Giovanni Savarese

Timbers and Dallas draw 1-1, Portland unbeaten in 10 games

By ANNE M. PETERSONAugust 7, 2022 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Marvin Loria scored on the rebound of his penalty kick in stoppage time for the Timbers, but an own goal moments later pulled Dallas into a 1-1 draw with Portland on Saturday night.

Timbers beat Earthquakes 2-1, extend unbeaten streak to 7

By ANNE M. PETERSONJuly 24, 2022 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Dairon Asprilla scored in the 71st minute to give Portland a 2-1 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night, extending the Timbers' unbeaten streak to seven.

Jaroslaw Niezgoda also scored to help the Timbers improve to 4-0-3 since the start of June.

Timbers, Thorns play to raise money for Ukraine relief

By ANNE M. PETERSONApril 28, 2022 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The final score didn't matter in the end.

Major League Soccer’s Portland Timbers and the Portland Thorns of the National Women’s Soccer League joined forces to play a charity match Wednesday night to benefit relief efforts in Ukraine.

Timbers set to host NYCFC in MLS Cup final

By ANNE M. PETERSONDecember 10, 2021 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland Timbers are leery of NYCFC’s Taty Castellanos as they prepare for Saturday's MLS Cup final.

The Argentine striker was named Major League Soccer's Golden Boot winner with 19 goals this season.

Savarese’s history with NYCFC dates back to Cosmos days

By ANNE M. PETERSONDecember 10, 2021 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland coach Giovanni Savarese has a bit of history in big games against NYCFC, who face the Timbers in the MLS Cup final Saturday.

Savarese came to the Timbers in December 2017 after five seasons at the lower-tier New York Cosmos.

Timbers down RSL 2-0 for conference title, MLS final berth

By ANNE M. PETERSONDecember 5, 2021 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Felipe Mora and Santiago Moreno scored and the Portland Timbers advanced to the MLS Cup final with a 2-0 victory over Real Salt Lake in the Western Conference final on Saturday.

Niezgoda scores on late header, Timbers beat Inter Miami 1-0

By ANNE M. PETERSONOctober 4, 2021 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Jaroslaw Niezgoda came off the bench to score on a header in the 83rd minute and the Portland Timbers beat Inter Miami 1-0 on Sunday to extend their undefeated streak to eight.

Felipe Mora gives Timbers a 1-1 draw with the Earthquakes

By EDWARD ELSTONAugust 5, 2021 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Felipe Mora scored in first-half stoppage time to pull the Portland Timbers into a 1-1 draw with the San Jose Earthquakes on Wednesday night.

The Earthquakes (4-7-6) struck first with a second-chance goal from Javier López in the 25th minute.

MLS investigation into alleged racist comment inconclusive

By ANNE M. PETERSONJuly 5, 2021 GMT

Major League Soccer was unable to corroborate an allegation that a racial comment was directed at Portland Timbers midfielder Diego Chara during a game against Minnesota United.

The league said Monday that while its investigation found the allegation was made in good faith, it “could not corroborate or refute the allegation.”

MLS looks into alleged racial abuse toward Timbers player

By ANNE M. PETERSONJune 27, 2021 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Major League Soccer is investigating allegations of racial abuse directed at Portland Timbers midfielder Diego Chara.

Timbers coach Giovanni Savarese said after Portland's 1-0 loss to Minnesota United Saturday night that a “discriminatory word” had been used by a Loons player toward Chara, who is Black and from Colombia.

Hunou scores early and Minnesota downs Portland 1-0

June 27, 2021 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Adrien Hunou scored in the second minute and Minnesota United held on the rest of the way to defeat the Portland Timbers 1-0 on a steamy Saturday night.

The victory extended the Loons' undefeated streak to six straight games.