It’s setting up for a great Northwest rivalry as Portland is set to follow in the footsteps of Seattle and Vancouver as Mayor Sam Adams acknowledged the 10am news conference on Friday.

Via SI 

According to The Oregonian, MLS spokesman Dan Courtemanche would not confirm that any announcement would be made on Friday, but Goal.com sources were able to confirm that the announcement was likely to come.

Portland’s proposal involves almost $34 million in renovations of the multipurpose PGE Park, which is home to the city’s current professional soccer team, the Timbers of USL-1 and Class-AAA baseball team the Portland Beavers.

Portland Mayor Sam Adams and City Councilman Randy Leonard, who were both involved with the negotiations, both told the paper that some kind of announcement would be made in Portland on Friday, though neither could confirm that Portland would be getting an MLS franchise.

“We definitely have a news conference on Friday, and we hope it’s good news,” Adams said. “Right now an official announcement will be at 10 a.m. Friday morning.”Image via GetFreeShiz