Football Partnerships

A collection of United Soccer League owners upset with Nike’s recent sale of the league have threatened to break away and form their own competition.

Portland Timbers owner Merritt Paulson will not join the fight.

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by Ryan Frank and Mark Larabee

Merritt Paulson pledged to create slightly more than 300 jobs by bringing a Major League Soccer team to Portland. With Oregon’s unemployment rate among the nation’s highest, Paulson’s promise makes a compelling argument for taxpayer support.

But Paulson’s job pitch isn’t as grand as it may seem.

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