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- — Seattle’s new Major League Soccer club will be named Seattle Sounders FC, the club announced today. Over 14,500 fans registered their vote during the four-day election. Approximately 50% of the voters submitted a write-in name, 49% of which included a derivative of the name Sounders.
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Seattle Sounders FC is an American professional men's soccer club based in Seattle, Washington, United States. The Sounders compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. The club was established on November 13, 2007, and began play in 2009 as an MLS expansion team. The Sounders are a phoenix club, replacing the ...
Despite the names having been selected through fan research and internal committees, the omission of the traditional Sounders name embittered many in the Seattle community. In response to the backlash, the team added a fourth "write-in" option for the team name, allowing for any name to be suggested on the ballot.
Over 14,500 fans registered their vote during the four-day election. Approximately 50% of the voters submitted a write-in name, 49% of which included a derivative of the name Sounders. The full name, Seattle Sounders FC, will differentiate from the other teams with a similar name.
Ari Liljenwall. SEATTLE — “We’re the Seattle freakin’ Sounders.”. It’s become a rallying cry for the Sounders ’ fan base ever since head coach Brian Schmetzer delivered those words ...
Apr 8, 2015 · HistoryLink.org Essay 11056. Seattle Sounders FC is a Major League Soccer (MLS) team that began play in 2009. The name, however, dates back to 1974 with the birth of the North American Soccer League's Seattle Sounders. That early team folded in 1983, and pro soccer in Seattle went into a holding period of less ambitious clubs and fast-changing ...
The Seattle Sounders were an American professional soccer team based in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1974, the team belonged to the North American Soccer League where it played both indoor and outdoor soccer. The team folded after the 1983 NASL outdoor season but the name was revived in 1994 for a lower-division team and Seattle Sounders FC ...
May 19, 2013 · The Sounders name was revived in 1994 for an expansion team in the A-League. The franchise endured for over a decade as a 2nd Division club, playing one level below Major League Soccer (MLS). In 2007, Sounders owner Adrian Hanauer , who attended the 1976 Kingdome match against Pele and the Cosmos as a young boy, broadened his investment group and paid $30 million for a 2009 expansion franchise ...
