Two of the men leading MLS expansion charges get the ink from their local papers today. Québécois dairy tycoon and Montréal Impact owner Joey Saputo has an enjoyable Q&A in the Montréal Gazette, while Portland Timbers impresario Merritt Paulson reveals loads of revenue and attendance related dirt on the Rose City club.
I find it interesting that all these young, rich guys are hot under the collar to get involved in MLS; I'm told that these two as well as fellow expansion contenders St. Louis' Jeff Cooper, & Vancouver's Steve Nash along with Chicago Fire owner Andrew Hauptman, KC's Rob Heinemann, and Houston's Oscar De La Hoya & Gabe Brenner are all under the age of 45. Remember back in the Uncle's Hunt, Kraft & Anschutz days when you couldn't buy into this league without a valid AARP card?
