Ryan Pore is playing out of his mind. Game recap to come later.

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Tonight’s game is for first place in the league, so Tivo the blazer game and enjoy a competitive live football match at PGE Park, with cheap beer and thousands of your closest friends. The King has returned, Mandjou Keita flew into Portland yesterday, and according to Gavin Wilkinson’s interview with John Strong will probably not play in the Vancouver game . Keita returned from playing professionally with Salgaocar of the Indian first division. In his tenure there he was one of the team’s leading scorers with 7 goals.Dropping Timber Vancouver match preview
Talk Timbers with John Strong, interviews with Gavin and Farber
Ian Joy gives an interview to Kink Fm
Steve Purdy interview with Strong at Night last Friday
The Woodwork Timbers Blazers Timbers Weekend
Oregon Live Kip brings you tonight’s game preview
The Offside game preview
Vancouver Whitecaps game preview with video
Nash… Read the rest

The MLS currently has four stadiums that are in the process of being built, or in the Timbers case renovated. The projects will go a long way in furthering the effort by the MLS to put all its teams in soccer specific stadiums. Philly’s new stadium will open this June 27th when they face the flounders in the stadium’s grand opening.
Philadelphia Union – PPL Park
First match – June 27, 2010
Capacity – 18,500
Construction Cost $120 million
Official PPL Park site
Construction Cam

Kansas City Wizard’s new stadium has been delayed several times, mostly in part due to the economic mess of 2008-09. This has led to the scraping of plans and starting from new, but “Ain’t Nobody Going to Stop Us Now,” as the stadium has broken ground and well underway for completion mid 2011.
Kansas City Wizards – Wizards Stadium Complex
First match – mid-season 2011
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Portland Timbers

7pm @ PGE Park
Thursday April 29th
Online @ PortlandTimbers.com
Radio on 95.5 The Game
TV on FSN

The 2010 Cascadia Cup begins on Thursday, as the Vancouver Whitecaps must make their first trip inside the confines of PGE Park this season to face the Portland Timbers and their army of rabid supporters. Thursday’s contest will mark the first of four meetings between the Timbers and the Whitecaps this season, essentially a four game series for the right to be called the best soccer team in the Northwest. This will be the 7th time the 2-foot tall silver Cup will be contested for and will also be the 2nd year in a row that the Seattle Sounders will not be apart of the competition. Traditionally, the Cascadia Cup has been an ongoing tournament between the… Read the rest

April 25th vs Montreal Impact
Ratings are on a scale of 1 to 10. 10 being an absolutely amazing game and 1 meaning you could barely kick the ball. It’s all very scientific. One interesting thing about soccer is you can’t simply check a box score and see how a player, lets say a defensive player, performed that game. So, match ratings are simply another way to try and assess value to a player, their performance, and their contribution to the team.

Eventually, I think it would be useful if we could create a more defined rating scale. For instance, should Pore get a 10 rating for his game against AC St Louis? He had 2 goals, 1 assist, and that’s an awesome game, but what about if Pore pulled a Messi and scored 4 goals in a game? You have to leave room in the ratings scale for possibly… Read the rest

• It’s Called Football does an excellent podcast and interviews TA Shawn Levy.
• Wall Street Journal describes the global competition for your balls, includes a slide show.
• Match Fit USA covers the sour end of Jozy Altidore’s season with Hull.
• Pitch Invasion wants you to know your PGE Park/Civic Stadium/Multnomah Field history.
• MLS Rumors does a nice little hit piece on TFC supporters.
• Mao’s Football has the latest pictures of the 2010 World Cup Kits.
• Dropping Timber TV where we post random clips and interviews.
• Twitter where we remind you that we just posted something.
• The Timbers Army Store has super cool gear that will get you laid.
• The 107ist is the heart, soul and fuel of the Army, join today.

The great ones dance with the ball, and Barcelona’s Jeffren Suarez has some great moves. My favorite part of this goal is the announcer’s breakdown of the play.