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The Portland Timbers are prepared to move on from their pursuit of Tigres forward Eduardo Vargas, a club source with direct knowledge of the negotiations told ESPN FC.
The Timbers’ bid for Vargas was thought to include a transfer fee just under $10 million, but the source indicated that Portland’s offer was actually $8.5m including incentives.
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The source added that Tigres has a higher valuation of the player, but are keen to move Vargas, and could circle back to the Timbers if they decide…

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The MLS regular season isn’t due to start for another two weeks, but for a quintet of MLS teams, the start of the season has arrived. Next week the quarterfinal round of the CONCACAF Champions League begins with Toronto FC, Sporting Kansas City, the Houston Dynamo, Supporters Shield holder New York Red Bulls and reigning MLS Cup champion Atlanta United all in action.
Yet that doesn’t mean teams are settled in terms of personnel. Far from it. Here’s the latest from around the league.
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Ahead of the 2019 season, coaches from around MLS share their views on how to define success in the evolving league.
The Portland Timbers’ pursuit of a Designated Player forward has led them to Tigres’ Eduardo Vargas, league sources have confirmed to ESPN FC.
Univision Deportes was the first to report Portland’s interest in Vargas. Portland declined to comment on the story.
One source indicated that Portland’s bid for Vargas is just under $10 million, though sources cautioned the deal hasn’t been finalized. If the deal is completed, the transfer fee would rank among the highest in MLS history for an incoming player…

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Monterrey was a sea of blue and yellow Monday morning as Tigres celebrated their Toreno Apertura title after beating Rayados.
It’s been a story-filled Liga MX 2017 Apertura.
The earthquake on Sept. 19 brought the Liga MX community together and led to an outpouring of solidarity that highlighted the positive impact of sport. Then there was the news Mexico and Atlas captain Rafa Marquez had been sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department for alleged links to a drug trafficking organization back in August.
There was also humor and farce in early September, as the match between Atlas and Tigres in Estadio Jalisco was postponed…

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Gab Marcotti explains why the ref in Chile’s semifinal against Portugal opted to not use VAR on a potential penalty.

Arturo Vidal believes victory in the Confederations Cup final versus Germany would make Chile the best team in the world.

ST PETERSBURG, Russia — It’s easy to assume that Chile are all about Alexis Sanchez and Arturo Vidal but the reality is that the two-time South American champions and Confederations Cup finalists are really defined by Eduardo Vargas and Jean Beausejour.

Every elite team needs its superstars and Chile are blessed with the tenacity and potency of Sanchez and Vidal’s endless energy in midfield. But while Germany, their Confederations Cup final opponents in Saint Petersburg on Sunday, typify a global…

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Eduardo Vargas, left, has struggled to settle at Tigres since joining the club from Hoffenheim in January.
MONTERREY, Mexico — Three thoughts from the first-leg of the CONCACAF Champions League final, where underdogs Pachuca escaped Tigres’ Estadio Universitario with a valuable 1-1 draw.
1. Toothless Tigres held at home
It wasn’t the most ideal way to start the match. In the first opportunity Pachuca got on goal, Los Tuzos were able to celebrate an unexpected goal,…

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Chiapas dominated the play, creating numerous chances against Tigres, and scored the vital goal to hand them a 1-0 victory.

Eduardo Vargas, who has 68 international caps with Chile, joins reigning Liga MX champions Tigres from Hoffenheim.
On Monday, Chile international Eduardo Vargas completed his transfer from Hoffenheim of the Bundesliga to reigning Liga MX champions Tigres. It’s a hugely exciting move for Mexican football, but where will the attacker fit into Ricardo “Tuca” Ferretti’s star-studded team? Our experts Tom Marshall, Cesar Hernandez, Nayib Moran and Eric Gomez discuss.

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Near Gignac, but first-team football isn’t a guarantee
Vargas may be fit and ready to feature as early Tigres’ home match against Toluca on Saturday,…

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Eduardo Vargas made just five substitute appearances for Hoffenheim this season.
BERLIN — Chile forward Eduardo Vargas left Hoffenheim on Monday, while Wolfsburg re-signed Iran winger Ashkan Dejagah to bolster its attack after a disappointing Bu…

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Eduardo Vargas scored four goals in Chile’s 7-0 Copa America defeat of Mexico last summer.
Liga MX champion Tigres made the highest-profile signing of the January transfer window in Mexico’s first division on Friday, with the announcement that Chile international forward Eduardo Vargas will be joining the club from Hoffenheim.
The 27-year-old will be flying into Monterrey on Sunday morning, confirmed the club, while reports from ESPN Mexico suggest he will sign a four-year contract.
Vargas’ future in the Bundesliga was a subject of much speculation this month, with interest reported from…

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Tigres have expressed interest in Hoffenheim’s Eduardo Vargas.
Reigning Liga MX champions Tigres have confirmed their interest in signing Chile international Eduardo Vargas from Bundesliga outfit Hoffenheim.
There had been reports from Germany and Mexico on Wednesday that 27-year-old Vargas was nearing a move to Tigres, having previously been linked to Galatasary in Turkey, the Chinese Super League, as well as Flamengo and Palmeiras in Brazil.
“Vargas is one of the alternatives for Tigres,” sporting director Miguel Angel Garza told the media outside Estadio…

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