“Even now Timbers Army embraces all comers and requires no membership, dues, or loyalty oaths. Simply show up, stand up, and sing your heart out” – Timbers Army Website
Portland, Oregon is known as Soccer City, U.S.A. because of the city’s love for the sport. Surprising then that it was not until 2011 that the Portland Timbers played their first match in Major League Soccer.
Despite the late entrance into MLS, Portland has always been a fanatical soccer city. The sport was brought to the Rose City by English sailors in the early 20th Century.