The Seattle Sounders Soccer Experience

For the most part, MLS fans are fairly timid compared to soccer leagues in Europe, South America and Asia. Fortunately, the fans of Seattle buck that trend. Being from Southern California, I flew up for the weekend to experience the best pre-game and in game atmosphere in the MLS and Seattle's soccer fans don't disappoint.
Sixty minutes prior to kickoff, fans gather in Pioneer Square and march their way to the stadium singing songs and chanting along the way. The band normally stops in front of the stadium and plays, too. It's the kind of experience you'd expect in the South or Midwest for college football, definitely not a normal MLS thing. This was prior to the May 2011 match with Sporting Kansas City.
Seattle fans - thanks for making soccer count in America!

[@omardumeto]

it makes me happy to see americans finally being involved in real football and the passion it brings

[@mgsports9561]

from mexico to Argentina are americans too, football there is a religion

[@gersoneduardojimenezbarret9086]

@@mgsports9561 let then still saying americans..... as a peruvian I think it do not have enough relevance xd

[@TrooperLFC]

the lad's jumper at 2:45 says Seattle Sounders FC. good to know you lot call it football and not soccer. good lads, great atmo! YNWA

[@nelson776]

wow so awsome

[@MrTunes333]

Lets hope a buisness man does not come along and decide to move this club somewhere else, franchising in the USA is not the best way to keep the spirit. Though it looks like it would be quite hard to move this club...

[@wolffriendinus]

It would be impossible lol. They'd have a riot on their hands.

[@dede34236]

The Emerald City has he greatest fans in the world :)

[@drevil37373]

is that daniel hyak the march to the match producer.

[@kingdev97]

Lmao go on a euro tour for real football fans

[@Imdaboss551]

Timbers are way better!

[@aleobago28]

HAHAHHAAH we in Europe are laughing to you

[@JoshuaGibson92]

terrible.

[@dosh271]

Seattle Sound Fans are like the Brittish Football fans and L.A. Galaxy are pretty much Hinchas Latinos. Damn That should be the classic of the MLS

[@savino3109]

Ernie Fernandez go Galaxy lol

[@maxwellheimdal8176]

Lol Timbers fans in the comments, stop drinking that hatorade. GO SOUNDERS!

[@grofinno]

I didn't know that footbal(soccer) is popular in USA. It most be in last 10 years.Very interesting.

[@lisbonroardyingoflaughter3257]

it got more popular when they held the world cup their in 94

[@eddymanurung6356]

Amazing sounders fans,i really love to watch this soccer fans getting ready for the match,never know football so popular in the US,greetings fr batam island,Indonesia.

[@ricardoestupinan2793]

My dream is to be there again and I hope is soon . Even if the games are some times not what I expect , the excitement inside and outside the stadium is electric . You forget about what you did that day and now nothing else matters . You are living an experience that is unforgettable

[@1984corkery]

3:50 sums up American Football.

[@tomzablee]

Women and kids walking by, smiling and laughing and clapping their hands.. ffs

[@michaelcoxfitness6089]

Brings chills!!!! Eternal blue forever green sounders til I die HEY!

[@ichbins4982]

Are there always so many people in US-American football stadiums?

[@josesalcedo3872]

Ich Bins for sounders games in Seattle yeah

[@lisbonroardyingoflaughter3257]

the stadium wasnt even full

[@bombsawaygaming9135]

@@josesalcedo3872 more recently teams like Portland Atlanta LAFC and Kansas have good fans too

[@jkbbalnibo]

No but I’m the play offs ohhhh boy it fills up all the way

[@lightjedi5]

Actually its occidental square not pioneer square

[@mfthlrdwnsidiq...9714]

MLS football fans better than NBA fans....

[@digstravel33]

True - NBA is so boring these days!

[@mfthlrdwnsidiq...9714]

@@digstravel33 exactly, you Will never gonna see this atmosfer in other sports in America.... Seattle and Portland make MLS growing so fast in western.

[@ketto65]

Hello, first of all I congratulate you on your beautiful music video ... maybe I would have changed but that's okay. I am a Roman citizen and a fan of AS ROMA and as having at heart the city of Seattle I came to see if there were also groups in Seattle Ultras .... I was pleased to see that there is a good cheer, even if not its comparable to the European Championships.

[@nadiainterF9]

Just watched the Sounders game and I gotta say...I was very impressed by your fans! They just keep getting louder and louder with the chants! Respect from Brazil

[@ericweiler6571]

Much respect to Brazil right back from Seattle. Mucho gusto!!

[@RollOnToVictory]

Love the band, love the crowd! love Seattle!

[@1955teddrake]

Can't wait til the summer, when 2000 english fans descend upon America and show them real football

[@MrTunes333]

Because of the corporate direction and high prices in the UK leagues you are seeing none league grow... Here you get a reminder of how clubs are all about the fans...

[@krazypizza1163]

👍🏻

[@chrisburke7777]

Took me a minute ..... the band played Pennywise " The Bro Song " Awesome.

[@DCUnderdog3000]

soccer fans > football fans

[@KM-px8cs]

There is no other place on earth quite like seattle when it comes to having admiration for sports and the arts.

[@TheDragon92580]

Can't wait for 2012 season! Didn't even realize I was in this video until I watched it again. Always there for my boys!!

[@Thursday_4_23]

😂🤯🙇‍♀️

[@silverackerman394]

Atta go my fellow state members and fans!

[@rickyticky3350]

That's fucken awesome

[@RosaLaNegra]

Love all my Seattle teams..

[@SuperSparrow45]

Cobain Craze!

[@sounders1012]

ECS NO EQAUL

[@samhill487]

Translation?

[@shyshy4273]

3:50

[@kingjtl08]

It's like a Timber's game just if there was less passion and everything was staged, on your way to seattle you missed the best soccer experience in North America!

[@stevenharrison5527]

kingjtl08 yeah but Seattle as a city is 100 times better than Portland

[@jorgeacosta9051]

Timbers fans are more hype

[@TMRSDAJJ]

Jorge Acosta no

[@isaacmartinez4870]

Jorge Acosta Fuck PTFC

[@silverackerman394]

BLASPHEMY

[@SB-hs4yn]

from my personal point of view seattle sounders fans are the most hyped mls or amarican fans ever

[@jkbbalnibo]

S B I think it’s Lafc of la Galaxy

[@jkbbalnibo]

But im a sounders fan

[@gtmsnba13]

so that's where all the Sonics fans went to

[@gnicchelibero8739]

this is a shame for each europe football fans

[@ryandonaghey7189]

your comment doesnt make sense lol

[@howry82]

Marching band? Haha. The TA has been lined up for hours, so something as silly as this couldn't take place anyways.

[@sylvain13200]

Respect from Saint-Etienne

[@tomzablee]

Lol. This is just wrong. It's like a gimmick of real football fans. Embarrassing.

[@SneakerheadReppin]

Mediocre. Portland has the real fans. Sounders fans are the most bandwagon fans in the league.

[@TMRSDAJJ]

SneakerheadReppin hilarious and original

[@wolffriendinus]

roflmao. We're not bandwagon. We stick by our guys through bad and good no matter what.