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FC Juarez Bravos Release Schedule For 2021 Apertura
Over this past holiday weekend, the Mexican Soccer Federation and Liga BBVA MX announced the schedule for the upcoming 2021 Apertura season. As has been the case for the last month, FC Juarez has all of sudden become the preseason media darlings in both Mexico as well as the United States after the club announced that they had hired Ricardo “Tuca” Ferretti as their head coach.
Needless to say, when the season begins in approximately 3 weeks time, that attention will continue to see if Ferretti, his staff and the new front office, led by new president Miguel Angel Garza, can deliver.
Brian Schmetzer knows Timbers itching to take Sounders down a notch
Sounders guarding against over-confidence.
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The Seattle Sounders may be flying high at the top of the standings early in this season, but head coach Brian Schmetzer knows that just means the fall could be more painful.
That’s especially true if it’s the Portland Timbers who clip their wings.
With that in mind, Schmetzer issued a warning of sorts to his team ahead of their matchup with their most bitter rivals on Sunday (Noon, ABC, ESPN Deportes). Nothwithstanding the Timbers’ early season troubles including a 1-2-0 start in MLS play and an ouster in the Quarterfinals of the Champions League Schmetzer said he’s told his team the Timbers will be itching to get one over on the Sounders, especially in front of a hostile crowd at Providence Park.
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Portland Timbers beat Houston Dynamo 2-1 in their MLS home opener
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The Portland Timbers got their first win of the 2021 MLS campaign, as they dispatched the Houston Dynamo 2-1 in their league opener in front of a limited capacity Providence Park. Portland took the lead early through Dairon Asprilla, but Houston would equalize on an own goal off a set piece. Portland would eventually find the winner via Cristhian Paredes in the second half, which would prove to be the difference for the home side.
The match started with a different lineup than the past three matches. With the first leg of their round of 16 matchup against Club America in the Concacaf Champions League looming on Wednesday night, Timbers head coach Giovanni Savarese chose to rotate the lineup for the matchup against Houston. After featuring the same starting eleven for three straight matches, Saturday presented an opportunity to give some players a rest, as Portland navigat