15th MLS team will be named SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC
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April 7 --- MVN Soccer: On Monday at noon Pacific Time, the fans’ choice for Seattle’s MLS team name was announced to the world via a live webcast with video presentation and press conference on MLSinSeattle.com --- The team owners were profiled (and they include among them Hollywood producer Joe Roth as majority owner, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, and comedian Drew Carey)...
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15th MLS team name announced today...
Published 4/7/2008 by Mr. Adventure at San Diego MLS Project
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MVN Soccer on video presentation, announcement, and live webcast,
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Official Press Release, ...
Seattle Sounders FC
Published 4/7/2008 by frankg4e at Fantasy Sports Outlook
Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts Here it is. The name and logo for the new Seattle franchise in Major League Soccer. They’ll start playing in the 2009 season at Qwest Field. For more information visit www.soundersfc.com.
Here are some more stories on the Seattle franchise.
The World’s Beautiful Game at MVN.com and from Laurie over at The Offside. ...
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Posted 4/8/2008 on TheOriginalWinger.com
With the announcement that Seattle has gone with nostalgia and stuck with the classic Sounders name for their new MLS franchise, I am curious as to what you think of the logo and their choice of staying with the Sounders. I like that they stayed classic and stuck with tradition that dates back to the 1970’s. Just not sure about the logo yet, although it’s possible it will ...It’s in the inter(net)! April 8
Posted 4/8/2008 on Pitch Invasion
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Posted 4/8/2008 on There Is Only One Sinnacle
New Seattle MLS team to be called Sounders SEATTLE — The newest Major League Soccer team will be called Seattle Sounders FC. Article Good move in listening to their fans. Never understood the MLS phobia towards the N.A.S.L era.Stupid MLS Wankers
Posted 4/8/2008 on Unprofessional Foul
Earlier this year Seattle was awarded a new MLS team to begin play in 2009. It was a team without a name until today. The stupid MLS wankers gave Seattle fans a choice of three names--Seattle FC, Seattle Alliance or Seattle Republic--three incredibly bland and/or dumb names. I am incredibly loathe to admit this but thankfully Seattle-ites have some semblance of intelligence and managed to ...Victory!
Posted 4/8/2008 on The Beautiful Game
The fans spoke. Or as majority owner Joe Roth said in this Seattle Times story , "the fans are speaking." Seattle Sounders F.C. (Cue the angels, harps and all that goodness) I love it. Here's a link to the new website: SoundersFC.com . It looks remarkably similar to the ex-MLS in Seattle website and has a countdown that appears to mark April 9th, 2009, at 7 p.m. as the season opener. Now ...SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC — First details on new MLS team name, voting, colors and logos
Posted 4/8/2008 on The World's Beautiful Game
The Press Release from today’s Seattle announcement contains a great deal of detail, so I thought you might like to see it in its entirety here. This is the complete release, and it’s been posted on the official team site, which made its debut today… “Seattle’s new Major League Soccer club will be named Seattle Sounders FC, the club announced today. Over ...SOUNDERS! SOUNDERS! SOUNDERS!
Posted 4/7/2008 on Eleven Devils : A Football Blog
We interrupt our standard non-service to note that the new MLS franchise holders in Seattle chose to retain the city's glorious soccer tradition and call their new team "the Sounders." This means they rejected such previously mooted (is that a word?) possibilities as "Seattle Republic" and "Seattle Alliance," both of which sounded like the names of left-wing newspapers or gay bathhouses. ...Official Press Release from today's Seattle announcement
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Posted 4/7/2008 on Who Ate All the Cupcakes?
Seattle Sounders FC... I am really glad that the name Sounders is still there, I'm glad the history has been recognized and value has been seen in it. Not all of America's soccer past is bad, not all of it needs to be swept under the rug or hidden behind the couch. There are things to celebrate and traditions to continue. Seattle Sounders is one of them. Thoughts?Seattle Sounders FC
Posted 4/7/2008 on du Nord
It's official. The new MLS team in Seattle next year will be called Seattle Sounders FC . I am very glad they got it right. That has not always been the case with this league!Seattle writes in its name
Posted 4/7/2008 on The Netminder
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Posted 4/7/2008 on WVHooligan - Soccer Blog
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Posted 4/7/2008 on JamieTrecker's Blog
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Posted 4/7/2008 on MLS Rumors - For the time between the games
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Posted 4/7/2008 on Enjoy the Enjoyment
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