Herculez Gomez has spent his post-playing career leveraging his expertise on U.S. and Mexican soccer, and expertise the U.S. international built throughout a playing career that spanning Major League Soccer and Liga MX. In this podcast, Gomez joins Jake Zivin to talk about Club América and assess how the Mexican titans matchup in Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League against the Portland Timbers.

Timbers Head Coach Giovanni Savarese headlines the first Talk Timbers episode of 2021 as the team prepares for its MLS home opener against Houston and stares down a CCL matchup with Club América.

Timbers analyst Ross Smith takes a trip down memory lane with President of Soccer & GM Gavin Wilkinson, former defender Futty Danso and Timber Joey to the Timbers first MLS home match 10 years ago on April 14, 2011. 

Former Timbers Ryan Pore and Leonard Griffin have moved on to another phase of their soccer lives, becoming head coaches at the Division I level in college. On this episode, Ross Smith catches up with each and delves into the lives of the University of Missouri-Kansas City and University of San Francisco coaches.

Defender Zac McGraw got shoutouts from Timbers' president Gavin Wilkinson and head coach Giovanni Savarese last week for the progress he's made over his year as a pro. Here, the West Point graduate talks about that last year, his unique path to professional soccer, and the current state of the Portland Timbers.

As the Portland Timbers' preseason, presented by Old Trapper continues, team analyst Ross Smith continues his check-ins with the team. On this edition, Smith talks to the team's captain, El Maestro Diego Valeri, about his unique offseason and the milestones that are to come in his career - catching in a type of improvised stereo as he finishes his afternoon routine.

With the Portland Timbers preseason, presented by Old Trapper Beef Jerky, in full swing, team analyst Ross Smith caught up with goalkeeper Jeff Attinella, how now feels 'veteran" can be attached to that description. Jeff and Ross talk about that, an active offseason for Tampa sports, and the joy Jeff finds in each preseason.

The morning after the Portland Timbers learned their 2021 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League fate, Jake Zivin touched base with former Timber Jack Jewsbury to get inside the mind of a player when they see their SCCL draw.

Diego Valeri's place among MLS's 25 Greatest players of all-time speaks to his impact on and off the field. The day before his place was announced, a former teammate, Nat Borchers, joined a fellow analyst and former Timber, Ross Smith, to talk about Valeri's impact in the Rose City and his place in Major League Soccer history.

On Friday, December 4, 2020, Portland Timbers President of Soccer Gavin Wilkinson connected with Jake Zivin to reflect on the Timbers’ 2020 season and look forward to the challenges of 2021, on both the MLS side and in the NWSL with the Portland Thorns.

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