Hello, New World!

This Thursday night, 14 April 2011, the Timbers Army will sing the official "Star Spangled Banner" at a stadium in the heart of Portland, Oregon, and the local football club will play its first home match in America's top division. The Timbers face Chicago's Fire. The match will occasion large amounts of beer consumption on premises and in the surrounding neighborhoods, and play its own small part in hastening the decline of the traditional nation-state.

Read the full article at The Run of Play - Soccer in Style.

The Run of Play - Soccer in Style @ Apr 14, 2011 9:19 AM EDT | Blog Profile