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in its last 12 matches. The Revolution rank third in MLS in goals (20), led by forward Charlie Davies’ five goals. A total of eight different players have registered at least one goal for head coach Jay Heaps’ side, including five players who have recorded multiple goals.

Following Saturday’s match, the Timbers travel to face Cascadia-rival Seattle Sounders FC in the fourth round of the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on Tuesday, June 16, at Starfire Stadium in Tukwila, Wash.; kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. (Pacific).

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The Portland Timbers return to the Rose City coming off of back-to-back wins in a span of four days, playing host to the New England Revolution on Saturday, June 6, at Providence Park. Kickoff for Saturday’s game is set for 7:30 p.m. (Pacific) and will feature a live broadcast on KPDX and radio broadcast on 750/102.9 The Game and in Spanish on LaGranD 93.5 FM. Following the club’s first-ever victory at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park over the Colorado Rapids on May 30, the Timbers (5-5-4, 19pts) face their second Eastern Conference opponent in their last three matches, after a 1-0 shutout win against D.C. United in a midweek game on May 27 at Providence Park. Portland has earned a win or a draw in nine of their last 10 games (4-15) at home and enter Saturday’s match with just one home loss (2-1-3) at Providence Park this season. Portland has compiled a record of 18-517 in regular-season home games since 2013.

Starting on Saturday, Portland will play five of its next seven regular-season matches at Providence Park.

Against the Rapids, midfielder Jack Jewsbury scored his 25th career MLS goal in the final minute of second-half stoppage time as Portland earned a dramatic, 2-1 win against Colorado on May 30. With the win, the Timbers have earned consecutive victories for the first time this season (May 27-30). Midfielder Gastón Fernández scored the opening goal of the match in the 38th minute as forward Maximiliano Urruti notched the assist. The pair have each tallied at least a goal or an assist in the last two matches for the club.

The New England Revolution (5-3-6, 21pts) sit in second place in the Eastern Conference, coming off a 2-2 draw against the LA Galaxy on May 31 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. New England has lost just once

Defender Liam Ridgewell celebrates his first career MLS goal with teammate Norberto Paparatto after scoring the equalizer in a 1-1 draw against the New England Revolution on Aug. 16, 2014, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.

Photo: Stew Milne/ USA TODAY Sports Images

Against New England Saturday’s match marks the sixth all-time meeting between the Timbers and the Revolution and just the third meeting all-time between the two clubs in Portland. The Timbers have registered a 1-1-3 record all-time against New England and are unbeaten in the two previous meetings (1-0-1) at Providence Park, both shutouts. Saturday’s match will be the first meeting between the two teams at Providence Park in two years since a scoreless draw on May 2, 2013. Each of the last two games have finished in a draw, including a 1-1 tie on Aug. 16, 2014, at Gillette Stadium that saw Portland defender Liam Ridgewell score his first career goal for the club.

Aug. 16, 2014 at Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.)

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POR – Ridgewell 65 NE – Davies (Fagundez) 27

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TIMBERS FLASHBACK JOHN BAIN

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Timbers Ring of Honor inductee in 2011, midfielder John Bain is the alltime Timbers career leader in goals (45), assists (55) and points across all eras. A native of Falkirk, Scotland, Bain made 148 league appearances for the Timbers in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1978-1982 and has been a fixture in the Portland soccer community since 1989 as a well-regarded coach at the high school and youth club ranks.

You made the move to Portland from Bristol City in 1978. How did it come about that you made the long trek from England to the Rose City?

“Basically what happened was, I was a young player at the time – I was 20 years old – and Don Megson became coach of the Timbers in 1978. Before he became the coach in Portland, he was the coach at Bristol Rovers, which was Bristol City’s main rival and I think he always liked me as a player. I originally came over on a loan spell for the 1978 season and the plan was to go back to England and play after that. I went back to England and played another season and then the Timbers bought my rights from Bristol City. I came back over in March before the start of the next season. As a young player it was a good opportunity to get playing time. I was in the first team squad at Bristol, but I wasn’t getting the playing time, so it was a good opportunity to get some first-team minutes in 1978.”

