Over 24 hours after the release of the U.S. Soccer Federation/Sally Yates investigation into the NWSL abuse scandals, Merritt Paulson has finally released a statement.
The Portland Thorns and Portland Timbers owner and CEO released a statement on Tuesday, stating that he is removing himself from Thorns-related decision making, effective today. Former Thorns and current Timbers general manager Gavin Wilkinson, and Timbers and Thorns President of Business Mike Golub will be doing the same.
“I cannot apologize enough for our role in a gross systemic failure to protect player safety and the missteps we made in 2015.