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Last month, the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer (MLS), reopened their stadium, Providence Park, after $85 million of new construction and renovation. The 20-month project was a crowning achievement for the franchise that, when they entered the league in 2011, played in a baseball stadium that was built in 1926. Over time, owner Merritt Paulson continued to invest steadily in improvements and infrastructure and now, the venue is among the envies of the league.
“It’s certainly one of the most intense MLS atmospheres I’ve experienced,” said Graham Ruthven, a Scotland-based freelance soccer writer who attended the Timbers’ stadium reopening match against LAFC.
In some ways, the Timbers’ story may be analogous to MLS itself.
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