That ’78 season was pretty successful by most accounts as the Timbers reached the NASL Conference Championship.

What do you recall from your first year with the club?

“It was a great season. What was good about it was we had a really good group of players. The majority of the players were from Britain and we had a good core of American players, too. There was a lot of positivity about soccer in America at that time. It was a different kind of experience for me. I came over and really enjoyed playing again. At that time, there were some fantastic players over here in the league, some were in the latter stages in their careers, but were still good players. It was a step up for me to come over and play. There were some big stadiums and big crowds. We had some big crowds in Portland too especially when the Cosmos or some of the other big-name teams came to town, but the atmosphere

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was nothing like it is now. There were a couple games, even with 10,000 or 12,000 fans in the stadium and still the atmosphere was pretty good.

I think the fans today know more about the game and they’re more knowledgeable, but for soccer at that time in America it was great and Portland’s not called ‘Soccer City, USA’ for no reason.”

You had a lot of success as a player for Portland – leading the club’s career record books in points, goals and assists. What comes to mind when thinking about your Timbers career?

“I came over to Portland at a good time and I was really fortunate that I got into the team and was starting consistently. The coaches who coached me, Don Megson and Vic Crowe, really gave me a lot of responsibility as a young player. I just really loved playing for the Timbers and when you’re at a club for five years, it becomes a special place. I left here when I was 25 (when the team folded), so it was probably the toughest time in my career. I had Vancouver, Seattle and San Diego interested in me, but it was tough. I had a lot of friends here, I loved the city. There started to become a different atmosphere around the league, it was a different kind of feel when the Timbers folded because they were one of the clubs you wouldn’t think would have folded. After the team folded, I played at Seattle, then indoor in San Jose, also went to Minnesota, I was all over the place. The outdoor game was gone and I was playing in the indoor game, which was enjoyable, but the only real option left for soccer in America. I had a family by then and I didn’t have thoughts of going back to Britain, so I tried to make the best

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of playing soccer. When I was in St. Louis (playing indoor) and the team folded, that’s when I decided to come back to Portland and do something different. At that time I got the chance to be a player/coach with the Timbers 1989 WSL team with Kasey Keller in goal that year and a lot of other good kids.”

As someone who has been in and around the Timbers organization nearly since its inception, what do you see now when you look at the club?

“We came over and it was nearly all players from abroad and there was no real infrastructure. When you look at them now, they have the first team, T2, Timbers U-23s, U-18s, U-16s, it’s a soccer club, and it’s an actual club and not just a team like when I was playing. And with Thorns too, there is an incredible opportunity for young girls and boys to play soccer. To me it’s really rewarding that soccer has blossomed in the last 30 years and especially in the last five years since the Timbers have moved to MLS, it’s just amazing to see it. It’s also great that they’ve got the Timbers name back. The NASL clubs that retained their old names now in MLS, it’s nice to see that history that comes along with that name, it’s great.” timbers.com

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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.

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Gavin Wilkinson, a long-time member of the Timbers organization and a former New Zealand international, serves as the club’s General Manager.

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.

As general manager, Wilkinson has formed the Timbers’ deeply integrated, vertical development system, which includes newly added United Soccer Leagues club Portland Timbers 2 (T2), the Portland Timbers U-23s and Timbers Academy teams (U-18, U-16 and U-14). He was instrumental in establishing an innovative partnership with Oregon Youth Soccer Association, which encompasses the statewide Olympic Development Program and 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 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).

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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.

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.

Wilkinson, who holds an “A” coaching license from U.S. Soccer, founded the youth club Eastside United, based in Gresham, Ore., in 2001. He helped run the club as its coaching director for many years and now serves as an advisor for the club. In 2010, Eastside United FC’s U-18 boys team (’91 Liverpool) won the U.S. Youth Soccer U-18 national championship and became the first youth club team from Oregon to win a national title since 1994.

