Web traffic to GeekWire was a bit down today — perhaps many of our readers were out marching with the Seattle Sounders to celebrate their first-ever MLS Cup victory. The team — players, coaches, owners, staff, and more — rode trolleys through downtown, ending up at a massive rally at Seattle Center. Mayor Ed Murray was there, as was King County Executive Dow Constantine and Congressman Jim McDermott. The rally was the culmination of a remarkable turnaround season for the Sounders, who went from last place in the Western Conference in July and bounced back to win their first MLS championship. It… Read More
We’re guessing there are a lot of happy GeekWire readers out there this weekend with the Seattle Sounders MLS Cup championship victory on Saturday against Toronto FC. GeekWire was on hand for the team’s arrival at Boeing Field on Sunday where the team was greeted by throngs of enthusiastic supporters. We caught up with Sounders owner Adrian Hanauer and Stefan Frei, the team’s goalkeeper and MLS Cup MVP. We then joined the celebration as the team shared the MLS Cup with their fans. If you didn’t make it to this afternoon’s rally, check out the video below. The team is… Read More
Seattle Sounders FC fans will watch their team do battle in jerseys that have a little extra fighting spirit designed into them on Sunday. In celebration of the release of “Gears of War 4” on XBox One and Microsoft Windows, the team will be wearing Pacific blue jerseys with the XBox and “Gears” logos. Sounders players definitely got their game faces on for a photo shoot to show off the jerseys. Defender Román Torres looks especially intimidating with his tattoo sleeves and menacing scowl as he and teammates posed with models dressed in battle armor from the video game. Hopefully the Sounders… Read More
