Some soccer news worth reading:

Rendering of Portland's PGE Park renovations

The Portland Timbers unveil plans for renovating a minor league baseball stadium for use by their 2011 Major League Soccer expansion team. The USL team already plays in the stadium. The expansion would add seats, but it might also bring turf.

MLS confirms seven Generation Adidas signings: youth players who have signed with MLS and will go to teams via the draft. Some were known, but some were not.

David Villa talks of a potential move to England. Right now, Villa is one of the best players in the world not playing for one of the world’s 6-8 biggest teams.

Mexico and New Zealand to play a friendly March 3 in Pasadena, Cal. Poor Kiwis. That’s a big stadium, awfully close to Mexico.