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Twas an early Saturday afternoon and I had nothing going on. Time to flip through the channels. Nothing on Comedy Central. Nothing on HBO. MLS soccer on ESPN. Sighhhh all right I’ll give it a shot.
MLS Game of the Week: Chicago Fire v. Seattle Sounders FC.
To tell you the truth, I had never really watched a full MLS game, despite being a soccer fan. Having no frame of reference whatsoever, I figured they were playing in Chicago, seeing as how the weather was way too sunny to be Seattle. For about 10 minutes, I was confused as to why Chicago would wear such uniforms that would befit team from Seattle. For MLS novices, some boxing-style color notifications (Seattle in the green with blue trim, Chicago in the white with red trim) would’ve been helpful. But whatever, my fault for being ignorant I suppose.
Once I realized which team was which, the Sounders jerseys started growing on me. Xbox LIVE sponsorship? I’m a nerd! I can relate! And more importantly than the Seattle climate, the color scheme reminded me of Ninja Turtles. Specifically Leonardo with his blue bandanna and their blue trim. Just like a pair of Nike Air Max 180‘s that I once customized on Nike ID:
The start of the game was slightly painful. It seemed like someone playing a deliberate, calculated game of FIFA 09, trying not to give up the ball and taking any outlandish chances on goal.
And then the crowd got into it.
Holy crap, Qwest Field was absolutely rocking for this team. Who’da thunk it? The place is jam packed with supporters standing, chanting (were they chanting “Sound-ers” or “ass-hole”?), waving flags. Also hilarious to see the pasty whiteness of greater Seattle come out and strip their shirts off at a soccer game. You could practically see the meat cooking out there.
Wait a second… Kasey Keller still exists?! And he plays for the Sounders? Time to cue up Barcelona’s synthpop tribute to the man.
30 shots on goal
We both know you won’t bail
Kasey saves the gang again
I suppose this makes sense though, since Wikipedia tells me Kasey is from Olympia, Washington. Nice to still earn a paycheck and be in early retirement right near home. Awesome nonetheless.
Former Arsenal player and fiery Swede Freddie Ljungberg gets sent off after taking a dive and arguing the call, but at least he put on entertaining theatrics. Colombian starlet Fredy Montero definitely provided a lot of spark and majority of entertainment, but failed to score. All things considered, a watchable 0-0 draw.
It goes against my beliefs to simply arbitrarily pick a team to cheer on. But given my current situation in LA with the circus of a franchise that has been the Los Angeles Galaxy since the David Beckham era, I think I’ll allow myself this exception. Sounders, eh? Yep, I can definitely get behind this.