He and his wife, Heather, have two children, Kienan and Brooke.

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Head Coach Caleb Porter

Head coach Caleb Porter enters his third season with the club in 2015 after guiding the Portland Timbers to record-setting campaigns in his first two years in MLS. Guiding the team to an impressive turnaround season and the club’s first-ever MLS postseason appearance in 2013, Porter helped direct a record-setting The 2013 MLS offense in 2014 as the Timbers netted 61 reguCoach of the lar-season goals, a club Year, Porter led record across all eras.

He was announced the Timbers to a as the Timbers head first-place finish coach on Aug. 29, 2012, and joined the in the Western club ahead of the 2013 Conference MLS campaign. Porter during the received the Slats Gill Award for Sportsperson regular season of the Year at the Oregon and their first Sports Awards on March 9, 2014, becoming the appearance in fourth soccer-related figthe MLS Cup ure to receive the award Playoffs in 2013. since it was founded in 1957. On Aug. 6, 2014, Porter helped guide the MLS All-Stars to a 2-1 win over German power Bayern Munich in the 2014 AT&T MLS All-Star Game at Providence Park in Portland.

The 2013 MLS Coach of the Year award winner, Porter has compiled one of the league’s top winning percentages among active MLS head coaches with a 26-14-28 mark (.588) after leading Portland to double-digits wins in each of his first two seasons.

Under Porter’s guidance, the Timbers have made Providence Park one of the toughest places to play in the league, registering the second-fewest home losses in MLS over the last two seasons with a 164-14 regular-season mark at Providence Park since 2013. In 2014, the Timbers netted a team-record 61 goals while compiling one of the highest point totals (44) across the final two-thirds of the regular season – recording the highest goal differential (plus-9) of any non-playoff team in MLS history. Portland also

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made its first appearance in CONCACAF Champions League, contesting matches against Alpha United of Guyana and C.D. Olimpia of Honduras during the competition’s group stage.

During Porter’s first season as head coach in 2013, the Timbers assembled one of the biggest turnaround seasons in MLS. In comparison to 2012 totals, the Timbers assembled a 23-point improvement in points and an MLS-record 43-goal improvement in goal differential. Portland’s five losses during the 2013 regular season tied for the fewest in MLS history in a 34-game season and the Timbers led the league with 15 shutouts. The Timbers recorded a 15game, home unbeaten streak during the 2013 regular season, posting a league-best 11-1-5 home record at Providence Park and an MLS single-season record 11 home shutouts. In 2013, Portland qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time since joining the league in 2011. 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 successful coaches in NCAA history during his tenure as head coach at the University of Akron (2006-12). He compiled a career mark of 123-18-17 and was named 2009 NSCAA National Coach of the Year. Porter led the Zips to back-to-back NCAA College Cup appearances (2009, 2010) and the school’s first national title in any sport in 2010.

Porter’s coaching career also includes time as the head coach of the U.S. U-23 Men’s National Team during 2012 CONCACAF Olympic qualifying and three years as an assistant coach on the U.S. U-18 National Team (2009-11). Porter was an assistant coach for six years (2000-05) at Indiana University.

As a player, Porter was the 27th overall pick by the San Jose Clash in the 1998 MLS College Draft. He spent time with San Jose and the Tampa Bay Mutiny before a knee injury ended his professional playing career in 2000. He also played for the U.S. National B Team from 1996-97, winning a bronze medal at the 1997 World University Games. As a player at Indiana, he was a three-year captain and led the Hoosiers to four conference titles. Porter was the runner-up for the 1997 Hermann Trophy.

Porter graduated from Indiana in 1998 with a degree in sports management. He and his wife, Andrea, have three children – two sons, Colin and Jake, and a daughter, Stella.

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1975 IN REVIEW

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he Timbers are celebrating their 40th anniversary in 2015, so what better way to pay respect to the team’s history than to take a look back at when it all started. Take a stroll down memory lane in this glance back at the team’s historic 1975 campaign in the North American Soccer League.

