PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Timbers, as MLS Cup champions obviously do, came off their last competitive match surrounded by plenty of fanfare.
All the celebrations related to the club’s first championship and the aftermath are really still resonating in the Rose City – just take a look at the hundreds of fans camping out around Providence Park days in advance of Sunday’s 2016 opener against Columbus Crew SC (1:30 pm ET, ESPN/ESPN Deportes) in a Cup rematch as evidence.
So when the Timbers take the field again, against the same team no less, the fanfare won’t be subsiding anytime soon.