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Dropping Timber is running a year end poll. Full results will be announced Tuesday at 4pm on Mao Football Show on cascadia.fm.  We are asking people to pick their top 3 Timbers moments of the year.

Click on the links to remember some of the stories from the year.  They will open a new window so you won’t lose this page.

The Candidates

• Kalif Alhassan’s goal at Puerto Rico
• Kit Unveiling
• Logo Unveiling
• Timbers Army Television Commercial
• Sunflower Goal – Ryan Pore
• Manchester City friendly at UP
• Pore’s Header vs. Vancouver (April 29)
• Rodrigo Lopez free kick winner v. Boca Juniors
• First four players signing presser
• Kings of Cascadia Tifo
• Timbers Draft Dax McCarty – Trade him to DC United for Rodney Wallace
• 2011 Openers Announced
• Scot Thompson Retires
• Stadium Groundbreaking
• Dike hat-trick at Kitsap
• 2010 Cascadia Cup Champions
• 2010 Home opener – Hoxie and the handball
• 107ist Creation

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I first spotted Passport after a posting in our forum asked if there were any more videos of the Sunshine goal. I followed the link that the first time poster used on their profile and landed in a world of soccer balls which feature artwork from three different artists. The whole idea intrigued me, and I contacted Edgar D. Acevedo one of the artists and founders of the project. Edgar turned out to enthusiastic about me inquires and wanted to share our conversations with our readers.

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World Cup News
Yahoo News – The French are prone to failing. Players boycott training, typical.
ESPN – US v Slovenia ref will not officiate another WC match this year.
MLB.com – Vuvuzelas given away to fans at baseball game, buzzing ensues.
Time – North Korea’s amazing invisible phone.
Mirror – England can’t find their balls.
Guardian – FIFA expects vuvuzela silence during PK shootouts. Ha!

Videos
Youtube – North Korea has interesting and very dangerous training exercises.
Youtube – Diego thinks his sexual preference is questioned. Hilarity ensues.… Read the rest

Have you filled out a world cup bracket yet?

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Article by contributor Peter Neal
I work with a group of Englishmen. I asked those fellows why Clint Dempsey seems to burn so much brighter playing for Fulham rather than the United States. They responded simply: “Fulham is more talented.” While we there can be no dispute that Bobby Zamora, Dickson Etuhu and Jonathan Greening are fine players, I don’t think they are superior to the cast of the US National team. That type of contempt and lack of respect is just a sample of how the American National team is largely viewed. There seems to be a big brother/little brother relationship between the Three Lions and Uncle Sam’s Army. The meeting this Saturday will be an interesting depiction of the status of both countries.

England features international stars Wayne Rooney, Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard. Coach Fabio Capello has installed a dogged approach of high pressure and efficiency in … Read the rest

Switzerland

World Cup
Appearances 8 (First in 1934)
Best result Quarterfinals, 1934, 1938, 1954
European Championship
Appearances 3 (First in 1996)
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Spain

World Cup
Appearances 12 (First in 1934)
Best result Fourth Place, 1950, (wat? lol)
European ChampionshipAppearances 9 (First in 1964)
Best result Champions, 1964, 2008
Confederations CupAppearances 1 (First in 2009)
Best result 3rd Place, 2009

Always the bridesmaid never the bride. Spain usually gets hyped before about every World Cup and here is 2010 and were talking about Spain as a favorite to win the Cup, or just big the choke artist. This is practically the same team that let the United States trounce them for the whole world to see, last summer in the Confederations Cup in South Africa. Did they learn their lesson?

Spain will be playing in Group H with Switzerland, Honduras and Chile. This grouping should make you optimistic that at least Spain will get out of the first round. Ok, great you made it out of group play, but now … Read the rest

South Korea

World Cup
Appearances 7 (First in 1954)
Best result Fourth Place, 2002
Asian CupAppearances 11 (First in 1956)
Best result Champions, 1956, 1960
Confederations Cup
Appearances 1 (First in 2001)
Best result 1st Round, 2001

This will be South Korea’s seventh consecutive qualification for the World Cup. In 2002 they shocked the world by placing fourth in the tournament. No one is giving the Koreans much of a chance, as they are playing in Group B with power house Argentina and teams that are very closely matched in terms of skills Greece and Nigeria. These teams all have very different styles and should make for some entertaining games. Group B is a must watch.

Player to Watch – Park Ji-Sung
The Man U footballer will have another chance to prove why he may be one of the greatest South Korean players of all time. He will be … Read the rest