On the Field The Timbers played five of their first seven matches at home in Civic Stadium, now called Providence Park – introducing new Rose City fans to the game of soccer and the Timbers. Striker Peter Withe netted four goals in the first seven games as Portland ran out to a 5-2 record. The points kept coming as the Timbers put together a winning streak of seven straight matches from June 18July 8, outscoring opponents 17-5 during the run. Fans took notice, too, as the team regularly began to draw crowds in excess of 15,000 for most home games – even seeing 27,310 for a 2-1 win over the Seattle Sounders on July 29. Portland qualified for the playoffs, one of eight teams in the 20-team league to reach the postseason and matched up against regional rival Seattle in the quarterfinals.

Road to Soccer Bowl ’75 On the path to the NASL championship match, the Timbers faced off against Seattle in the quarterfinals – earning passage to the semifinals off the head of Tony Betts in overtime. As the Sounders failed to clear a corner kick in the 97th minute, Timbers forward Willie Anderson swung in a cross to Betts, unmarked in front of goal, and the midfielder connected on the game-winning header in front of 31,523 fans at Civic Stadium. The Timbers played host to St. Louis in the semifinals before a record crowd of 33,503 in the Rose City and defeated the Stars 1-0 on a goal from Withe to reach Soccer Bowl ’75 against the Tampa Bay Rowdies in San Jose. The Rose City magic ran out in the title match as the Timbers sustained a 2-0 loss on Aug. 24, 1975 – ending their first-ever season and sparking a passion for soccer in Portland that still burns strong today.

Final Tally 16 regular-season wins, tied for most wins in the NASL … six losses, tied for fewest losses in league … 43 goals scored, ranked third among 20 teams.

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Coaching Staff 2015

Sean McAuley

Assistant Coach

Mike Toshack

Goalkeeper Coach

Cameron Knowles

Sean McAuley returns for a fourth season as an assistant coach. He joined the club midway through the 2012 season from English club Sheffield Wednesday FC, where he served as a head coach in the club’s academy. 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. McAuley appeared in 16 matches for the Timbers in 2002, logging two assists while helping the club make the postseason.

Mike Toshack enters his fourth 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 200506, 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 1998-2001.

Cameron Knowles returns for a fourth 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.

Assistant Coach

Jay Vidovich

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Jay Vidovich enters his first season as an assistant coach for the Timbers, as well as the head coach of Portland’s USL side, Timbers 2 (T2).

One of the most highly regarded soccer coaches at the collegiate level in the United States and an astute developer of talent, Vidovich spent 21 years as a head coach at Wake Forest University from 1994-2014 and an additional eight years as an assistant coach from 1986-93. Under Vidovich’s guidance, Wake Forest reached the NCAA Tournament in 13 of the past 14 seasons and captured five ACC regular-season championships. The program made four consecutive NCAA College Cup appearances from 2006-2009 and won its first NCAA National Championship in 2007.

From Detroit, Mich., Vidovich was named NSCAA National Coach of the Year in consecutive seasons (2007, 2008) and compiled a 272-121-50 (.670) overall record in 21 years as head coach at Wake Forest.

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Extended Staff 2015

Nick Mansueto

Pablo Moreira

Nik Wald

Nick Milonas

Alex Margarito

Taichi Kitagawa

Sam Younie

Juamaine Venter

Charles Burdick

Rebecca Kruse

Spencer Childs

Satoshi Tatsumi

Andrew Gregor

Steve Reese

Nick Lewis

Adam Robison

Assistant General Manager

Assistant Athletic Trainer

T2 Strength & Conditioning Coach

T2 Assistant Coach/Academy Coach

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Player Relations Manager/Video Analysis

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Director, Sports Medicine/Head Athletic Trainer

Head Equipment Manager

Team Administrator

Performance Analyst

Director of Sports Science

Assistant Athletic Trainer

T2 Team Administrator

T2 Equipment Manager

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AVID GAMER

“Sometimes I play FIFA with Barcelona against Real Madrid. Sometimes I use the Timbers versus Salt Lake and Seattle because they’re difficult teams to play against. Sometimes I go on easy, sometimes I go on pro (difficulty). Sometimes I get smacked and sometimes when I can’t win, I put it on easy and smack them and put it on my Snapchat and stuff like that.”

