Major League Soccer: Diego Valeri (16′) Portland Timbers 1-0 Real Salt Lake. To watch MLS sign up to ESPN+.
Diego Valeri’s vicious strike 16 minutes in is all Portland need to beat Real Salt Lake. To watch MLS sign up to ESPN+.
Sebastian Blanco and Diego Valeri both scored for the Portland Timbers as they beat Real Salt Lake 2-1 for their third win in a row.
Portland Timbers captain Diego Valeri looks ahead to Saturday’s MLS Cup showdown in Atlanta.
It was an up and down season for the Portland Timbers, who rode the talents of Diego Valeri and Sebastian Blanco to their 2nd-ever MLS Cup final appearance.
Alejandro Moreno breaks down what makes Atlanta United the favorites in MLS Cup, from their undeniable talent to their unique home advantage.
ATLANTA — Atlanta United forward Josef Martinez, who was named Major League Soccer’s MVP at a ceremony downtown earlier this week, and midfielder Miguel Almiron, who was also a finalist for the award, may be the two biggest stars when MLS Cup kicks off on Saturday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
But they’re not the only ones who have shined brightly throughout this postseason, as Timbers coach Giovanni Savarese highlighted during his news conference on Wednesday, singling out midfielder Diego Valeri…
Portland’s magic duo, Valeri and Blanco, again make the difference as Timbers soar into 2018 MLS Cup
Diego Valeri’s double and a superb strike from Sebastian Blanco propelled the Portland Timbers to MLS Cup over Sporting KC.
KANSAS CITY, Kansas — When it doubt, leave it to the Lanus Boys.
While that may not have been the exact tactical plan of Portland Timbers manager Giovanni Savarese, it certainly worked out that way as Sebastian Blanco and Diego Valeri, products of Argentine side Lanus, propelled the Timbers to a 3-2 win over Sporting Kansas City in the second leg of the Western Conference finals, and into the team’s second MLS Cup in four years.
“It’s good for a coach to have those kinds of players,” said a…
With Sporting KC and Portland Timbers ready to meet for a spot in the MLS Cup Final, the FC crew assesses both sides’ chances to progress.
BEAVERTON, Ore. — The distance between Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Portland, Oregon, is more than 6,800 miles. The flight time is approximately 17 hours and 15 minutes, and that’s if you manage to fly direct. Driving is practically impossible — the Darien Gap on the border between Colombia and Panama is basically impenetrable, a 55-mile break in the Pan-American Highway that runs from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, to the southern tip of Chile. Should they ever find a way to pave that bit of swampland,…
Diego Valeri sets a new MLS record by scoring in eight consecutive matches, this time scoring an equalizer for Portland at RSL.
From the moment Diego Valeri arrived in Portland in 2013, it seemed a perfect fit; for the team, the city, his family, for himself, and for a league trying to establish some street cred in the wider soccer world.
And on Monday, Valeri got the recognition he deserves as he was named the winner of the 2018 Landon Donovan MVP award.
MLS has long had an affinity for South American players and early MVPs included Carlos Valderamma of Colombia and Bolivia’s Marco Etcheverry. Argentina has also been well-represented;…
Diego Valeri sets a new MLS record by scoring in eight consecutive matches, this time scoring an equalizer for Portland at RSL.
Major League Soccer: Diego Valeri (15′) Portland Timbers 1-0 Orlando City Diego Valeri was named Major League Soccer’s Most Valuable Player on Monday, after scoring 21 goals for the Portland Timbers in 2017.
Valeri, in his fifth season in Portland, is the first Timbers player to ever win the highest individual award in MLS.
The 31-year-old midfielder made headlines earlier this year by scoring in nine straight games from July to September, breaking the previous MLS record of seven.
His 21 goals were third in the league behind Chicago’s Nemanja Nikolic and New York…
VAR took center stage at BBVA Compass Stadium as the Houston Dynamo and Portland Timbers battled to a scoreless draw.
It was far from surprising to see Diego Valeri’s name on the shortlist for Major League Soccer’s MVP award earlier this week.
The Portland Timbers midfielder put together a remarkable season, becoming the second player to score 20 goals and add 10 assists in a single campaign, finishing with 21 and 11, respectively. The first: Toronto maestro Sebastian Giovinco, who took the league by storm in 2015. While the league’s move from three MVP finalists to five gave Valeri extra cushion, his season…
An MLS-record crowd of 70,425 watched hosts Atlanta United trade goals with Orlando City in an entertaining draw.
On a record-setting day in Major League Soccer, Atlanta United drew the largest crowd in MLS history before Portland’s Diego Valeri became the first to score in eighth consecutive games.
Josef Martinez recorded his second hat trick in four days as Atlanta United entertained an record crowd in a 3-3 draw with Orlando City on Saturday.
Dom Dwyer stunned the 70,425 fans at the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium with a powerful header from Donny Toia’s cross to put Orlando ahead in the 10th minute.
Atlanta pushed…