As the soccer world is put on pause during the COVID-19 crisis, Sounders FC players are finding new and creative ways to make an impact in the region.
Recently, club captain Nicolás Lodeiro and Homegrown midfielder Danny Leyva surprised the U-15 team from Atlético de PacNW, a volunteer-driven soccer program that increases accessibility to high-quality soccer for kids from underserved communities, by hopping on a Zoom call and hanging out with the kids.
“These kids are still raving about it,” said Aaron Byers, a volunteer coach and administrator who helped facilitate the surprise ZOOM call.