His name is Andy Hartpence, and he normally raps about video games, computer science and robots. But this week the Seattle nerdcore hip hop artist’s sly and silly rhymes about his favorite soccer club — Sounders FC — earned him prime tickets to Sunday’s sold out MLS Cup at CenturyLink Field. Hartpence is the winner of the #GeekiestSoundersFan contest, a fun competition in which geeks from across the Seattle area competed for two pitchside tickets in the Slalom Experience seats. You can watch Hartpence’s winning performance below, giving shout outs to contest co-hosts GeekWire and Slalom Consulting, as well as… Read More
This weekend’s MLS Cup match between Seattle Sounders FC and Toronoto FC is almost here, and Geekwire readers are getting fired up. When we put out the call for the Geekiest Sounders Fan, we knew that Sounders fans would not disappoint. Raps, haikus, cheers and epic artwork and photos show that there are some passionate Sounders geeks out there. Thanks to our partners at Slalom Consulting, one of these Sounders geeks is going to win a pair of epic, pitch-side seats in the Slalom Experience for Sunday’s championship match. Mr. Sounder, the legendary Sounders defender Zach Scott, has been busy… Read More
We’ve got MLS Cup fever here at GeekWire — as you may have noticed with a Rave Green color change to your favorite technology news site. For the third time in four years, the Seattle Sounders FC — GeekWire’s hometown club — are headed to North America’s soccer championship against Toronto FC on Sunday, November 10. The match sold out in minutes last Friday, with 69,000 screaming soccer fans expected at Seattle’s CenturyLink Field. It’s going to be incredible as Nico, Raul, Stefan and crew take the pitch, and hopefully hoist the cup. Now, we want you to join the… Read More
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with details from the Sounders’ event announcing Zulily as its new jersey sponsor. [Follow up: From Microsoft to Zulily: Why the Sounders teamed up with Seattle e-commerce company that aims for rebrand] Microsoft Xbox may be out as the Seattle Sounders jersey sponsor, and rumors are swirling about which company will take its place. The Major League Soccer club is hosting an event on Thursday at noon to reveal an “important club announcement,” believed to be a new jersey sponsor. It teased the announcement on social media late Wednesday, and buzz points to another… Read More
There were slick passes, booming shots, big saves, and tough tackles. But this time, Seattle Sounders soccer stars took their competition from the pitch to the game room, duking it out against each other in a FIFA 19 Faceoff. Microsoft hosted the tournament as a way to promote the Sounders new jersey kits advertising Mixer, the company’s game streaming platform that competes with Amazon’s Twitch. The action was live-streamed on Mixer’s page. Eight players — Stefan Frei, Nico Lodeiro, Chad Marshall, Bryan Meredith, Lamar Neagle, Jordan Morris, Cristian Roldan, and Victor Rodriguez — hung out at The Ninety in Seattle for an… Read More
