That sound you hear is the bell signaling the final stretch of the offseason. MLS announced that training camps for MLS teams are set to open in the coming weeks, and by virtue of having Concacaf Champions League games on the horizon, the Portland Timbers have but just a little more than two weeks before they can begin group training on March 3.
Before we turn our attention to preseason training reports, fifteen-second videos of drills, and Diego Valeri looking uncannily photogenic while playing soccer, let’s take a look at the business Portland has done up to this point in the offseason.