While Portland may have not finished in the top two of the WVH Poll for expansion (that nod went to St. Louis and Montreal), they have put out their plan today for MLS expansion, including what they plan to do with current Timbers venue PGE Park. According to MLStoPortland.com, the plan to renovate PGE Park includes: Modification [. Click to continue reading...

Major League Soccer to the city of Portland is starting to get a heavier push by Portland Timbers owner Merritt Paulson. The expansion bid into the major league is set to go in full swing here as the MLS expansion deadline is coming to a close in the next month. The city is behind it and [...] Click to continue reading...

Hot off the email presses today, this just dropped in my inbox a moment ago from the folks up in Portland. After today's announcement of the league's expansion deadlines and what not, Portland wasted no time to get their bid into the league. They have made their bid official with the league and have issued a [. Click to continue reading...

Below is the press release sent to me earlier this morning...okay pretty much late into the night (3am) about Portland's grassroots effort getting kick started with an official launch of their website. PORTLAND, July 24th 2008 – On the eve of the 2008 Major League Soccer Allstar Game, a loosely assembled group of Portland residents, writers [. Click to continue reading...

One quick update. Some fans up in Portland have put together a website for their effort to bring a MLS club to the city. Also, it sounds like they have something coming soon. Like July 24th soon. Last time I checked that is around the All-Star game. I don't know if who ever is running this [...] Click to continue reading...

We talked yesterday about the fading, if not ending hopes of an expansion club for Miami. Today another expansion hopeful is back in the press and is sounding very optimistic. Its the Northwest discussion folks. Portland. More importantly the Portland Timbers getting a bump to the big leagues like their rival Seattle Sounders. Click to continue reading...