TACOMA, WASH. – In a series of key announcements today at a press conference inside Tacoma’s Cheney Stadium, the Tacoma Rainiers and Seattle Sounders FC unveiled the long-awaited new brand for the organizations’ United Soccer League club: Tacoma Defiance. Set to begin play under this new identity immediately, Tacoma’s professional soccer side now officially bears the name of its hometown, while proudly paying homage to the city’s maritime roots and deep sense of civic identity. The club also welcomed its first-ever jersey front partner, as Tacoma-based MultiCare Health System took part in today’s press conference, officially joining the Puget Sound soccer community as presenting partner of Tacoma Defiance.