MLS fines Timbers owner Paulson $25K for ripping officials on Twitter, and for confronting referee after match

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A missed penalty call in Saturday's Portland Timbers-D.C. United match was enough to set off Timbers owner Merritt Paulson. He not only rattled off a tirade on Twitter bashing MLS officiating, he then confronted match officials after the match.

Major League Soccer punished Paulson for his actions, fining him $25,000 for his actions, and for the following tweets:

"Let's be real.

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