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THE SOUND OF THE SOUNDERS
If you think soccer is a niche sport in the US inspiring little of the passion and
noise of football and baseball, you obviously haven't been to Seattle. The
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the third incarnation of Seattle's main soccer club who launched in 2008, are the
best supported Major League Soccer (MLS) team, garnering more than twice as
many home supporters as local baseball team the Mariners. Indeed, in 2012 their
average home gates topped out at 43,000, higher than European Champions
League winners Chelsea.
Sounders fans, who are organized into half a dozen supporters groups, are
famous for their highly musical 'March to the Match' which kicks off from Occi-
dental Park in Pioneer Square. There's plenty to shout about. The team have won
an unprecedented three US Open Cups since their inaugural MLS season in
2009.
CENTURYLINK FIELD
STADIUM
(800 Occidental Ave S; Stadium)
The late, mostly unlamented Kingdome, long Seattle's
biggest eyesore, was once the home field for the city's professional baseball and foot-
ball franchises. Then it was imploded spectacularly in 2000 and replaced by this
72,000-seat stadium, home of the Seattle Seahawks (NFL) and Seattle's soccer team,
the Sounders.
