Fanendo Adi’s path to stardom with the Portland Timbers began in a small village in Nigeria, where he was discovered at 15.

VAR showed itself once again, to the chagrin of the LA Galaxy, who had a goal overturned as Portland cruised to a 3-1 win.
Portland Timbers striker Fanendo Adi says Major League Soccer should stop investing huge sums of money in big-name older stars and concentrate on developing young talent in the league.
Adi, 26, joined the Timbers three years ago from FC Copenhagen and helped them to win the MLS crown in 2015, scoring 55 goals in 117 appearances to become the club’s all-time leading goal scorer.
But he has watched on as some MLS clubs have spent heavily on wages to bring in aging internationals like Steven Gerrard,…

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Dom Dwyer and Tim Melia were the heroes for Sporting Kansas City as they earned a big away win at Portland.

Portland Timbers striker Fanendo Adi will miss Saturday’s match against the Vancouver Whitecaps after being suspended for one game by Major League Soccer’s Disciplinary Committee, the league announced on Wednesday night.

The ban stems from an incident that occurred during the first half of SKC’s 1-0 win on April 15. Video replays appeared to show Adi swinging his arm at Sporting Kansas City defender Ike Opara in the 26th minute of the contest.

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The play was missed by match officials, but after…

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