The Portland Timbers Gazette
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Portland Timbers close the window on a squad of their own making
14 in and 0 out, and no more changes for months. The manager has what he has, the supporters have their opinion of it, and the table will have the last word.
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.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
another club tell Portland Timbers: Brian Iloski is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Match8 Aug 2026
David Da Costa sends Portland Timbers past San Diego Football Club
It finished 2‑0, and it was David Da Costa’s afternoon: on the scoresheet when it mattered, and the reason the points belong to Portland Timbers.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Kevin Kelsy
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Kevin Kelsy, and the manager let it.
Market10 Aug 2026
Portland Timbers promote DeAndre Sargent from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. DeAndre Sargent 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
Portland Timbers promote John Brooks from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. John Brooks 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
One of our own: Paul Zardes joins the Portland Timbers first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Paul Zardes is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Matt Brooks steps up from the Portland Timbers academy
- Player ratings A masterclass from David Da Costa
- Player ratings Kristoffer Velde was on a different afternoon to everybody else