Portland Thorns
NWSL’s Portland Thorns sold to RAJ Sports for league-record $63m
The Portland Thorns of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) has been sold to RAJ Sports, owners of the National Basketball Association's Sacramento Kings
Timbers, Thorns appoint Davis as CEO
Major League Soccer's Portland Timbers FC have named Heather Davis as the club's chief executive officer, overseeing all business and operational aspects of the Timbers, the defending National Women's…
Adam Davis on forging new opportunities for Two Circles
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Adam Davis, managing director of North America for Two Circles. Fisher and Russo also discuss Merritt Paulson’s move to sell the National Women’s Soccer League’s Portland Thorns, the National Basketball Association’s embrace of new sources of team investor capital, accelerated plans to expand the College Football Playoff, Major League Baseball’s sale of its BAMTech equity stake, the Boston Red Sox’s jersey patch sale, and the departure of Lenny Daniels from Warner Bros. Discovery.
Merritt Paulson to sell NWSL’s Portland Thorns
Merritt Paulson, owner of the National Women's Soccer League's Portland Thorns, has announced he will sell the club following the revelations of his part in covering up misconduct allegations against former…
NWSL unveils expansive title game events, TV coverage
The growth of the National Women's Soccer League in the past year will be further demonstrated this week in the extensive build-up events to the 2022 championship game on October 29, as well as in its…
Potential bidders emerge for Timbers, Thorns
A number of competing groups are looking to acquire Major League Soccer's Portland Timbers and the National Women's Soccer League's Portland Thorns amid increasing pressure on majority owner Merritt Paulson…
Paulson steps down as Timbers, Thorns CEO
Merritt Paulson has stepped down from his role as the chief executive of Major League Soccer's Portland Timbers and the National Women's Soccer League's Portland Thorns in the wake of the fallout of the ongoing …
Alaska Airlines redirects Thorns, Timbers sponsorship funds
Alaska Airlines has announced it will redirect sponsorship funds intended for Major League Soccer's Portland Timbers and the National Women's Soccer League's Portland Thorns this financial quarter to the…
Wilkinson, Golub fired by Timbers, Thorns in wake of NWSL abuse scandal
Gavin Wilkinson and Mike Golub have been fired from their respective positions as the president of soccer and president of business of Major League Soccer's Portland Timbers and the National Women's Soccer…
Thorns, Red Stars owners stepping aside from teams’ decisions
One day after the United States Soccer Federation released Sally Yates' independent investigation into allegations of widespread abuse in American women's soccer, National Women's Soccer League's Portland…
Investigation reveals ‘systemic’ abuse in US women’s soccer
An independent investigation into allegations of widespread abusive behavior and sexual misconduct in professional women’s soccer in the United States has revealed "systemic" failings which governing b…
Paulson sells stake of Timbers, Thorns to Arctos Sports Partners
Merritt Paulson, the owner of Major League Soccer’s Portland Timbers and the National Women’s Soccer League’s Portland Thorns, sold a 15 per cent stake in the organization to private equity firm Arcto…
NWSL championship game moved from Portland to Louisville
The National Women's Soccer League's championship game will relocate from Providence Park in Portland to Lynn Family Stadium in Louisville after multiple players requested the move
Thorns GM Wilkinson placed on leave as NWSL players, fans hold protests
The National Women's Soccer League's Portland Thorns have placed club president and general manager Gavin Wilkinson on administrative leave pending the outcome of an outside investigation into his handling…
Thorns, Timbers fans to boycott concessions, merchandise sales in wake of Riley scandal
The Rose City Riveters and Timbers Army, the respective supporters’ groups for the National Women's Soccer League's Portland Thorns and Major League Soccer's Portland Timbers, have announced a boycott o…
Shim demands “more justice, better policies” as NWSL sexual coercion scandal continues
The devastating fallout from the Paul Riley sexual coercion scandal at the National Women's Soccer League has continued with former Portland Thorns player Mana Shim branding her former coach a "predator"…
Timbers, Thorns secure TikTok as sleeve sponsors in multiyear partnership
TikTok, the popular short-form video social media platform, has announced a wide-ranging partnership with Major League Soccer's Portland Timbers and the National Women's Soccer League's Portland Thorns
Portland Thorns-OL Reign game postponed again due to air quality issues
A National Women's Soccer League game between Portland Thorns and OL Reign has been postponed for the second time in a matter of days due to ongoing air quality concerns in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest