Sounders' minority owner Drew Carey acknowledges the Seattle supporters who traveled to DC. (SoundersFC.com photo)
Sounders fans kiss the cup at the airport this morning. (Flickr.com photo from Jimmy Metzger)
Seattle Sounders have won a major trophy, and quite a few of their fans were so hyped up they couldn't sleep. Some of them put that party energy to good use by staying up and greeting the players' jet when it landed at Boeing Field just before 4:00 AM this morning.
KING 5 was on hand when the Sounders arrived home. See their video HERE.
Examiner's first report on the match is HERE.
Jose Romero of the Seattle Times has video and photos from RFK stadium HERE.
Prost Amerika Soccer has reflections on the cup-lifting night HERE.
Fan photos from the airport: Starting to come online
Sounders players look up to the second deck in RFK stadium where Seattle's traveling fans cheer them on after their big US Open Cup win. (SoundersFC.com)
Reports and Commentary from around the soccer world:
New York Times / Jack Bell: Sounders grab a trophy
Washington Post: Sounders fans take on DC
Seattle Sports Blog: Taking the country by storm
FanHouse.com: Keller and Carey sound off
DC Sports Box: United suffers individual and team 'breakdowns'
Comments
Hi Dave,
You're currently linking to the Times on the Prost link.
Anyway, great victory and a major relief. Hopefully the team can use this as inspiration to finish out the season, grab a playoff spot and win the MLS Cup.
Thanks CarlosT. Fixed! And worth a click to read Prost's take, too!
thanks for that video link from the airport scene. been looking for that with bleary eyes :)
Just watched the linked KING 5 video from the airport this morning. Tears of joy!
On to the LEAGUE! :)
Wow, many, many more fans that I would expect at Boeing Field at 5:00 AM. Good on 'em!! Well done.
where is the trophy on display at??
Anna: It is not on display permanently anywhere just yet. It is at the club offices, but we'll see where they eventually put it...
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