This Thursday kicks off the Portland Timbers’ sixth-annual preseason tournament, and 2017 will mark the first time that Real Salt Lake has taken part in it. The tourney runs from Feb. 9 through Feb. 15, featuring Portland, Vancouver, RSL, and MLS newcomers Minnesota United.
Each team will play each other once, playing a total of three matches each. First on the slate for RSL is against the tournament hosts themselves, the Portland Timbers.
Sizing up the competition
The Timbers have made a bunch of moves this offseason — and rightly so, after they missed out on the playoffs last season, just one year after being crowned MLS Cup Champions.