—by Garrett Dittforth

Hey the Timbers have rolled off two wins on the road in a row. That's pretty awesome! Let's hope everything follows over into the weekend and we get some points in the race for the Cascadia Cup as well. Looks like we have 2 strikers who are in form. That is never a bad thing and a brace is always a good way to open one's account.

So the World Cup is happening in Brazil. What we can't forget is that Brazil, while not a poor country, isn't exactly rich and has a huge income problem. There have been massive protests against the country spending billions on stadiums while still having huge portions of their country living in shantytowns. The latest protest involved indigenous Brazilians and there were some pictures that can't be missed.

At this point we know a few things about the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. 1) They're going to play it in winter because even a child knows playing in 120 degree heat is dangerous. Apparently Sepp Blatter and Co. didn't understand this when they made their original vote. 2) Jack Warner is total slime. 3) FIFA is ripe with bribery, which makes the whole tournament sort of feel gross.

To get off the FIFA hate. THE TIMBERS WON AGAIN!!! That's a pretty good swing. The backline still terrifies me all the time but Jose Villafana looked pretty awesome tonight. Might make for difficult decisions once Harrington is healthy.

It was a pretty simple win against Chivas. We beat a club we are supposed to beat. The recap here pretty much says that all in a nutshell.

OK this is pretty funny. I think I was wearing the same shirt as Robbie Keane today. I can't wait for the all-star game to be back in LA so we can photoshop a bunch of Timbers players in Ed Hardy douche-bro shirts. Sorry LA...the truth hurts sometimes. I'll take flannel and an axe over Kim Kardashian every day of the week.

The CCL draw happened today. We got the Group of Death. Meaning you might actually die if you go there. If you actually go here's a preview of your flight into Tegucigalpa.

David Villa to NYCFC. Why Not? Gotta admit I'd prefer they put the focus on young players who have a future. Hope he enjoys finishing his career in a baseball stadium. I'm sure he'll love it cashing those checks and not caring at all.

Finn's Five. It's a new website. Surprisingly has some very good insights post match.