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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

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'A great sign for Washington soccer': Sounders play for sold-out crowd in Spokane

‘A great sign for Washington soccer’: Sounders play for sold-out crowd in Spokane

Spokane is a sports town. While it's official nickname is "Hooptown USA," the city is also home to extremely passionate soccer fans. That passion was evidenced by the endless sea of green, black, blue and white worn by the 5,126 spectators that sold out ONE Spokane Stadium on Wednesday night to watch the Seattle Sounders defeat the Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 (5-1 aggregate) in the second leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16, and advance to the quarterfinals.

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