The Portland Timbers open the 2025 MLS season on Sunday, Feb. 23 against Cascadia Cup rival Vancouver Whitecaps. Sunday also marks the 50th season for the Timbers, a club that’s engrained in the fabric of Soccer City, USA.

MLS underway as they host the Vancouver Whitecaps on Sunday.The fixture will be the first match in this season's Cascadia Cup, which is contested by the Timbers, Whitecaps and the Seattle Sounders. The Timbers won the title last season on goal difference.

When the Portland Timbers open their 50th season, one of the club’s most impactful players will celebrate his own milestone.

After finalizing a trade this week that sent star designated player Evander to FC Cincinnati for a club-record $12 million, the Timbers have brought in Portuguese midfielder David Da Costa as a designated player. The 24-year-old Da Costa is primed to be the Timbers' next star.

MLS 2025 kicks off with a game that's worth more than three points. Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps face off at Providence Park, opening the first chapter in this year's Cascadia Cup. The rivalry between the two has spanned decades,

Club HistoryThis current iteration of the Portland Timbers entered the MLS in 2011, but existed as an USL franchise from 2001 through 2010. After two uneventful seasons, the Timbers exploded behind

Evander, Luciano Acosta and David da Costa are joining new MLS sides less than two weeks ahead of the 2025 season.

If you follow MLS closely, you know consistency isn’t exactly a word you’d associate with many players. In a league where rosters turn over like clockwork, and star players come and go like it’s a revolving door, finding someone who keeps up a high level for years, let alone a decade, almost feels like finding a lottery-winning ticket.

When the Portland Timbers open their 50th season, one of the club's most impactful players will celebrate his own milestone. Midfielder Diego Chara could make his 400th career MLS appearance with ...