The Portland Timbers Gazette
Squad10 Aug 2026
James Pantemis keeps Portland Timbers in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Jimer Fory
Successful dribbles: 26. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Window shuts: 15 in, 0 out at Portland Timbers
The deadline has passed and the squad is the squad. 15 arrived, 0 left, and everything else printed about this club last month was a rumour that stayed one.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Kevin Kelsy stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Kevin Kelsy and Portland Timbers agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Portland Timbers agree a free transfer for Conner Antley
Nothing happens for months and then he simply arrives, at no cost, having signed a pre-contract while still turning out for somebody else. It is the least dramatic way to sign a footballer and frequently the shrewdest.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Portland Timbers rebuffed over Andrew Thomas
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Seattle Sounders have kept their man, and Portland Timbers go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market10 Aug 2026
Portland Timbers promote Justin Ferreira from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Justin Ferreira has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Josh Johnson steps up from the Portland Timbers academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Josh Johnson has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Market Portland Timbers promote Tyler Dempsey from within
- Market One of our own: Aaron Adams joins the Portland Timbers first team
- Player ratings A defender's afternoon for Felipe Carballo