It’s early times in the European season, but things are already pretty interesting with some unexpected results early. Stateside, we’re down to the final quarter of the Major League Soccer season with several playoff perennials still on the outside looking in. Let’s start out West in Portland as we take a look:
Portland Timbers v Seattle Sounders - 10p on ESPN
The latest edition of the Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders rivalry gets the ESPN treatment on Friday night as the Cascadia Cup rivals meet for the 136th time. The two teams find themselves in an unfamiliar position, both looking to make a push in the last quarter of the season as they currently sit just outside the MLS playoff standings, trailing the LA Galaxy by a point.