The new owners of Qwest plan to rename the home of the Sounders (and Seahawks) to CenturyLink Field on Thursday. Official Release SEATTLE, Wash. – The home of the Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Sounders FC, numerous community events, concerts and consumer shows will now be called CenturyLink Field and CenturyLink Field Event Center, it was...
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The US Men’s National Team was supposed to play Argentina on March 26th in Seattle Well, per Steve Goff it’s not happening… in Seattle. The venue for the U.S.-Argentina friendly March 26 is about to be finalized, and after being mentioned as the early front-runner, Seattle is now completely out of contention…
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Today, the committee supporting the US’s opportunity to host either the 2018 or 2022 World Cup submitted their list of 18 cities as a part of their final bid in the selection process. Seattle was selected as one of the 18 cities following a 9-month selection process.
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If you’re a season ticket holder you probably received an email regarding the opening of the Upper Level Loge seating. In short these will be the same seats that were added and available for the Playoff match with Houston. Some information about those seats This is not the entire 300-level section- it is the...
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Sports Illustrated has taken a look at MLS attendance which is down 2.6%. Although the NBA and NHL are experiencing minor attendance growths, Major League Baseball’s attendance was down nearly 6%. As we mentioned, Sounders FC has set and a record for average attendance with 30,897 fans. MLS’s attendance would be down 9% if...
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ESPN is reporting that Drew Carey has joined the board for the US bid to host the games. With both Qwest and Husky Stadium on the shortened list, World Cup Soccer in Seattle is looking better and better!
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We are 93.3% of the way through the home schedule in the 2009 MLS Season and the Sounders are averaging 30,739 for League matches at Qwest this season (if you throw in Chelsea & Barcelona, the average jumps to 35,155). That would put them… 4th in France’s Ligue 1 (behind Marseille, Paris St. Germain,...
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Oh, to the sadness of many Sounders fans, 50,000 pairs of Thundersticks will be given away at Saturday’s match against Chelsea. Samsung Mobile and at&t are proud to present the historical Sounders FC vs. Chelsea FC match on Saturday at the Xbox Pitch at Qwest Field. Fifty-thousand thundersticks will be distributed to fans courtesy...
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More details to come… It appears to be free. Presser
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BRAVO Sounders Front Office!!! The Sounders FC Front Office has made the decision to broadcast the Confederations Cup Final between the US Men’s National Team and Brazil on Sunday before the Sounders & Colorado Rapids match. This makes our dilemma easier to solve… Kickoff of the Confederations Cup match is slated for 1130a. Qwest...
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