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Portland snaps up Boyd

31 January 2012-AP

Scotland striker Kris Boyd, the Scottish Premier League's all-time leading scorer, is joining Major League Soccer's Portland Timbers.

Timbers general manager Gavin Wilkinson announced the move on Monday, with the deal subject to Boyd obtaining a visa and passing a medical.

No financial details were released.

The 28-year-old Boyd scored 164 goals in a total of 296 appearances in the SPL with Kilmarnock and Rangers.

He was the league's top scorer for four seasons in his SPL career.

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