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==Ownership==
==Ownership==
The team ownership is split among several investors. The majority owner is Hollywood producer [[Joe Roth]], with minority owners Adrian Hanauer, current owner of [[Seattle Sounders (USL)|Seattle Sounders]]; [[Paul Allen]], [[Microsoft]] co-founder and owner of the [[Seattle Seahawks]] and [[Portland Trailblazers]]; and [[Drew Carey]], [[comedian]] and [[game show host]].<ref name=ownership>{{cite news | title=Carey signs on to invest in Seattle expansion team | date=[[2007-11-12]] | publisher=ESPN | url =http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=481717&cc=5901 | work =ESPNSoccernet | accessdate = 2007-11-13 | language = }}</ref> The Seattle franchise is believed to have paid a $30 million expansion fee, $10 million more than the last expansion fee paid by the [[San Jose Earthquakes]] team.<ref name=Stone>{{cite news | first=Larry | last=Stone | title=Big-time soccer coming in 2009 | date=[[2007-11-10]] | url =http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/soccer/2004005776_mls10.html | work =[[Seattle Times]]| accessdate = 2007-11-10 | language = }}</ref> More than 5,000 season tickets have been sold in under a week.
The team ownership is split among several investors. The majority owner is Hollywood producer [[Joe Roth]], with minority owners Adrian Hanauer, current owner of [[Seattle Sounders (USL)|Seattle Sounders]]; [[Paul Allen]], [[Microsoft]] co-founder and owner of the [[Seattle Seahawks]] and [[Portland Trailblazers]]; and [[Drew Carey]], [[comedian]] and [[game show host]].<ref name=ownership>{{cite news | title=Carey signs on to invest in Seattle expansion team | date=[[2007-11-12]] | publisher=ESPN | url =http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=481717&cc=5901 | work =ESPNSoccernet | accessdate = 2007-11-13 | language = }}</ref> The Seattle franchise is believed to have paid a $30 million expansion fee, $10 million more than the last expansion fee paid by the [[San Jose Earthquakes]] team.<ref name=Stone>{{cite news | first=Larry | last=Stone | title=Big-time soccer coming in 2009 | date=[[2007-11-10]] | url =http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/soccer/2004005776_mls10.html | work =[[Seattle Times]]| accessdate = 2007-11-10 | language = }}</ref> More than 8,000 season tickets have been sold since becoming available. Notable season ticket holders include Seattle Mayor [[Greg Nickels]] and Washington Governor [[Christine Gregoire]].<ref>{{cite news | first=José Miguel | last=Romero | coauthors= | title=NW Briefs / Tickets for Seattle's MLS team top 8,000 | date=2007-11-27 | publisher= | url =http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/collegesports/2004036866_regr27.html | work =The Seattle Times | pages = | accessdate = 2007-11-28 | language = }}</ref>


Drew Carey's involvement with the team came under two conditions: the Seattle MLS team will have a [[marching band]], making it the only professional soccer franchise in America with a marching band, and the ability for fans to buy membership in the team giving them a say in the running of the team and a vote on the general manager, similar to [[FC Barcelona]].<ref name=ownership />
Drew Carey's involvement with the team came under two conditions: the Seattle MLS team will have a [[marching band]], making it the only professional soccer franchise in America with a marching band, and the ability for fans to buy membership in the team giving them a say in the running of the team and a vote on the general manager, similar to [[FC Barcelona]].<ref name=ownership />

Revision as of 23:18, 28 November 2007

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The Seattle Major League Soccer team is a professional soccer club to be based in Seattle, Washington that will begin play in Major League Soccer in 2009. The team will play its home games at Qwest Field[1].

Ownership

The team ownership is split among several investors. The majority owner is Hollywood producer Joe Roth, with minority owners Adrian Hanauer, current owner of Seattle Sounders; Paul Allen, Microsoft co-founder and owner of the Seattle Seahawks and Portland Trailblazers; and Drew Carey, comedian and game show host.[2] The Seattle franchise is believed to have paid a $30 million expansion fee, $10 million more than the last expansion fee paid by the San Jose Earthquakes team.[3] More than 8,000 season tickets have been sold since becoming available. Notable season ticket holders include Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels and Washington Governor Christine Gregoire.[4]

Drew Carey's involvement with the team came under two conditions: the Seattle MLS team will have a marching band, making it the only professional soccer franchise in America with a marching band, and the ability for fans to buy membership in the team giving them a say in the running of the team and a vote on the general manager, similar to FC Barcelona.[2]

Team name

The name of the new Seattle MLS team and the future of the USL Sounders is uncertain. "The Sounders name has value, but on the other end of that, lately it has been associated with a Division 2 team," said Robin Waite, member of the Sounders ownership group. "I don't know if they want to rebrand or not. They tried that in San Jose and then went back to their original name."[3] The official team name will be announced by the spring of 2008, for which fans can make suggestions on the team's website.[5]

Players

Players will begin to be signed in the 2008 calendar year in accordance with MLS rules which also allows Seattle to have first pick in the 2009 MLS Draft held in January 2009.[5] The ownership team has not confirmed any specific players they would like to sign but there has been some comment about potential players. Hanauer expects some of the key players from the Sounders to transfer to the MLS team based on MLS Competition Committee rules. Roth's is considering the impact Asian players could have on the new team, "...I hope that we'll be able to bring in the same caliber of player as Ichiro Suzuki with the Seattle Mariners."[6] In independent interviews, European players and Washington natives Kasey Keller[7] and Preston Zimmerman[8], have both expressed interest in playing for the new Seattle team.

External links

Fan Sites

References

  1. ^ "MLS awards Seattle expanison team for 2009" (Press release). Major League Soccer. 2007-11-13. Retrieved 2007-11-17. {{cite press release}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ a b "Carey signs on to invest in Seattle expansion team". ESPNSoccernet. ESPN. 2007-11-12. Retrieved 2007-11-13. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ a b Stone, Larry (2007-11-10). "Big-time soccer coming in 2009". Seattle Times. Retrieved 2007-11-10. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ Romero, José Miguel (2007-11-27). "NW Briefs / Tickets for Seattle's MLS team top 8,000". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2007-11-28. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  5. ^ a b "MLS in Seattle". MLS in Seattle. Retrieved 2007-11-14.
  6. ^ Moroney, Laurence (11-13-2007). "MLS announces expansion in Seattle". MLS.net. Retrieved 2007-11-20. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  7. ^ Gaschk, Matthew (11-14-2007). "Seattle's MLS team spurs ticket rush". SeattlePI.com. Retrieved 2007-11-15. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  8. ^ "Seattle MLS Buzz, Volume One". 11-17-2007. Retrieved 2007-11-20. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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