A star athlete regularly recognized on the street in his homeland and recently in Los Angeles, Takayuki Suzuki left lucrative offers in Japan to find an opportunity to play in the United States. Not finding the right fit in MLS and wanting to stay on the Pacific coast, the Oregonian's Bo Herzog reports veteran international took an offer to stay in Portland that was a fraction of what he left behind in Japan to help guide the Timbers to a title in 2008. [+]