BEFORE SOCCER “I used to do track and field when I was younger, but when I started to learn to play soccer I didn’t do track and field anymore. I was eight or nine years old, I was a distance runner and 4x100 relay runner.”

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“I learned this from Caleb Porter the first time I came here and I started to play. I got a red card and he said to me, ‘One thing, remember just learn from your mistake.’ And up to today, I remember that and I’ve been sticking to that advice.”

INK

A fan of soccer at every level, Powell counts French international defender Patrice Evra (Juventus) and Brazilian right back Dani Alves (Barcelona) as some of the players he has looked up to during his career.

“I have my mom’s name and the number five (on left arm). When I first started to play soccer for the national team I got number five. (On right arm) I have this one of a dove and on my back I have ‘One Life, One Chance.’ I might get some more soon but not yet. My mom’s name is my favorite one.”

JAMAICAN PRIDE

SPORTING IDOLS

QUICK HITS ALVAS POWELL

Jamaican defender Alvas Powell is the youngest player in Timbers MLS history to start and play in a match at 19 years, 16 days old (on Aug. 3, 2013). Still just a youthful 20 years old, the fast and physical outside back has worked his way into a regular spot along the team’s back line.

“The best thing about being Jamaican is our accent, the way we dress and the type of food [we make].

Jamaican food is the best.”

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OF PORTLAND TIMBERS

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STU D I O J E LLY

THIS OR THAT

It’s the age-old question – this or that – and we posed it to some of the players to see which they would choose.

ISHMAEL

Yartey

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Jeanderson

DIEGO

Valeri

Morning or night

Night

Night

Morning

Watch TV or read

Watch TV

Watch TV

Read

Mountains or beach

Beach

Beach

Both

Dog or cat

Cat

Dog

Neither

Coffee or tea

Tea

Coffee

Coffee

Smile or game face

Smile

Smile

Smile

Twitter or Instagram

Instagram

Both

Both

Rain or snow

Rain

Snow

Rain

Right foot or left foot

Left foot

Both

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IT’S SPRING AND ALL OREGON IS STARTING TO DIG. Hopefully for our number.

If your spring chores involve breaking ground, make sure to call 811 before you dig. We’ll help make sure you’re clear of any buried lines. For more information, visit PortlandGeneral.com/OutdoorSafety.

BY THE NUMBERS

The Timbers travel for four regular-season road games during the month of May, including two trips to Canada to square off against Montreal (May 9) and Toronto FC (May 23). Here’s a look at the Top-10 ranking of Portland’s most-visited road destinations (by stadium) since 1975. * - As of May 2, 2015

Including road games on April 19 at New York City FC and April 26 at Seattle, the Timbers will travel a minimum distance of 17,776 miles (calculated using direct air distance) in 35 days for MLS regular-season matches.

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During the 2015 regular-season schedule, the Timbers will contest matches in two venues in which the team has not previously played a game. Portland earned a 1-0 win over New York City FC on April 19 in the team’s first-ever match at Yankee Stadium and the Timbers will make their first appearance at brand-new Avaya Stadium in San Jose on Aug. 2.

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FACE-TO-FACE WILL JOHNSON

Timbers midfielder Will Johnson sustained a fractured tibia and fibula in his right leg on Sept. 27 against Toronto FC and has been putting in countless hours of work to get back onto the field for the Rose City. Despite missing the final five games of the 2014 season, Johnson still set an MLS-career high in minutes played (2,526) and tallied six goals and two assists while being named an MLS All-Star for a second consecutive season with the Timbers.

