No matter which Sounders are on the field, the opponent we face, or where we’re at in the standings, we support and play for our city, our club, our crest.
Always Seattle.
This display is 6,000 sq. ft. and was sewn, drawn, and painted during more than 600 hours of work by our volunteers.
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Photo Credit: Max Aquino
The World Cup is always a great reminder that soccer by any name is the one sport in the world that belongs to everyone, and there is a real unity in the love we have for the beautiful game. It brings together strangers and friends, neighbors and classmates, coworkers and families.
And yet, at times we are reminded that it can also be a force for exclusion. Players who feel they have to retire rather than live honestly amongst their fellow players and fans. Slurs hurled from the stands as chants. Hostile hosting cities. This violence keeps some of us out. It prevents everyone from being able to exalt in the joy and the solidarity of heartbreak we have for our club, our crest, and our community.
In that spirit, it is up to all of us to be a constant voice of support not just for our players but equally for each other.
To our lesbian, gay, bi, pan, trans, queer, non-binary, non-conforming, and definition-defying sisters, brothers, and siblings —
You are Sounders. You belong on the pitch. You belong in the stands. You belong here.
*This display consists of 1,195 cards, three crests totaling 5,000 sq. ft of overhead, a 1,000 sq. ft. text banner, and a lot of love. Happy Pride, y’all.
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Photo Credit: Max Aquino
S2, the Tallboys, the Sounders Reserves, whatever we've called them, ECS has been there and supported them for the past 10 years. So, the idea that this latest iteration of stewards at Cheney Stadium, who have exactly six matches under their belts, would now dictate how we support our club is a step beyond the absurd.
That's why on Sunday, June 10th, we will bring our support and we will treat this match like we do all competitive matches in which the Sounders play: a Must-Win. And the executive teams at the Rainiers and Cheney Stadium can choose to accept us as we are, as we have always presented ourselves. Our support for the Sounders is unwavering, and it is as it has always been, family friendly as fuck.
ECS members can follow along or learn more on this topic here.
