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Portland Thorns FC: The Pre-Season
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March 29, 2013
Portland Thorns FC @ Portland Pilots Preview
The match will be less about results and more about putting the pieces together.
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March 21, 2013
Mexican Players off Portland Thorns Roster
According to a brief statement in a Portland Thorns FC update, both Mexican internationals are no longer with the team.
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March 18, 2013
Portland Thorns FC to Play UP in Friendly
The Thorns have announced their first ever professional match in a preseason friendly.
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March 12, 2013
Portland Thorns FC Open Camp
Preseason has roster also released; excitement abounds, questions emerge
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March 10, 2013
Portland Thorns FC Preseason Camp Begins Tomorrow
While the Portland Timbers might already be well into their season, the Thorns begin their preseason tomorrow.
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February 26, 2013
Thorns are Just About at 5,000 Season Tickets Sold
Merritt Paulson has confirmed via Twitter that the Portland Thorns FC will soon hit 5,000 season ticket holders.
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February 22, 2013
Thorns FC Sign Former UP Forward Danielle Foxhoven
The Portland Thorns FC are certainly not done signing players, especially ones with clear links to the city.
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February 8, 2013
Portland Thorns FC Acquire 5 Players Through Draft
The Portland Thorns finalized their roster of 20 players yesterday through the NWSL Supplemental Draft, bringing on veterans and young players alike.
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February 6, 2013
Thorns Sign 4 Former Youth National Team Members
The building up of the Thorns' roster continued today with the addition of 4 new players who had played at one point on the US Youth National Teams.
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February 4, 2013
Karina LeBlanc on Playing in Portland
Canadian national goalkeeper, Karina LeBlanc, talks about playing in Portland and reuniting with Christine Sinclair in an interview with fellow SB Nation blog: Waking the Red.
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February 1, 2013
Thorns Get the 8th PIck in the Supplemental Draft
The Portland Thorns FC will, once again, get the 8th and last pick of each round of the 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft.
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February 1, 2013
NWSL Announces Final Roster-Building Stages
The National Women's Soccer League has announced the final two stages of the roster building process in advance of the league's first season in operation. And the Thorns announce they will hold tryouts on February 9-10.
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January 28, 2013
NWSL "Signing Period" Closes in Four Days
US Soccer has confirmed that the NWSL signing period will close on January 31st, leaving NWSL teams only a few more days to sign up to four free agent players.
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January 24, 2013
Portland Thorns FC Seating Starts at $9 Per Game
The Portland Thorns FC revealed an ambitious pricing plan which sees the General Admission season tickets start at just $9 per game ($99 for the season).
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January 24, 2013
Tobin Heath Signs with Paris Saint-Germain
Portland Thorns FC midfielder, Tobin Heath, will spend the first part of this year with Paris Saint-Germain, before rejoining the Thorns in late May, early June.
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January 24, 2013
Thorns FC Surpass 5,000 Season Ticket Deposits
Merritt Paulson confirmed the amount of deposits via Twitter.
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January 21, 2013
NWSL Rosters Set at 20 Players, Plus More Info
News site The Equalizer has doled out a bunch more information regarding the next steps in NWSL player allocation and just how many players will be allowed on each club's roster.
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January 18, 2013
Portland Thorns FC Draft Kathryn Williamson
The Portland Timbers drafted four players this morning in the first ever NWSL College Draft. Their first pick? Kathryn Williamson, a defender out of the University of Florida.
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January 17, 2013
Portland Thorns FC Get Final Pick in College Draft
The Portland Thorns have been given the 8th and final pick in each round for the NWSL's College Draft.
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January 14, 2013
Did the Portland Thorns FC Win the Draft?
With a combination of Morgan, Sinclair, Leblanc, Heath and Buehler one has to wonder if the Thorns were the standout winners of the draft.
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January 13, 2013
Parlow Cone on the Draft, Players and Tactics
Portland Thorns head coach Cindy Parlow Cone took to a conference call to discuss the recently acquired allocation draft player, future needs for the club and tactics heading into the 2013 season.
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January 11, 2013
Portland Thorns FC Acquire Morgan and Sinclair
The Portland Thorns FC have acquired superstars Alex Morgan and Christine Sinclair in today's allocation draft as well as five other players.
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January 4, 2013
Thorns FC Top 3,500 Season Ticket Deposits
Merritt Paulson revealed that the Portland Thorns FC are now sitting above 3,500 season ticket deposits, a dramatic increase from the 2,000 announced just two weeks ago.