Austin FC will try to build off its season-opening win Saturday when it takes to the road to face the Portland Timbers.

Midfielder Diego Chara could make his 400th career MLS appearance with the Timbers on Sunday against the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps. “I think most players, you spend between three and five years with a team,

Phil Neville wants lessons to have been learned after his Portland Timbers team were hammered 4-1 by the Vancouver Whitecaps last week. Portland’s 2025 MLS season got off to a dismal start on home soil.

Jayden Nelson had a goal and three assists in his Vancouver debut and the Whitecaps opened the season with a 4-1 victory over the Portland Timbers in a steady rain on Sunday. Ryan Gauld, Pedro Vite and Sam Adekugbe also scored for Vancouver,

It’s been nearly a decade since Minnesota United picked Abu Danladi with the first pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft. That decision continued to haunt the Loons on Saturday. Jeremy Ebobisse — whom Portland Timbers took with the fourth pick in that draft — scored the winning goal in Los Angeles FC’s season-opening 1-0 win over MNUFC.

Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Ryan Gauld (25) and midfielder Sebastian Berhalter (16) react after a missed penalty kick against the Portland Timbers during an MLS soccer game Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025,

Portland Timbers goalkeeper Aljaž Ivacic (31) directs teammates before a Sporting KC corner kick. Sporting KC defeated the Portland Timbers in a Major League Soccer game on May 28, 2023

The Portland Timbers were at full strength for just 10 full minutes of their season opener, and the result reflected that.

Jayden Nelson had a goal and three assists as the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps defeated the short-handed Portland Timbers 4-1 in the Major League Soccer season opener for both clubs on

The Portland Timbers will open the Major League Soccer season the same way they finished 2024, by playing host to the Vancouver Whitecaps.

PORTLAND, OREGON - MARCH 01: David Costa #10 of the Portland Timbers celebrates after winning the MLS match between Portland Timbers and Austin FC at Providence Park on March 01, 2025 in Portland, Oregon. Soobum Im/Getty Images

Austin FC will try to build off its season-opening win Saturday when it takes to the road to face the Portland Timbers.