The Portland Timbers will open the Major League Soccer season the same way they finished 2024, by playing host to the Vancouver Whitecaps. The Timbers can only hope the Sunday match goes better. The Whitecaps cruised to a 5-0 victory in a Western Conference wild-card game on Oct.

Jayden Nelson had a goal and three assists in his Vancouver debut and the Whitecaps opened the season with a 4-1 victory over the Portland Timbers in a steady rain on Sunday. Ryan Gauld, Pedro Vite and Sam Adekugbe also scored for Vancouver,

It was raining. It was pouring. And after a red card in the 11th minute left the Portland Timbers playing with 10 men, it was only a matter of time before the Vancouver Whitecaps were scoring. The Whitecaps (1-0-0,