When LAFC (10-6-6, 36 points) attempted to challenge back, it was often Finn Surman shutting down the dangerous Denis Bouanga ...

The Portland Timbers put on the pressure in the final minute of the first half and came through with the night’s only goal in ...

Cristhian Paredes scored just before halftime, Maxime Crépeau had his third shutout of the season and the Portland Timbers beat Los Angeles FC 1-0 to snap a three-game winless streak.

And with Portland, Crepeau’s story is still being written.

Cristhian Paredes scores just before halftime and Maxime Crépeau had his third shutout of the season in the Portland Timbers' ...

Cristhian Paredes would spend his afternoons as a 14-year-old on a city bus making the more than hour-long trek alone from his hometown in Yaguaron, Paraguay to the Club Sol de America training ...

Timbers coach Giovanni Savarese said that he remains confident in Cristhian Paredes and believes that the youngster has a bright future in Portland, despite his recent lack of playing time.

Cristhian Paredes appeared in the Portland Timbers' first 14 matches of 2018, making 13 starts. He then mysteriously disappeared from the lineup. This week, Paredes talked about the factors that ...