Portland combines with Stand Together to help supply the

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tools for young students to lead healthier lives, succeed academically and inspire positive community engagement. The club and AC Portland will work together for a full season with a fundraising campaign through the 50/50 Raffle at all Timbers and Thorns FC home games as well as the with the AC Portland GET LOUD! Poetry SLAM.

Friends of Trees Since 2011, the Timbers and Friends of Trees have been doing their part to nurture a sustainable environment. Every time the Timbers score a goal, the club and JELD-WEN Windows & Doors plant a tree in the Portland community through the Score a Goal, Plant a Tree partnership with Friends of Trees. The 2,000 trees the Timbers have planted with pillar partner Friends of Trees absorb carbon dioxide (96,000 lbs./year), remove pollutants from the air (about 360,000 lbs./year), and intercept storm water (4,760,000 gallons of rainwater/year) to keep our rivers clean.

Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia Northwest The mentoring program continues its partnership with the club through the “Sports Buddies” program, which is a oneto-one mentoring program for at-risk youth with an emphasis on sports. By participating in their programs, Little Brothers and Sisters are more confident

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Stand Together Snapshot (continued) in their schoolwork performance, able to get along better with their families, 46 percent less likely to begin using illegal drugs, 27 percent less likely to begin using alcohol, and 52 percent less likely to skip school. Additionally, “Littles” who are part of Big Brothers Big Sisters have a 95 percent on time graduation rate.

Friends of Trees Since 2011, the Timbers and Friends of Trees have been doing their part to nurture a sustainable environment. Every time the Timbers score a goal, the club and JELD-WEN Windows & Doors plant a tree in the Portland community through the Score a Goal, Plant a Tree initiative with Friends of Trees. The 2,000 trees the Timbers have planted with pillar partner Friends of Trees over the years absorb carbon dioxide (96,000 lbs./ year), remove pollutants from the air (about 360,000 lbs./ year), and intercept storm water (4,760,000 gallons of rainwater/year) to keep our rivers clean.

Girls, Inc. A Thorns FC community partner during the team’s inaugural 2013 season, Girls, Inc., of NW Oregon, is a targeted, gender-specific program working to improve the lives of girls ages 6-18 years old with programs meant to encourage girls to be strong, smart and bold. Continuing to build on last year’s initiatives, the club will partner with Girls, Inc., of NW Oregon, for their annual Power of the Purse, Mind + Body Fair and International Day of the Girl events in addition to the Girls of the Game program and Rose Ceremony

at Thorns FC home games.

Northwest Outward Bound School The Timbers and Thorns FC will work together with Northwest Outward Bound School to support their mission and raise awareness for their important work in the community. Northwest Outward Bound School aims to change lives through challenge and discovery. In 2011, they established the Outward Bound Portland Center ited, diploma-granting high in east Multnomah County to bring their mission closer to low school and a BOLI-certified pre-apprenticeship training income and urban youth. center. PYB students, who Playworks are all between the ages of 17-24, face multiple barriers The club partners with to success including poverPlayworks in support of the ty, abuse or violence in the organization’s annual Soccer Jamboree. Playworks strives to home, gang involvement, drug addiction, involvement with the create a place for every kid on the playground, where every kid criminal justice system, and/or homelessness. Despite these belongs, has fun and is part of the game. By having Playworks barriers, in 2013, 82 percent of PYB students were placed in a at their schools, teachers and job, college, or apprenticeship administrators have reported after leaving PYB. lasting results as 93 percent reported a decrease in the Schoolhouse Supplies number of disruptive events Working with the club for nine in the classroom. A further 86 percent reported a decrease in years, Schoolhouse Supplies the number of bullying incidents; is an award-winning nonprofit 94 percent reported an increase that supports public education in students’ abilities to focus in in Portland by giving students and teachers free classroom class after recess; 98 percent supplies. The Timbers have reported an improvement in worked with Schoolhouse overall school climate. Supplies to provide backpacks Portland YouthBuilders full of school supplies to every student at Jason Lee ElemenThe Timbers and Portland YouthBuilders work together on tary school in east Portland. To date, Schoolhouse Supplies the Timbers annual Corporate has distributed more than $20 Cup, in addition to holiday million worth of school supplies giving with adidas. Portland YouthBuilders (PYB) serves 200 in Oregon, including nearly young people each year through 450,000 books and more than 3.4 million pencils. In addition, a combination of academics, they’ve had more than 46,000 vocational training, leadership teachers shop in their Free development, and long term Store for Teachers. support. PYB is a fully accred-

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The grass field was planted in midJanuary 2012 from one-year-old sod. The sod was planted in a vertically draining, sand-based root zone that includes small amounts of peat and calcined clay to stabilize moisture content and to hold nutrients. The grass field was built using over 4,600 tons of specialty sand blend (383 truckloads) and will drain up to 12 inches of precipitation an hour. The overall project took 5,240 man hours to complete.

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On April 19, 2012, the Portland Timbers unveiled the new adidas Timbers Training Center, a state-of-the-art facility, built as part of a 10-year partnership with Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District. The $6 million training center features a natural-grass field and is the primary on-field training ground of the Major League Soccer club. Some of the features of the adidas Timbers Training Center include a 7,000-square-foot indoor facility, with locker rooms for the Timbers first team and development teams, fullyequipped training and recently expanded fitness areas, offices and a spacious lounge/common area for Timbers players. The grass field, widely regarded as one of the best fields in the state, is a combination of 75 percent perennial ryegrass and 25 percent Kentucky bluegrass that is perfectly suited for cooler climates and provides uniform cover, and greater stability, footing and durability. The adidas Timbers Training Center is located in Beaverton, approximately 10 minutes from Providence Park. It also serves as the training home for the Timbers’ development teams, specifically the Timbers U-23s as well as the club’s U-18 and U-16 Academy teams. As part of the public/private partnership with THPRD, the Timbers will make an annual donation to the Tualatin Hills Park Foundation and will conduct a series of annual youth soccer camps and coaches’ clinics at the adidas Timbers Training Center. The training center includes a synthetic, FieldTurf field designated for public use. timbers.com

The 2014 Timbers

Kalif Alhassan

Diego Chara

Steven Evans

Bryan Gallego

Jake Gleeson

Michael Harrington

Jack Jewsbury

Pa Modou Kah

Rauwshan Mckenzie 31

Darlington Nagbe

Michael Nanchoff 17

Danny O’Rourke

Norberto Paparatto

Taylor Peay

Alvas Powell

Donovan Ricketts

Liam Ridgewell

Maximiliano Schillo Tshuma Urruti

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Maximiliano Urruti 37

Diego Valeri

Jorge Villafaña

Rodney Wallace 22

Andrew Weber

Steve Zakuani

Fanendo Adi

George Fochive

Will Johnson

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Gastón Fernández 10

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