Seattle Teams Gearing Up for Pride
The Seattle Sounders and Seattle Reign are getting ready to join in the city’s Pride festivities, both inside and outside of their stadiums.
Category: Seattle Sounders FC
American Soccer Gears Up for Pride Weekend
Coinciding with the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall Riots that ushered in the modern gay rights movement, the final weekend of June is filled with the biggest pride celebrations across the country.
Cascadia Supporters Mark International Day Against Homophobia
Supporters groups in Cascadia marked Friday’s International Day Against Homophobia with displays in the stands Saturday in Vancouver and Seattle. For Vancouver it was a draw against Cascadia rivals Portland, but just as the...
Soccer Ally May: Seattle Sounders
Two weeks down and two to go with over two dozen players added to our Allies List. We begin week three with the Seattle Sounders. The Sounders currently have three players on the list...
Seattle Sounders: Jersey Week 2013
I have been on the edge of my seat waiting for the new Seattle Sounders jerseys. The last few times we have changed jerseys went from classic Seattle sports team to 13-year-olds in training...
Marc Burch Meets the Press and Opens Up
At Tuesday’s training for the Seattle Sounders, defender Marc Burch took questions from reporters and was very candid about his suspension last year for using a gay slur. He said that his three game...
Seattle Sounders Support Robbie Rogers
After Robbie Rogers came out on Friday, the outpouring of support from the soccer community was immense. But there are a few examples worth highlighting, such as the video from the Seattle Sounders. Sounders...
Marc Burch Suspended Three Games for Gay Slur
Major League Soccer has suspended Seattle Sounders defender Marc Burch for a gay slur he used against an opponent in their Thursday night victory over Real Salt Lake. Matching the punishment handed down to...
Marc Burch Apology for Last Night’s Gay Slur
Seattle Defender Marc Burch apologized via the Sounders website for his use of a gay slur during their match last night against Real Salt Lake: I apologize for my horrific choice of words last night...
