When it's all said and done, the team has grown exponentially during the 2020 shortened season. The Thorns FC have one of the biggest fan bases in the league, and the 2020-21 home jerseys feature stylized dark roses as homage to the city the team plays for. This was a very important two or three months for us. The Courage in the end out-shot Portland 21-10 with eight total shots on target, all while maintaining 54.6% possession.
There is absolutely no doubt that the future of where we're going is brighter than ever.When Portland steps onto the pitch on this weekend to take on the Courage, they will do so with every intention of moving onto the semifinals.
Well, a lot.It started back in August 2019 when Portland Thorns and Timbers FC owner Merritt Paulson “We’ve had multiple expansion groups in Portland for the last couple games,” said Paulson, who is a chief player in the NWSL’s small expansion committee.
The Portland Thorns had long been teasing fans with a new kit reveal, and on Wednesday they finally let the kit out of the bag.Going into the 2020-21 season, the Thorns will be wearing what is arguably the nicest fit in soccer.The Thorns' primary Black jersey has been nicknamed "Dark Rose" and is the first black jersey in club history. The more we are a team in this game, in every element of the word team, our chances increase. Eckerstrom shut out the Courage on Friday with a total of eight saves, including two saves off of her line in the 86th minute to keep Portland's lead intact. It’s just about it coming together on the field right now. -- Thorns goalkeeper Bella Bixby on The Bridge PodcastBixby played in 72 games at Oregon State, getting 18 clean sheets. “The alternating black and blue lines make for a really fresh interpretation of the club’s typical away look and really reinforces their Nerazzurri identity,” says Scott Munson, VP, Nike Football Apparel.Inter’s new away jersey has a white base with black and blue lines, forming an all-over grid graphic that covers the front, back and sleeves. The design pays homage to the City of Portland with dark roses de
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The former Oregon State soccer goalkeeper made her Thorns debut as starting goalkeeper in Portland’s first game of the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup currently in Utah.In her first start with the Thorns, Bixby made four (impeccable) saves against the North Carolina Courage.
The home shirt sees the traditional white enhanced by a knit pattern woven into the fabric. It's just going to be getting to the final third and our final pass, I think, to goal because I think overall, we're doing great. The staff and my teammates obviously felt that I was ready for this… — Bella BixbyThe 24-year-old goalkeeper from Milwaukee, Oregon spent her collegiate career at Oregon State (2014-2017)and set the Oregon State career record with 394 saves, the third-highest total in Pac-12 history. On Thursday, Portland Thorns FC dropped both their primary and secondary kits for the 2020 NWSL season. Each kit also includes the marker "B.A.O.N." The graphic represents the community of Milanese people that looks to the future of the city and the Club with an innovative approach.Building on the themes established by the club’s new home kit, the away is "Made of Milano" too, taking inspiration from the Milanese post-modernist movement, which changed the global face of art and design in the 1980s.