SEATTLE — Nothing about what happened Wednesday at Lumen Field was a coincidence.
The Seattle Sounders becoming the first Major League Soccer team to win the CONCACAF Champions League was a yearslong journey for all involved. The competition in its current iteration had been ruled exclusively by Mexico's Liga MX, which has built-in advantages through its history, roster construction rules and the calendar. Seattle weathered it all. Pick any player, coach or executive, and they're an important element to completing the ultimate puzzle.
Let’s start with the hometown kid Jordan Morris.
Growing up in the Seattle area, he's living his childhood dream by playing for the Sounders.