Good news, everybody! We will finally get to see the new Portland Timbers home kits for the first time ever on March 3rd as a part of Major League Soccer's third annual Jersey Week. With every team's kit still totally under wraps and not a single team owner pledging to "leak" their kits on their own terms in the future, the week should be full of fun surprises for fans of MLS.

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We have all seen the pictures of the new Timbers' kit out in the wild thanks to a series of unflattering leaks over the course of the last month. A week from today, however, we will finally see the Timbers jerseys on Timbers players, a move that will undoubtedly make them look much better.

While the fundamental design of the kit may be up for debate, it is hard to make a convincing case that they are not improved by being worn by professional athletes.

The Timbers will always have a high bar set for the team by a demanding fan base and a pair of stellar freshman kits when they entered the league in 2011. Since those beloved first MLS kits, and the following third kits, the Timbers have yet to release a kit that has been acclaimed by the fans in the same way.

The MLS press release:

Major League Soccer Announces Third Annual Jersey Week

Major League Soccer Announces Third Annual Jersey Week

Every MLS Club Will Unveil At Least One New Jersey Ahead of the 2015 MLS Season

NEW YORK (February 24, 2015) – In advance of the 2015 MLS season, Major League Soccer today announced its third annual Jersey Week. This concept, which will come to life in MLS markets across the United States and Canada, celebrates the art, detail and nuance behind every club’s jersey and the passion that supporters have for their club.

Jersey Week will take place February 28 – March 7, 2015. There will be local events where each MLS club will unveil at least one new primary or secondary jersey.

Over the course of Jersey Week, MLS clubs will share the story behind the making of their new jersey with their supporters and will focus on the art and detail that went into the collaborative process with adidas, MLS’ exclusive uniform supplier.

"In everything we do at adidas, our number one priority is to help athletes perform at their highest levels," said Liam Hoban, Director Sports Marketing, adidas Soccer. "To kick off our 20th year of partnership with Major League Soccer, we created new kits for the 2015 season that feature our most innovative apparel technologies. We take pride in helping the League design jerseys that represent each club and its passionate fan base."

All twenty MLS clubs will unveil at least one new shirt in 2015, including New York City FC and Orlando City SC, MLS’ two expansion clubs.

"We have built a platform where our Clubs can collectively unveil their new jerseys," said Maribeth Towers, Senior Vice President, Consumer Products, MLS. "The feedback that we’ve received from our fans has been tremendous and we’re seeing significant growth year-over-year."

There will be Jersey Week coverage on MLSsoccer.com and a social media campaign using the #JerseyWeek hashtag.

MLS clubs will announce additional details on their local events in the coming days.

Jersey Week Schedule:

Club	Launch Jersey	Date	Venue	Time	Private or Public
Chicago Fire	Secondary	3/2/2015	Digital w/ events throughout week	9am CT	Public
Colorado Rapids	Secondary	3/5/2015	The Tavern Downtown	7 - 9pm MT	Public
Columbus Crew SC	Primary & Secondary	3/3/2015	Bluestone	6 - 8:30pm ET	Public
D.C. United	Secondary	2/8/2015	Pinstripes, Georgetown	2 - 5pm ET	Private
FC Dallas	Secondary	3/5/2015	Fashion Institute Gallery	7 - 10pm CT	Public
Houston Dynamo	Primary	3/3/2015	Washington Ave. Street Party	6:30p CT	Public
LA Galaxy	Secondary	3/2/2015	Digital w/ Event Next Day	10am PT	Public
Montreal Impact	Secondary	2/28/2015	Stade Olympique	7:30pm ET	Public
NE Revolution	Secondary	3/3/2015	House of Blues - Boston, MA	6 - 9pm ET	Public
NYCFC	Secondary	11/2/2014	Modell’s -Times Square	4:30 - 6pm ET	Public
NY Red Bulls	Primary	3/3/2015	Webster Hall	6:30 - 11:30pm ET	Private
Orlando City SC	Secondary	3/3/2015	Church Street Exchange	6:00pm ET	Public w/ registration and purchase of ticket
Philadelphia Union	Secondary	3/3/2015	Dave and Buster's	Evening ET	Public
Portland Timbers	Primary	3/3/2015	The Exchange Ballroom	5 - 7pm PT	Private
Real Salt Lake	Secondary	3/1/2015	Broadcast unveil w/ event the next day	12pm MT	Public
San Jose Earthquakes	Secondary	3/3/2015 (tentative)	Avaya Stadium	5:30 - 7:30pm PT	TBD
Seattle Sounders FC	Primary & Secondary	3/5/2015	Sounders FC Clubhouse	6:30 - 8:30pm PT	Private
Sporting Kansas City	Primary	3/4/2015	Uptown Shoppes Event Space	7pm CT	Public
Toronto FC	Primary	2/26/2015	Via local TV broadcast	3pm ET	Public
		3/7/2015	Retail Launch: Viewing Party @ Fountain Blu	4:30 - 9pm ET	Public
Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Primary	2/23/2015	Via Local Morning TV Broadcast	8:30am PT	n/a
		3/2/2015	Retail Launch: The Commodore Ballroom	6 - 8pm PT