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From the Wide World of Soccer:
The real Rivalry Week - BROUGHT TO YOU BY HEINEKEN(TM) - in MLS is between homegrown and imported players. [Fox Sports]
Nick Rimando has freaky fingers that can pop and lock all over the place; now we have another reason to dislike him. [Deadspin]
Montclair State University (NJ) is making parents listen to a Don Garber speech at graduation. 99% of students I polled would rather have $5,000 more in student loans than have to sit through this. [Caldwell's Patch]
The Galaxy can skirt DP rules to sign Zlatan. [LAG Confidential]
Preview all of this weekend's game with The Guardian. [Guardian]
Right in Stumptown:
MLS put together a cool little 10 minute in-depth video profile called "Citizen Nagbe": [MLS]
The Timbers Army is having an internal kerfuffle over perceived misogyny in chant lyrics. Not going to touch this with a 10 foot poll. I suspect that most of you will ignore this advice and proceed to have all day arguments in the comments. So be it. [Oregon Live]
Our rivalry with Vancouver is apparently a "friendly one." [Timbers.com]
Watch Zarek Valentin jam with Diego Valeri. Lucas Melano watches on and there's a joke in there about "him not being able to score, not being able to play guitar, so what can the guy do". One of you in the comments make it work. I'm too tired.
A little behind the scenes preview of our @TimbersFC jam band. The only thing is we don't have a name... Ideas?! pic.twitter.com/4LCxKXS2B2
— Zarek Valentin (@ZarekValentin) May 19, 2016