Match Preview: Three Keys to Saturday’s clash against the Houston Dynamo
How the Timbers can bounce back in their home MLS opener against Houston.
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After two encouraging Concacaf Champions League matches, the early season Portland Timbers reminded us that they are . well, the early season Portland Timbers. A dispiriting loss against the Vancouver Whitecaps left a bad taste in our mouths after what was a rather encouraging start to 2021.
Fortunately, they very shortly will have the opportunity to start to right the ship, and earn their first points in MLS play when the Houston Dynamo come to Providence Park for Portland’s home opener in league play on Saturday (7:30 pm PDT, broadcast on KPDX).
Raise the Curtain: 3 things to watch
The Dynamo kick off the 2021 season at home against the San Jose Earthquakes. Here are 3 things to watch.
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Major League Soccer is back. The 2021 season gets underway with your Houston Dynamo taking the field against the San Jose Earthquakes tonight at BBVA Stadium. The club has gone through a rebrand and brought in a number of new faces. There are plenty of question marks in many areas of the team, so what can we expect? Here are three things to watch.
Raising the Curtain
The Dynamo will look to get the 2021 season off to a winning start against the Earthquakes. Houston opened the 2020 season with a home draw against the LA Galaxy in front of a sold-out crowd. Tonight’s game is also sold-out, but with a limited capacity of 30 percent, or approximately 6,500 seats.
Lion Links: 2/16/21
Orlando City trades for international roster spot, MLS transfer roundup, moves to keep an eye on, and more.
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Happy Tuesday, everyone. There’s plenty to be excited about with the SheBelieves Cup about to start in our own backyard and the start of the new MLS season slowly getting closer and closer. There’s lots of news today so let’s get to it.
Orlando City Trades for International Slot
Orlando City has acquired an international roster spot for the 2021 Major League Soccer season in a trade with the Columbus Crew. In exchange for the roster spot, the Lions will send $175,000 dollars in General Allocation Money (GAM) to Columbus. Of that, $150,000 in GAM will be sent this year, with the further $25,000 to be sent in 2022. With the execution of the trade the Lions now have nine international roster spots for the 2021 season. The trade was necessary for OCSC to get an international roster spo
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