Soccer Made in Portland: Timbers home opener recap, plus some Blazers banter

Ryan is in Italy, so this week’s Soccer Made in Portland is a crossover episode with the Sports by Northwest podcast. Bill Oram joins Chris Rifer to share some of his mind-blowing wisdom about all things soccer.

On the roster: Bill and Chris discuss Bill’s pun game, how Chauncey Billups is doing so far as coach of the Blazers, the Timbers home opener, and the Thorns preseason tournament announcement.

Timestamps:

(0:00 - 2:20) Ryan’s Italian escapades

(2:20 - 15:45) Blazers

(15:45 - 20:00) Bill’s impressive soccer bona fides

(20:00 - 51:00) Timbers home opener recap

(51:00 - Full Time) Thorns preseason tournament announced

-- Bill Oram, boram@oregonian.com, Twitter: @billoram

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