The Portland Timbers Gazette
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Antony was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 41. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Portland Timbers make their move for Mauricio Pineda
$2.7M on the table at Chicago Fire. The manager wanted him, the board agreed a number, and the only voices still to be heard are the ones at the other club.
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.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
An offer of $540.0K for D.J. Taylor
Portland Timbers have gone to Minnesota United FC with a bid, and the supporters have gone to the internet with an opinion about it. Whether either changes anything is up to the selling club.
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
Words exchanged at Portland Timbers
James Pantemis and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Portland Timbers beat the market to Morris Duggan from Minnesota United FC
Minnesota United FC will keep picking him until June and will get nothing for him after it. Morris Duggan has pre-agreed a move to Portland Timbers, and the only people who lose in that arrangement are the ones who let the contract run down.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Portland Timbers rebuffed over Emi Ochoa
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Cruz Azul have kept their man, and Portland Timbers go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
Portland Timbers supporters have found a favourite in Alexander Aravena
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Alexander Aravena has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
In brief
- Transfer targets The window shuts on the Nelson Quiñones deal
- The dugout No hiding place for James Pantemis
- Market Portland Timbers promote Aaron Howard from within