There haven't been many 1-0 victories this year for the Portland Timbers. There have, on the other hand, been a few 1-0 leads that have turned into draws, losses, or, if we were lucky, barely-eked-out-white-knuckle finishes. None of them have been good for our blood pressure.
Eric Brunner, David Horst (and Futty Danso) deserve a lot of credit for improving their organization on the back line this season, and keeping our boys right in line for a late season playoff push.

Less than three weeks before FIFA's presidential election, U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati revealed the U.S. will not be told how to vote by CONCACAF president Jack Warner, the most powerful figure in the U.S.' home confederation. Gulati's move is a public show of independence by U.S. Soccer after Warner had announced all 35 CONCACAF members (including the U.