The Timbers return to action this week on Saturday, July 17 when they host FC Dallas at Providence Park (7:30pm PT, TICKETS, FOX 12 PLUS (KPDX)). This will be the first Timbers match with the stadium open to full capacity. (The Thorns battled NJ/NY Gotham FC to a 0-0 draw on July 11 with full capacity elements in place.) To read up on the latest stadium policies, click here.
Wait, Roberto Mancini was in Portland? THAT Roberto Mancini that just won Euro 2020?
Yep. On July 17, 2010, the now Euro 2020 winning head coach of Italy, Roberto Mancini, was in Portland then managing English Premier League side Manchester City for a friendly against the Timbers.