The strategy of a Mexican billionaire to ‘Mexicanize’ his Los Angeles Major League Soccer team in order to attract the local Mexican fan base has resulted in what one former employee calls “ethnic cleansing” of the team. After a 94th-minute goal from forward Felipe Mora that canceled out a first-half score from league top-scorer Valentín Castellanos, the Timbers and NYCFC finished extra time levelled at 1-1. The Timbers had two penalties saved in the shoot-out and lost the Cup after a 4-2 result, arsenal jersey 2024/25 marking their second loss in chivas jersey 2024 MLS Cup finals. Orlando equalized in the 39th minute, but Portland scored again in the 66th minute after defender Dario Župarić scored his first goal as a Timber, and Portland’s defense held on to win 2-1, liverpool jersey 2024 making the Portland Timbers under Savarese the MLS is Back Tournament champions.
