Portland Timbers Podcasts

Hosts Judah Newby, Jake Zivin and Joe Sleven sit down with Timbers midfielder Diego Valeri to talk about his re-signing with the team, how he's spending the offseason and more.

Direct download: Talk_Timbers_12-18-19.mp3
Category:Soccer -- posted at: 9:41am PDT

Our final Breaking Lines of 2019 touches base with one of the newest coaches among the Portland Timbers and Thorns ranks, even if Miles Joseph has been with the club for well over one year, now. But from being a part of the inaugural MLS College Draft, to a member of the original New York/New Jersey MetroStars, to a staff member on one of MLS' iconic teams to somebody that helped the Timbers reach a second MLS Cup, the Portland assistant is one of the more well-traveled personalities in the league.

On this show, we start with this college days, track back to his path through his playing career, and end with his thoughts on the vocation he concedes will be with him until retirement: coaching.

Direct download: 20191001_bl_023_joseph.mp3
Category:Soccer -- posted at: 3:22pm PDT

Talk Timbers hosts Judah Newby, Jake Zivin, and Joe Sleven talk with Timbers defender Marco Farfan about how he juggles being a college student and a pro athlete and how he handled a frustrating injury this past season. The show also looks at news around the league and began to break down the Timbers 2020 season opener.

Direct download: Talk_Timbers_12-11-19.mp3
Category:Soccer -- posted at: 11:43am PDT

For those who don't play EA Sports' FIFA video game regular, then world of FIFA Ultimate Team – the world that defines the eMLS competition – may feel as if from another planet. One this episode of Breaking Lines, the Portland Timbers' eMLS athlete, the newly re-signed Edgar Guerrero, walks us through how to set up a FUT team, the best way to get as competitive as possible as soon as possible, as well some of his highlights from 2019 on the eMLS circuit.

Direct download: 20191001_bl_022_guerrero.mp3
Category:Soccer -- posted at: 5:13pm PDT

New host Judah Newby sits down with Timbers play-by-play man Jake Zivin and soccer analyst Joe Slevin about Cristian Paredes being named to MLSsoccer.com's 22 Under 22 list, the announcement of the Timbers home opener and more.

Direct download: Talk_Timbers_12-4-19.mp3
Category:Soccer -- posted at: 11:30am PDT

Well into his fifth offseason in Portland, Thorns head coach Mark Parsons makes his Breaking Lines debut to talk about his offseason routine, the depth of coaching talent in the NWSL, and how his life changes with changes at the United States Women's National Team. Also, Parsons talks about the relationship between the NWSL and its main supply of talent (the college game), why the world has not tried harder to replicated the midfields Jose Mourinho used during Parsons' time at Chelsea, and the qualities and scarcities of the world's two most sought-after types of talent: elite strikers and world-class No. 10s.

Direct download: 20191001_bl_021_parsons_1.mp3
Category:Soccer -- posted at: 3:54pm PDT

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