BEAVERTON, Ore. – It’s easy for the Portland Timbers’ community to attach memories of 2015 to Jorge Villafaña, who will try to build on that year’s MLS Cup title on Saturday in Atlanta (5pm PT, FOX). But as ever-present as those memories are – especially during another MLS Cup run – too much focus on the distance overshadows the decisions the Timbers’ left back has faced in 2018, when life has changed so markedly on and off the field.
“You always think about that with every move,” the U.S. international says, when asked about the implications for his family with his summer move back from Mexico.