Talk Timbers hosts Judah Newby and Jake Zivin talk with Portland Timbers and Thorns FC CEO and owner Merritt Paulson. Paulson discusses the state of the Timbers, Thorns and more. We hear about the recent issues with the Timbers and what's being done to fix them, the successes of the Thorns as well as more on the Jeremy Ebobisse trade, the decision to require vaccinations and masks at Providence Park, the search for the new Thorns coach, the development of the teams' academies and a push for new rules about Homegrown rules in both leagues.
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LISTEN | Merritt Paulson discusses state of Portland Timbers and Thorns

Audi 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs Round One Best-of-3 Series
Join us for Game 2 on Nov. 1 at Providence Park! Kickoff is 6:30pm PT!
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Zivin and Newby dive into all things Audi 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs | Talk Timbers
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Building off his first goal, Kristoffer Velde and team look to push in Game 2 of MLS Cup Playoffs: "We need everybody"
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Fans, photographer and players at the 2025 Timbers Year in Photos Art Show at Powell's City of Books
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"The group's focused, the group's ready" | Neville talks about taking on San Diego in Game 2
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"We just need to prepare for the next game" | Velde on his first goal and getting set for SD
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"We need to now make this a three game series" | Neville talks after Game 1 loss to SD
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"I think we kept good intensity despite going down to 10 men" | Surman on Game 1 loss to SD


