- Salt Lake City Sun
Timbers look for fourth straight win over Whitecaps
The final game of Major League Soccer's opening weekend is a regional rivalry between the Vancouver Whitecaps and Portland Timbers on Sunday night at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah. The Whitecaps are sharing the home of rival Real Salt Lake to start this season, with COVID-19 still restricting travel between Canada and the United States. The Timbers enter the game having already played two meaningful matches in the CONCACAF Champions League this month.
- leaderpost
Visa pains can't keep Whitecaps from being charged up for season's start
Article content The Vancouver Whitecaps have impressive depth and talent on paper. Unfortunately, papers are what’s causing them problems right now. Rookie right back Javain Brown was the latest player ruled out for Sunday’s season opener against the Portland Timbers at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah.
- Cincinnati.com
FC Cincinnati acquires int'l roster spot in trade with Portland Timbers
With the deadline for Major League Soccer clubs to be compliant with league roster rules set to take effect Friday, FC Cincinnati is working to get itself across the finish line that is compliance. FC Cincinnati on Thursday announced the acquisition of a 2021 international roster spot from the Portland Timbers in exchange for $225,000 in general allocation money, or "GAM," a movable financial asset withing MLS.
| Rank | Conference East | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |
| 13 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |
| 14 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
