Welcome to Around the Forest! In this article, will bring you some of the best reads this week about the Portland Timbers and Portland Thorns FC from this past week. We’ll even throw in a few general MLS and NWSL pieces towards the end. This week, we have the Idaho Statesman on Blake Bodily, The Equalizer on the Thorns, and Richard Farley looking ahead to next week against Club America.
Timbers and Thorns
Let’s start with Bodily. The Timbers homegrown made his third appearance with the club last weekend and it was a vital one.