Portland Timbers

Welcome to Garza’s Gabs, a weekly look at what is going on in the world of the MLS. This series will cover the controversial, the interesting, and the spectacular.   Eastern Conference Playoff Race Heats Up  With only five match days left in the season, it appears that both conferences will have close finishes in the race for the playoffs. In the…

[getty src="541473024" width="594" height="395"] The MLS returned from its two-week hiatus on Father's Day weekend with plenty of action. There was shifting in both the Eastern and Western conference standings as well as a controversial moment in the FC Dallas and Sporting Kansas City match on Sunday evening. It was a also a weekend that saw…

The January transfer window always has MLS teams scrambling to strengthen their rosters for the upcoming season. The 2015 MLS season will have two new expansion teams joining from New York  and Orlando, while Chivas USA was terminated to be rebuilt as Los Angeles FC in the near future. New York City FC and Orlando City FC are just a couple of other…