Fatherhood, times two “It’s twice as hard, for sure. The only thing that’s easier is you have some of the gear, but we had a girl first and a boy second so it definitely didn’t help. The second time was actually harder because we had it pretty easy with our daughter. She was a good sleeper and teethed well and did all the normal stuff and our son has had more problems sleeping and more problems teething and all that.”

The Recovery “It’s tough just from the standpoint of you miss being around the guys, you miss the camaraderie of the group. You’re in a routine every day where you’re around your teammates in the bunker getting ready to go to battle and all of a sudden somebody turns the lights off and you’re on your couch by yourself.

It’s a very lonely, kind of depressing state that you’re in for quite a while. Especially with my injury, I couldn’t transfer that depression and anxiety or lonely feeling into any kind of a rehab so that for me was disappointing because I had to let the bones heal. Once I could finally get back on a field, I could channel that energy into a more positive state. The first three months were brutally tough and after that it’s much better.”

Mentors “There’s lots of people. I’m the type of person I try to take a little bit from everybody and really focus on what people’s strengths are and try to take a little piece. Obviously, my parents were always willing to do whatever it took for me to be in the right place at the right time, so it started with them. Then with Dave Richardson and Bret Hall, two guys who ran Sockers FC Chicago, they really helped me transition from a boy who wanted to play professional soccer into a guy who actually had a chance to play professional soccer through tough love and those kind of relationships.

My brother, who is 22 months younger than me, we had a lot of good battles. I’d sum it up as my parents, my brother, and Dave Richardson and Bret Hall, they were my coaches who shaped me and gave me the chance to be able to play.”

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BACK IN THE DAY LIAM RIDGEWELL efore he became the inventor of the “Ridgy Roll” goal celebration and started patrolling the back line for the Timbers, defender Liam Ridgewell was growing up surrounded by the game of soccer in England.

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BREAKING THE CYCLE OF CLACKAMAS

CHILDHOOD

POVERTY

THEN AND NOW THEN

The Timbers squared off against the Boston Minutemen, Washington Diplomats and Vancouver Whitecaps during the club’s North American Soccer League era from 1975-82.

NOW

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Portland plays host to Vancouver Whitecaps FC (May 2), D.C. United (May 27) and the New England Revolution (June 6) this season at Providence Park.

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In October 2014, the Portland Timbers announced the formation of Timbers 2 (to be referred to as T2), a professional team that will compete in USL, a division of the U.S. Soccer pyramid below Major League Soccer. Head coach Jay Vidovich and T2 begin competing in USL during the 2015 season and will play their home games at Merlo Field on the campus of the University of Portland.

Head Coach Jay Vidovich On Dec. 18, 2014, T2 named Jay

Vidovich as the club’s first head coach for the 2015 USL season.

Vidovich, who also serves as an assistant coach for the Portland Timbers first team, arrived in Portland as one of the most highly regarded soccer coaches at the collegiate level in the United States and an astute developer of talent after 21 years leading the Wake Forest University men’s soccer program. The 54-year-old Detroit native saw many of his players at Wake Forest advance to the professional ranks, including 11 first-round MLS SuperDraft selections since 2005. In total, 29 of Vidovich’s Wake Forest players have been selected by MLS clubs during the MLS SuperDraft since 2000.

About USL The 2015 season features the debuts of 13 new USL

clubs – seven of which will be owned and operated by MLS clubs – in Austin, Charlotte, Colorado Springs, Louisville, Montreal (Impact), New York (Red Bulls), Portland (Timbers), Saint Louis, Salt Lake City (RSL), Seattle (Sounders FC), Toronto (FC), Tulsa, and Vancouver (Whitecaps FC). In total, 24 teams will compete during a seven-month regular season from March-September.

