Timbers put Valencia plans on hold after injury news

Published: Friday, 3. February, 2012 in category M.L.S.

PORTLAND, Ore. – Sunny skies greeted the Portland Timbers’ training session on Friday, but it was impossible to escape the gloomy news that one of their prized Designated Players is injured before he’s even played a game.

The Timbers announced that forward José Adolfo Valencia will undergo surgery to repair damaged cartilage in his left knee, effectively ending the 20-year-old Colombian’s highly anticipated first season with the club before he stepped on the field.

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