Merritt Paulson

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businessperson human sports executive

Merritt Paulson is an American sports executive best known for owning and leading Portland’s professional soccer clubs, including the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer and the Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League.

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Merritt Paulson canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf businessperson ⓘ
human ⓘ
sports executive ⓘ
basedIn Portland, Oregon, United States ⓘ
surface form: Portland, Oregon
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
employer Portland Thorns FC ⓘ
Portland Timbers ⓘ
fieldOfWork association football ⓘ
sports management ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
leagueOfTeamsOwned Major League Soccer ⓘ
National Women's Soccer League ⓘ
notableFor ownership of Portland Thorns FC ⓘ
ownership of Portland Timbers ⓘ
notableRole leading Portland’s professional soccer clubs ⓘ
notableWork development of Portland Thorns FC in NWSL ⓘ
development of Portland Timbers as MLS franchise ⓘ
occupation businessperson ⓘ
sports executive ⓘ
owns Portland Thorns FC ⓘ
Portland Timbers ⓘ
positionHeld chief executive of Portland Thorns FC ⓘ
chief executive of Portland Timbers ⓘ
owner of Portland Thorns FC ⓘ
owner of Portland Timbers ⓘ
sportManaged soccer ⓘ
teamManaged Portland Thorns FC ⓘ
Portland Timbers ⓘ

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Portland Thorns FC → previousOwner → Merritt Paulson ⓘ
The Thorns → previousOwner → Merritt Paulson ⓘ
subject surface form: Portland Thorns FC
Portland Timbers → owner → Merritt Paulson ⓘ
Portland Timbers → chairman → Merritt Paulson ⓘ
Thorns → previousOwner → Merritt Paulson ⓘ
subject surface form: Portland Thorns FC
The Roses → foundedBy → Merritt Paulson ⓘ
subject surface form: Portland Thorns FC