
Introduction to the Seattle Sounders Football Club
Those who travel in Seattle and love sports, know that Seattle is a city that gets to see a lot of sporting action through out the year. This is mainly thanks to the many professional teams that call the city their home. All the major sports are played in Seattle and this includes baseball, basketball, football and also soccer. The city is represented in soccer by the famous Seattle Sounders FC.
1. General information
http://www.soundersfc.com/
Seattle Sounders FC are a professional soccer team who play in Major League Soccer. The team is fairly new and they are also the third team to have shared the name of the Sounders. The team is owned by Hollywood producer Joe Roth and one of the three minority owners is the famous comedian Drew Carey. The team is coached by Sigi Schmid who has won the MLS cup twice.
2. Home field
The calls the Qwest field its home field. All the home matches are played here.
3. Brief History
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Sounders_FC
Seattle has always shown an interest in acquiring an MLS (Major League Soccer) team and in 1994, it was recognized that the city did not have a soccer only stadium. Not only that, the city also failed to raise 10,000 deposits for season tickets. These two reasons kept the city from getting an MLS team.
IN 1995, the Seattle Seahawks owner Paula Allen helped the city to build a football stadium. Even then, the city did not get the expansion teams. More than a decade passed and finally 2007 came. In 2007, another bid for MLS expansion was made. It was an estimated $35million bid.
The final announcement was made in early November 2007 that Seattle finally had an MLS team.
http://www.soundersfc.com/Matchday/Schedule.aspx

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