Defending champs LAFC open season vs. Timbers

Week 2 of the Major League Soccer regular season includes the season and home opener for defending MLS Cup champion Los Angeles FC, who host the Portland Timbers on Saturday afternoon at BMO Stadium.

LAFC's season gets started a week late thanks to a postponement of its match against Southern California rival LA Galaxy due to what was then announced as the possibility of severe weather in the normally sunny and pleasant