Soccer Deal Passes Council With One Major Change by Mark Larabee (Article | Oregonian - March 11) Portland City Commissioner Dan Saltzman voted this afternoon in favor of bringing Major League Soccer to Portland to loud cheers, giving a 3-2 edge to the city's involvement in a complicated financial deal after a six-hour hearing.more details | go to article
Major League Soccer Deal Reached, Now It's City Council's Turn by Mark Larabee (Article | Oregonian - March 10) Timbers and Beavers owner Merritt Paulson reached a tentative agreement Monday with Portland leaders that would give him access to more than $60 million in city-backed loans to build a new Triple A baseball stadium in the Rose Quarter and renovate PGE Park for a new Major League Soccer franchise.more details | go to article
Vera Hot And Cold On Soccer by Mark Larabee (Blog Entry | Oregonian - March 10) Former mayor turned soccer-team lobbyist Vera Katz came out this morning for her protege's press conference on the proposed deal over city-back funding for Major League Soccer.more details | go to article
Adams, Leonard Defend Soccer Deal by Mark Larabee (Article | Oregonian - March 10) Portland Mayor Sam Adams said this morning that his goal to make the city's economy the most sustainable in the world requires that it build its international profile, "and the language the world speaks most is Futbol."more details | go to article
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