Portland Timbers 2021 Schedule Analysis

Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports At long last, the full 34-game MLS regular season schedule for the Portland Timbers has been released.

We now know just how many times Portland will play on national television (at least ten), how many annoying midweek games we’ll have to deal with (ugh nine), and how many times we’ll play those annoying folks from that fishy town up north (three — twice at home!).

Here are some of the biggest takeaways from the gauntlet of games the Timbers will be facing this year:

Farewell Eastern Conference

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