We've already seen, and will continue to see, protests surrounding the World Cup in Qatar due to the alleged human rights issues taking place there. USMNT coach Gregg Berhalter wants to educate his players before deciding how they will make their voices heard.For more than a decade, no professional sports owner championed women’s soccer in America like Henry Merritt Paulson III.
He’s previously told fans the other investigation being conducted on behalf of the NWSL and the players’ association — which is expected to release its findings sometime before the end of the year — will exonerate him. In the meantime, he’s desperately trying to hang on to the teams he loves so much.The Yates report said Paulson was not transparent about why the club parted ways with former Thorns coach Paul Riley, who was accused by multiple players of unwanted sexual advances.
Rosas said she doesn’t think “there’s a redemption story coming,” and knows the teams’ supporters won’t stay quiet as the Thorns continue their postseason Sunday with a semifinal against the San Diego Wave. Since the Yates’ report, no major city or state leader has gone to bat for Paulson. In fact, all three gubernatorial candidates agreed on little else during their debate Wednesday night other than that. Current Oregon Gov. Kate Brown previously called for systemic change throughout women’s soccer and U.S. Senator Ron Wyden called the findings “devastating.” Neither named Paulson in their statements.
Still, Garber mostly placates him and it’s widely believed Garber will not lead a charge to banish him from MLS. According to MLS bylaws, it takes a vote of 75% of MLS owners to force out another owner. There’s no precedent for that, though an MLS and NWSL owner has been pressured to sell in the past: Former Real Salt Lake and Utah Royals owner Dell Loy Hansen"decided to sell," according to the league, after making racist remarks. The teams were sold separately.
The Timbers Army and Rose City Riveters fan groups have called for Paulson to sell the team, saying in a joint statement, “The toxic culture that allowed these behaviors to exist and continue in our clubs’ organizations runs too long, too deep, and too high … Merritt Paulson and Peregrine Sports need to sell the teams.”
Sponsors are speaking up, too. In the days after the Yates report became public, a local Portland mortgage company and a local wine company both severed their relationships with the clubs.
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