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USL EAST

USL WEST

Charleston Battery Charlotte Independence FC Montreal Harrisburg City Islanders Louisville City FC New York Red Bulls II Pittsburgh Riverhounds Richmond Kickers Rochester Rhinos Saint Louis FC Toronto FC II Wilmington Hammerheads FC

Arizona United SC Austin Aztex Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC LA Galaxy II OKC Energy FC Orange County Blues FC Portland Timbers 2 Real Monarch SLC Sacramento Republic FC Seattle Sounders FC 2 Tulsa Roughnecks Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 timbers.com

T2 Schedule Date

Opponent

Time (PT)

Sunday, March 29 Thursday, April 2 Wednesday, April 8 Saturday, April 11 Saturday, April 18 Saturday, April 25 Sunday, May 3* Saturday, May 9 Saturday, May 16 Friday, May 22 Saturday, May 30 Friday, June 5 Sunday, June 14 Sunday, June 21 Monday, June 29 Thursday, July 2 Friday, July 10 Sunday, July 19 Friday, July 24 Sunday, July 26 Saturday, Aug. 1 Saturday, Aug. 8 Sunday, Aug. 16 Saturday, Aug. 22 Saturday, Aug. 29 Saturday, Sept. 5 Saturday, Sept. 12* Wednesday, Sept. 16

REAL MONARCHS SLC SACRAMENTO REPUBLIC FC @Real Monarchs SLC @Seattle Sounders FC 2 @Sacramento Republic FC @Arizona United SC ORANGE COUNTY BLUES FC* @Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC @Real Monarchs SLC SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 2 @Tulsa Roughnecks FC @OKC Energy FC AUSTIN AZTEX @Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 2 ARIZONA UNITED SC @Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC 2 @Seattle Sounders FC 2 LA GALAXY II @Austin Aztex OKC ENERGY FC VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC 2 TULSA ROUGHNECKS FC @Orange County Blues FC COLORADO SPRINGS SWITCHBACKS FC SACRAMENTO REPUBLIC FC* @LA Galaxy II

6 p.m.

7 p.m.

6 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

6 p.m.

6 p.m.

6 p.m.

7 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

5 p.m.

6 p.m.

2 p.m.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

7 p.m.

6 p.m.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

2 p.m.

7 p.m.

3 p.m.

7 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

* - Match to be played at Providence Park

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CITY OF THORNS

T

he seventh edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup kicks off on June 6 in Canada as 24 teams will compete for the title of world’s best, culminating with the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup Final on July 5 in Vancouver. Portland Thorns FC look to be well represented as 10 different players from five countries have a chance at representing their national team on the biggest stage.

United States June 8 vs. Australia (4:30 p.m.)

June 12 vs. Sweden (5 p.m.)

June 16 vs. Nigeria (5 p.m.)

Alex Morgan

Tobin Heath

Allie Long

Rachel Van Hollebeke

Canada June 6 vs. China PR (3 p.m.)

June 11 vs. New Zealand (6 p.m.)

June 15 vs. Netherlands (4:30 p.m.)

Christine Sinclair

Rhian Wilkinson

Kaylyn Kyle

Australia

England

June 8 vs. United States (4:30 p.m.)

June 12 vs. Nigeria (2 p.m.)

June 16 vs. Sweden (5 p.m.)

June 9 vs. France (10 a.m.)

June 13 vs. Mexico (1 p.m.)

June 17 vs. Colombia (1 p.m.)

Steph Catley

Jodie Taylor

Germany June 7 vs. Ivory Coast (1 p.m.)

June 11 vs. Norway (1 p.m.)

June 15 vs. Thailand (1 p.m.)

Nadine Angerer

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Portland Thorns FC Schedule

Day

Date

Opponent

Kickoff (PT) Venue

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

April 11 April 18 April 25 May 9 May 16 May 23 May 30 June 6 June 19 July 3 July 11 July 22 July 26 July 29 Aug. 5 Aug. 9 Aug. 12 Aug. 22 Aug. 30 Sept. 4

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

7 p.m.

4 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

7 p.m.

1 p.m.

7 p.m.

4 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

4 p.m.

7 p.m.

4 p.m.

4 p.m.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

5 p.m.

4 p.m.

6 p.m.

4 p.m.

Providence Park Providence Park Village of Lisle -Benedictine University Sports Complex Providence Park Soldiers Field Soccer Stadium Providence Park Maureen Hendricks Field at the Maryland SoccerPlex BBVA Compass Stadium Providence Park Providence Park Yurcak Field Providence Park Moda Pitch at Memorial Stadium Sahlen’s Stadium Providence Park Providence Park Swope Soccer Village Yurcak Field Providence Park Sahlen’s Stadium

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

PORTLAND TIMBERS 2

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.

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The level just below the Portland Timbers first team on the pyramid, T2 is Portland’s newest addition to the development structure. Playing their matches in the 24-team USL – T2 was founded on Oct. 14, 2014, and is a fully professional team that creates a bridge between the Portland Timbers U-23s Premier Development League (PDL) side and the Timbers first team. Playing their home games at Merlo Field on the campus of the University of Portland, the T2 roster will be comprised of a mix of Timbers first-team players on loan to the club, as well as players that possess many different qualities and come from varied backgrounds.

As well as players that are familiar with wearing the Timbers crest, some experienced professionals and young players that can spend time developing for the ultimate purpose of reaching the first team. In December, Jay Vidovich was named as the club’s first head coach for the 2015 USL season. Vidovich will lead T2 after 21 seasons as head coach at Wake Forest University, where he became one of the most successful coaches in NCAA history.

PORTLAND TIMBERS U-23s

The Portland Timbers U-23s compete in the USL 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 first team players, includ-

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ing goalkeeper Jake Gleeson as well as T2 players Kharlton Belmar, Steven Evans and Brent Richards. The team won the PDL championship in 2010 and competed in the 2012, 2013 and 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

PORTLAND TIMBERS ACADEMY

The Timbers Academy consists of teams in the U-18, U-16 and U-14 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 LA Galaxy, San Jose Earthquakes, Seattle Sounders FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. The Timbers U-16s also participate in the annual MLS Generation adidas Cup. 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.

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 (Vancouver, Wash.) and Westside Timbers (Portland). Further, the Timbers have also partnered with PYSA and the OYSA 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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MISSION

The Portland Timbers Stand Together mission is to harness the power of sport to improve the lives of children and families in the Portland metro area through targeted programs, deep partnerships, and philanthropic giving.

FOCUS

Our outreach aims to better the following areas of focus in the greater Portland area: •

Youth Activity with an emphasis on soccer and inclusiveness of culture and ability

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A new grass field was planted in February 2015, while a new turf pitch was installed in early 2015.

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 nutrient.

The grass field was built using over 4,600 tons of specialty sand blend and will drain up to 12 inches of precipitation an hour.

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On April 19, 2012, the Portland Timbers unveiled the new adidas Timbers Training Center, a state-ofthe-art facility, built as part of a 10-year partnership with Tualatin Hills Parks & Recreation District.

The training center features a natural-grass field and is the primary on-field training ground of the Major League Soccer club. Construction is nearly complete on a 2,600-square-foot expansion of the adidas Timbers Training Center. The new space will include additional locker rooms, training areas and office space to serve the Timbers, T2, the Timbers U-23s and the Timbers Academy.

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, fully-equipped 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 and the club’s Academy teams.

As part of the public/private partnership with THPRD, the Timbers 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.

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Dairon Asprilla

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Nick Besler

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Nat Borchers

Gastón Fernández 10

George Fochive

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Jake Gleeson

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Jeanderson

Fanendo Adi

Will Johnson

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Adam Kwarasey 12

Darlington Nagbe

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Michael Nanchoff 17

Diego Chara

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Jack Jewsbury

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Norberto Paparatto 23

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Liam Ridgewell

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Andy Thoma

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Schillo Tshuma

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Maximiliano Diego Valeri Urruti

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Jorge Villafaña

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Rodney Wallace 22

Andrew Weber

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Ben Zemanski

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Taylor Peay

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Alvas Powell

Maximiliano Urruti

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Ishmael Yartey

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