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The Portland Timbers Have Won the MLS Is Back Tournament, Beating Analysts’ Odds

The Portland Timbers are champions. No, they didn’t win Major League Soccer’s ultimate prize, but they did prevail in the MLS Is Back tournament, a competition many analysts gave them little chance of winning.

The Timbers Have Advanced to the Final of Major League Soccer’s Return Tournament

The Timbers haven’t had a championship parade since winning the MLS Cup in 2015. It’s safe to say they won’t be having one in 2020 either—but they still might win a championship.

The Timbers Army Gets National Notice for Its Fight Over Flags With an Antifascist Logo

For the last two months, soccer fans in Portland have watched as the Timbers Army pushed back on a Major League Soccer ban on flags bearing an antifascist symbol with successive protests.

This Portland Cider Maker Fights Fascists. We Asked How His Business Became the Antifascist Pub and Whether or Not It Was Worth It.

Wherever there’s a fascist beating up a person, Abram Goldman-Armstrong will be there.

After Meetings With Timbers Army, Major League Soccer Executives Agree to Suspend Ban on Flags Bearing Antifascist Symbol

Major League Soccer executives today announced their decision to suspend a ban on flags bearing an antifascist symbol the Iron Front.

Portland’s Timbers Army Plans to Meet With Major League Soccer Representatives About the Ban on Flags Bearing an Antifascist Symbol

The Timbers Army will meet with Major League Soccer officials next week to discuss the ban on flags bearing an antifascist symbol at games.

After Fan Bans, Timbers Army Posts Defiant Banners in Protest—But Keeps On Cheering

The normally colorful North End of Providence Park featured no flags and no goal smoke.

Timbers Army Plans Another Protest After Major League Soccer Issues Three-Game Bans to Fans Who Flew Iron Front Flags

The Timbers Army plans to protest a league ban on flags and banners bearing an antifascist symbol again at a Saturday soccer game at Providence Park.

After Meeting With Timbers Army, Portland Timbers Front Office Says it Will Not Issue Sanctions Against Fans Who Flew Iron Front Flags During Protest

Tensions at Providence Park have been high since last Friday, Aug. 23, when the Timbers Army remained silent for the first 33 minutes of the Timbers’ game against the Seattle Sounders to protest a league ban on flags bearing an antifascist symbol.

What Happens When the Timbers Army Stops Cheering? National Media Coverage, and an Allegedly Angry Owner

On Friday night, a usually raucous Timbers Army was silent.

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