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Merritt Paulson has never been one to shy away from sharing his opinions, and the Portland Timbers owner was in top form on Friday, going back and forth with FOX Sports analyst Alexi Lalas on Twitter regarding his list of "superclubs" in MLS. It started with Lalas' original tweet, which included

EDITOR'S NOTE: When you've been around for 25 seasons and you've come as far as Major League Soccer has in a quarter-century, you can bet that there are more than a few rich stories to tell. We've picked some of the best ones for a multi-part LEGACY series of long-form storytelling authored by

Full recap of Decision Day presented by AT&T above, and a full preview of the Audi 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs to come. In the meantime... everybody's got something to worry about. Let's run through all 18 teams and just take a quick peek under the hood: Western Conference 1. Sporting

In Week 19 we saw the Galaxy get back to winning ways though Chicharito continued to struggle, the race for the top seed in the Western Conference could be decided by an unlikely player, and the Dynamo need some players to step up. Chicharito doesn't start ... and LA win

You have two lines or less to get the greatest player in the history of the game to your team. That’s it. Two. Why? Because there are 27 teams and this would have been too long otherwise. We’re doing one of those elevator pitch things your friend in business school

If you still had any doubt about the magnitude of the MLS is Back Tournament Final presented by Wells Fargo on Tuesday night (8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN, ESPN Deportes in US; TSN, TVAS2 in Canada), the owner of each club will be on hand at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex to witness

As the Knockout Round at the MLS is Back Tournament gets underway Saturday, a collection of teams are looking forward to games beyond Orlando. Ten, to be exact, and others will join them before a champion is crowned at the Aug. 11 final. As for what comes next, Commissioner Don

Let the smack talk begin. Portland Timbers owner Merritt Paulson took to Twitter after the MLS is Back Tournament draw, throwing some shade at the Eastern Conference as compared to the Western Conference. Of course, some Seattle Sounders remarks were also tossed in.

Landon Donovan first began hearing the rumors during the fall of 2001. But he didn’t think to ask many questions about what might come next. Donovan was only 19 years old during perhaps the roughest patch in the history of Major League Soccer, and he was admittedly naive. In his

How are you doing? Healthy and somewhat sane, I hope. These are strange, anxious times. I don’t mean to scare you, but COVID-19 can affect you and yours. It happened to me. Do what you must to protect yourself and your community. That’s important and urgent, but it’s also exhausting.

Sometime just before sunset on a warm, clear night in El Paso roughly 22 years ago, Tim Hankinson had a realization. Maybe it was after he first heard the mariachi band serenading the South Texas locals, or before he addressed a team of wide-eyed young American soccer players — he

Andrew, David, Calen and Doyle tackle the Portland Timbers Mount Rushmore with owner Merritt Paulson. Come for the chainsaw/CCL stories and stay for Paulson’s take on a club pantheon. Will the guys agree with his take? We’re making at least one change… Plus, Matt Doyle gets exclusive rights to cliffs

A Portland Timbers game at Providence Park is a can’t miss event in Major League Soccer. An old minor league baseball stadium transformed into a soccer mecca, where the fans arrive early and sing until — and often after — the final whistle. So it should be no surprise that

The Portland Timbers and Portland Thorns have announced a series of community-focused initiatives to support their city during the COVID-19 pandemic.  The MLS and NWSL clubs have teamed up to create the Stand Together Assistance Fund, which helps part-time staff financial during this uncertain period. The fund is geared towards game

As it gets set to open its 25th season, today's Major League Soccer is a vibrant league, soon to number 30 clubs. But when it launched in 1996 it was a novelty: a fledgling soccer league with 10 charter teams that carried the weight of proving that professional soccer could

The Portland Timbers are taking the Leagues Cup seriously in 2020.  When one Timbers fan suggested that the club was lining up mid-season friendlies by participating in the tournament, owner Merritt Paulson was quick to clarify that there was "nothing friendly" about those matches. MLSsoccer.com's 2020 Portland Timbers season previewPortland Timbers preseason resultsNew

The final days of 2019 are here and one MLS owner is teasing big things for the year ahead. Portland Timbers CEO Merritt Paulson tweeted on Thursday a slew of big news ahead for the team, including a "big re-signing" and "several prominent new additions" ahead of the 2020 season.

Roster moves of varying sizes and significance are happening across MLS as the winter rolls on. But the future remains cloudy for several players who occupied key roles for their respective clubs during the 2019 season. Let's examine five of the biggest names (listed in alphabetical order) still in limbo as December

The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) championship match between the North Carolina Courage and Chicago Red Stars capped a 2019 season -- the 7th in the league's brief history -- of increasing buzz, steady expansion news and greater overall attention.  The spring in its step this year was in no small part helped

Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber announced Friday that Portland Timbers owner Merritt Paulson has been fined $100,000 for misconduct directed at match officials on the field following the Timbers' match against the New England Revolution on September 25.

NEW YORK (Friday, Sept. 27, 2019) – The MLS Disciplinary Committee has found the Portland Timbers in violation of the mass confrontation policy following their match against the New England Revolution on Sept. 25. Portland has violated the mass confrontation policy for a third time this season. The organization has

The Portland Timbers ended the Primary Transfer Window with a bang.  Their long-rumored, months-reported desire to land sign a big-money striker ended with a club-record deal for Brian Fernandez. All the while, the team grew stronger after a difficult start to their 12-match road trip to open 2019 and were awaiting their

The Portland Timbers have signed head coach Gio Savarese and his staff to multiyear contract extensions, the club announced Tuesday. Savarese was appointed the club's third head coach heading into the 2018 season.  Savarese, assistant coaches Carlos Llamosa and Miles Joseph, goalkeeper coach Memo Valencia and video/data analyst Shannon Murray, have been rewarded for their