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Merritt Paulson, owner of the Portland Timbers and Portland Thorns and one of North American soccer's most outspoken social-media presences, has announced his departure from Twitter. Paulson joined Twitter in 2011 and used the medium to provide visibility and accountability to fans, something he said he values and will give

Portland Timbers owner Merritt Paulson has never been shy about giving his opinion on the state his club, the league and American soccer as a whole. And on Grant Wahl’s Planet Futbol podcast released Thursday, Paulson took nearly an hour with the Sports Illustrated soccer writer to outline his stance

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.

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

With Giovanni Savarese installed as the Portland Timbers' next coach, club owner Merritt Paulson suggested Saturday on Twitter that new additions will be coming very shortly.

As someone who follows the English Premier League closely and casually keeps up with the happenings in various other European leagues, let me first tell you this: Not all supporters love and adore their club's owners like, say, the Portland Timbers' Merritt Paulson. In fact, many are downright hated for

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.

Do the Portland Timbers fail to get the respect they deserve? Timbers owner Merritt Paulson, on the "Max and Herc" podcast this week, laid out his case for his club. "You guys tell me, it bothers me that over the last six years the Timbers have been to the Conference

If the big MLS coaching story at the moment revolves around the LA Galaxy's search to replace Bruce Arena, it appears Caleb Porter will not be playing any part. That's based on the words of Porter's boss, Portland Timbers owner Merritt Paulson, who told The Oregonian's Jamie Goldberg on Monday

Portland Timbers owner Merritt Paulson likely summed up the thoughts of the club's fans everywhere in a recent interview after an up-and-down season that ultimately ended just short MLS postseason. The interview - conducted Friday on the Timbers in 30 program - touched on a wide range of topics including

Never afraid to speak his mind, the Portland Timbers' Merritt Paulson is known as one of the more outspoken owners in MLS. Imagine what it would be like to hear his every thought during a Timbers match. We got the next best thing on Tuesday at the 2nd annual Stumptown

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 Word" is MLSsoccer.com's weekly long-form series. In this week's final part of a three-part feature, senior editor Nick Firchau examines the relationship between Portland Timbers owner and president Merritt Paulson and general manager Gavin Wilkinson, and the expectations surrounding new head coach Caleb Porter. Read the first part of

"The Word" is MLSsoccer.com's weekly long-form series. In this week's first of a three-part feature, senior editor Nick Firchau examines the sometimes-polarizing popularity of Portland Timbers owner and president Merritt Paulson, who has emerged as one of the most captivating owners in professional sports since he bought the club in

The Portland Timbers are celebrating their fifth season in MLS, a memorable period of time in the Rose City that has seen everything form disappointment (eighth-place finish in 2012) to adulation (Western Conference regular-season championship in 2013). Owner Merritt Paulson sat down with Timbers.com’s Samantha Yarock for a look back

Merritt Paulson took to one of his favorite communication platforms on Tuesday to answer a host of fan questions, and offered some candid insight into the team's future in the process. The outspoken Portland Timbers owner touched on a wide array of issues in a Q&A session with fans on

Merritt Paulson certainly knows how to keep them coming back – to his Twitter account, that is. The Portland Timbers owner kicked off his 2014 Twitter presence with some strategically taken photos teasing the club’s two new kit options for the upcoming season. And, of course, that sent Timbers fans

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

"The Word" is MLSsoccer.com's weekly long-form series. In this week's second of a three-part feature, senior editor Nick Firchau examines the relationship between Portland Timbers owner and president Merritt Paulson and former head coach John Spencer, which defined the team's frustrating 2012 season. Part three of the series will run

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Timbers are actively pursuing two center midfielders – and one of the options could be Portland's first Designated Player, according to owner and president Merritt Paulson. “We will add a player of note, of significance, a center midfielder, and I would venture to guess we’ll have

PORTLAND, Ore. – For almost four years, Merritt Paulson has been devoted to the task of bringing the Portland Timbers into Major League Soccer in a first-class way. And now that the franchise has finally arrived, the owner and president can hardly believe that the home opener (April 14) is

PORTLAND, Ore. – Whatever club is the one that ends up facing the MLS All-Stars in the 2014 All-Star Game at JELD-WEN Field, it’s going to be a big one. That was Timbers owner Merritt Paulson’s promise at Wednesday’s press conference to announce the match. “We’re going to make sure

PORTLAND, Ore. – With the international soccer spotlight shifting once again to Portland with the awarding of the 2014 MLS All-Star Game, the discussion over JELD-WEN Field’s artificial playing surface continues. And Portland Timbers owner Merritt Paulson said he’s thinking of doing something about it. “If I could do grass,

The Portland Timbers' next update on their search for a new head coach won't come until after the Thanksgiving holiday, according to a tweet sent Monday by owner Merritt Paulson.

Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber announced on Monday that Portland Timbers owner Merritt Paulson has been fined an undisclosed amount for his comments on April 8 on social media that were subsequently published.