TUKWILA, Wash. – As the Seattle Sounders made the march out to Field 12 at Starfire Sports Tuesday morning, they were met by a sight that has become a tradition for the first training session of the season. Fans, waving flags and singing songs welcomed the Sounders to the start of the 2019 preseason.
“The fans are great,” head coach Brian Schmetzer said Tuesday. “ECS was out here, they do a great job. They had not just themselves, but they had banners, flags, everything. It reminded us of home at the stadium.”
In a sense, the fans were as active as the players, who are easing in to the start of 2019 after the longest offseason the club has had since 2015.