2009 Seattle Sounders FC season
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The 2009 season was Seattle Sounders FC's first in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of American soccer. It was the 29th season played by a professional team bearing the Sounders name, which was chosen for the MLS expansion team by a fan vote. An MLS franchise was awarded to a group from Seattle in 2007, including Adrian Hanauer, the owner of the second-division incarnation of the Sounders.
Match ticket for the Sounders' first game in Major League Soccer
Swedish midfielder Freddie Ljungberg was signed as Sounders FC's first Designated Player.
Red Bull New York kick-off to start the 2009 MLS season against Seattle
Kasey Keller making a save against Toronto FC
Sigi Schmid
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Siegfried "Sigi" Schmid was a German soccer coach. He has the record of most wins in the history of Major League Soccer (MLS).
Schmid after a Sounders match in 2010
Schmid in 2008
Schmid and a member of his staff before a 2010 U.S. Open Cup match
Schmid in 2011