The Portland Timbers Gazette
Market22 Jan 2029
David Da Costa wants more than Portland Timbers are offering
“I have ambitions, and I would like the club to share them.” Nobody has asked to leave and nobody has been shown the door — but a player chooses that sentence carefully, and a boardroom hears it exactly as it was meant.
Market22 Jan 2029
Portland Timbers may not be able to give Joao Ortiz what he wants
It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Joao Ortiz wants continental football; whether Portland Timbers can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.
Squad22 Jan 2029
Juan Mosquera in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Portland Timbers this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
The dugout22 Jan 2029
When it matters, Kristoffer Velde plays
It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.
Market22 Jan 2029
The Joao Ortiz talk will not go away
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Portland Timbers know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
The dugout22 Jan 2029
Antony keeps his manager's vote
The message was aimed at the stands as much as the dressing room: Antony plays, and the argument is closed until the manager decides otherwise.
In brief
- Squad Questions about David Johnson on the training pitch
- Squad Good reports on Frankie Amaya
- Squad Welcome back, DeAndre Pepi