{"id":2040,"date":"2015-12-08T14:57:14","date_gmt":"2015-12-08T22:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pdxcite.net\/soccercityusa\/?p=2040"},"modified":"2015-12-08T15:14:19","modified_gmt":"2015-12-08T23:14:19","slug":"why-this-is-soccer-city-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pdxcite.net\/soccercityusa\/2015\/12\/08\/why-this-is-soccer-city-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"Why this is Soccer City, USA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Portland has been Soccer City, USA since the 1970s. \u00a0And while various other groups have tried to claim that title, and an Oregonian story from 2011 made up it&#8217;s own criteria why San Jose had claim to that title, there&#8217;s really never been much question about it. \u00a0And after the Timbers won the MLS Cup this past Sunday, this has only been solidified.<\/p>\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<p>How about three different soccer teams with titles in five years?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>2015:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Portland Timbers win the MLS Cup Final in their first appearance, 2-1 over the Columbus Crew SC.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pdxcite.net\/soccercityusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/mlscup120615-561.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2036 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pdxcite.net\/soccercityusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/mlscup120615-561-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"mlscup120615-56\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pdxcite.net\/soccercityusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/mlscup120615-561-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pdxcite.net\/soccercityusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/mlscup120615-561.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pdxcite.net\/soccercityusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/mlscup120615-561-128x85.jpg 128w, https:\/\/www.pdxcite.net\/soccercityusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/mlscup120615-561-32x21.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pdxcite.net\/soccercityusa\/2015\/12\/07\/we-just-won-the-league-we-just-won-the-league\/\">http:\/\/www.pdxcite.net\/soccercityusa\/2015\/12\/07\/we-just-won-the-league-we-just-won-the-league\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>2013:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Portland Thorns win inaugural NWSL title.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pdxcite.net\/soccercityusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/thorns.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2041 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pdxcite.net\/soccercityusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/thorns.jpg\" alt=\"thorns\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pdxcite.net\/soccercityusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/thorns.jpg 275w, https:\/\/www.pdxcite.net\/soccercityusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/thorns-128x85.jpg 128w, https:\/\/www.pdxcite.net\/soccercityusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/thorns-32x21.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/post\/2013\/09\/01\/portland-thorns-take-inaugural-nwsl-championship-2-0-win-over-western-new-york-flash\">http:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/post\/2013\/09\/01\/portland-thorns-take-inaugural-nwsl-championship-2-0-win-over-western-new-york-flash<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>2010:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Portland Timbers U23s complete a perfect 20-0-0 season winning the USL Premier Development League title:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pdxcite.net\/soccercityusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/por-thu-080710-59.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2042 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pdxcite.net\/soccercityusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/por-thu-080710-59-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"por-thu-080710-59\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pdxcite.net\/soccercityusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/por-thu-080710-59-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pdxcite.net\/soccercityusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/por-thu-080710-59.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pdxcite.net\/soccercityusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/por-thu-080710-59-128x86.jpg 128w, https:\/\/www.pdxcite.net\/soccercityusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/por-thu-080710-59-32x21.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/soccercityusa.pdxcite.net\/timbers\/por-thu-080710.htm\">http:\/\/soccercityusa.pdxcite.net\/timbers\/por-thu-080710.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Soccer City USA, indeed!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Portland has been Soccer City, USA since the 1970s. \u00a0And while various other groups have tried to claim that title, and an Oregonian story from 2011 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