Portland Timbers v Seattle Sounders Match Preview August 6

Sounders Bid Farewell to Portland Long Awaited Return of Portland Bête-Noire Levesque Set to Spice it up Further? August 6 Feelings are sure to be running high as the MLS bound Seattle Sounders make their last regular season trip to PGE Park to face the Portland Timbers. Thursday night’s match could be the last of many memorable meetings between the two sides leaving bragging rights in one town for an eternity. Both sides need the points to stay competitive in the race for a USL play-off place. The Cascadia Cup is at stake. The sides are fierce local rivals. Then there is the lingering resentment in Oregon at the Sounders elevation to the MLS. But amazingly there's more. FOX are televising the game live nationwide and both sides have a chance to impress on a large scale. Well at least there are no personality issues! But wait! "What's that coach?" Brian Schmetzer displaying an incredible sense of drama may well have chosen Portland as the scene of the long awaited return of a certain Mr Roger Levesque. The Timbers Army can't be said to be terribly keen on any Sounders player but Full story: http://www.prostamerika.com/Sounders2008.html