Portland Timbers Owner Merritt Paulson Predicts 2021 MLS Cup Champs

Portland Timbers & Portland Thorns owner (& The Call Up “superfan”) Merritt Paulson joins the show. He talks about why the Timbers are an MLS “Super Club”, how the Paulson family landed in Portland, and navigating NWSL ownership. Merritt Paulson discusses equal pay versus “equal investment,” and weighs in on Gio Savarese’s Portland look. Plus, the ladies put him to the test with a game of This or That: Cascadia Edition. 0:00 Intro 0:27 Final episode during Women’s History Month 2:48 Here For This: Music Inspired Kits 5:11 Here For This: Follow up on Nkosi Burgess 6:32 Here For This: Chicharito’s Volleyball Form 10:22 Welcome Portland Timbers & Thorns owner Merritt Paulson 11:00 Merritt Paulson on Olympic Qualifiers 13:00 Merritt Paulson on 2021 Season emotions 15:29 How does one decide to own a soccer team? 19:11 Soccer in Portland 21:20 Gap in equality between men’s and women’s sports 24:52 Merritt Paulson on being visible on soci