View the original article to see embedded media.
Garth Lagerwey’s long-term success and lengthy title—“General Manager and President of Soccer”—probably afford him the latitude to dabble in whatever aspect of the Seattle Sounders organization he chooses. And so a couple weeks ago, as Lumen Field was filling up for his club’s MLS match against Inter Miami, Lagerwey grabbed a microphone, turned toward the crowd and became emcee of sales.
Seattle’s next home game, the second leg of the Concacaf Champions League finals against UNAM Pumas, would be the “biggest game in club history,” Lagerwey shouted. There’s been pro soccer in the Emerald City since 1974. In their various iterations, the Sounders have contested two NASL Soccer Bowl finals, five A-League/USL finals, four MLS Cup finals and five U.S. Open Cup finals. Trophies and titles were on the line those nights. But a different sort of history will be at stake on the first Wednesday in May.
