As Diego Valeri recalls ... initially, to Portland, which would become his new home. "I didn't know a lot about MLS," Valeri recalls. He had a few friends playing in the league, and had caught ...

DUNDEE — Ask a Portland Timbers fan what they loved about Diego Valeri, and they might say he aged like a fine wine. That he was creative. Consistent. An ambassador for the city. El Maestro.

For Hispanic Heritage Month, Portland Timbers legend and MLS Season Pass analyst Diego Valeri devotes his “Lectura ... I invited him over to my house and noticed a rosary tattoo on his arm.