A fun professional soccer charity event in Portland.
I want to send a HUGE shout out to the Portland Timbers and Portland Thorns professional soccer clubs. Tonight, the two teams merged to play a very friendly mixed gender charity game at Portland's Providence Park.
The game opened with a lovely rendition of the Ukrainian national anthem performed by a Ukrainian native. Blue and yellow flags were everywhere.
It got crazy near the end when both benches emptied, and it turned into a 20 on 20 free for all. At one point, Timbers midfielder Diego Chara helped his side by rolling an extra ball onto the pitch (earning a laugh and a yellow card). The Timbers coach borrowed a jersey and got an assist!
20,000 took advantage of the free tickets. The event raised over $430,000 for UNICEF Ukraine relief.
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