Seattlesoundersfc

Seattle Sounders FC is a professional soccer club based in Seattle and competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Sounders FC was established in November 2007 as an MLS expansion team, making it the 15th team in the league. Fans chose the Sounders name through an online poll in 2008, making the Seattle Sounders FC the third Seattle soccer team to share the moniker. The team is owned by film producer Joe Roth, former head of Disney and Fox Studios, local entrepreneur Adrian Hanauer, comedian Drew Carey and businessman, investor, and philanthropist Paul Allen.