Seattle Sounders coach Sigi Schmid, right, gestures from the bench area in the second half of an MLS soccer training game against the Vancouver Whitecaps, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009, at Qwest Field in Seattle. The Sounders beat the Whitecaps 4-0 in training play. AP Photo logo AP Photo 11 months ago

Seattle Sounders coach Sigi Schmid, right, gestures from the bench area in the second half of an MLS soccer training game against the Vancouver Whitecaps, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009, at Qwest Field in Seattle. The Sounders beat the Whitecaps 4-0 in training play.

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  2. Seattle Sounders coach Sigi Schmid, left, and MLS player Chris Henderson carry the Major League Soccer championship trophy during the arrival of the cup Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, in Seattle. The two carried the trophy, named in honor of Philip F. Anschutz, aboard the M/V Tacoma across Elliott Bay from Bainbridge Island, Wash. The Los Angeles Galaxy plays Real Salt Lake in Seattle Sunday, Nov. 22, for the title.
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  4. Soccer fan Dave Clark, of Renton, Wash., leads a small group as they cheer the arrival of the Major League Soccer championship trophy Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, in Seattle. Seattle Sounders coach Sigi Schmid and former MLS player Chris Henderson carried the trophy, named in honor of Philip F. Anschutz, aboard the M/V Tacoma across Elliott Bay from Bainbridge Island, Wash. The Los Angeles Galaxy plays Real Salt Lake in Seattle Sunday, Nov. 22, for the title.
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  6. Seattle Sounders coach Sigi Schmid, left, and legendary MLS player Chris Henderson carry the Major League Soccer championship trophy under a line of scarves held up by fans during the arrival of the trophy Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, in Seattle. The two carried the trophy, named in honor of Philip F. Anschutz, aboard the M/V Tacoma across Elliott Bay from Bainbridge Island, Wash. The Los Angeles Galaxy plays Real Salt Lake in Seattle Sunday, Nov. 22, for the title.
  7. Seattle Sounders coach Sigi Schmid, left, and MLS player Chris Henderson carry the Major League Soccer championship trophy during the arrival of the cup Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, in Seattle. The two carried the trophy, named in honor of Philip F. Anschutz, aboard the M/V Tacoma across Elliott Bay from Bainbridge Island, Wash. The Los Angeles Galaxy plays Real Salt Lake in Seattle Sunday, Nov. 22, for the title.
  8. Seattle Sounders coach Sigi Schmid, left, and MLS player Chris Henderson carry the Major League Soccer championship trophy during the arrival of the trophy Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, in Seattle. The two carried the trophy, named in honor of Philip F. Anschutz, aboard the M/V Tacoma across Elliott Bay from Bainbridge Island, Wash. The Los Angeles Galaxy plays Real Salt Lake in Seattle Sunday, Nov. 22, for the title.
  9. MLS commissioner Don Garber, right, talks to fans as he stands next to Seattle Sounders FC goalkeeper Kasey Keller, left, during a pre-match fan rally prior to the MLS Cup soccer match between Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles Galaxy, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Seattle.
  10. Seattle Sounders fan Phil Andruss stands ready in full soccer facepaint for the MLS Cup championship game between the Los Angeles Galaxy and Real Salt Lake Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Seattle. Andruss, of Lynnwood, Wash., spent two hours getting his hair and make-up finished.
  11. PHILADELPHIA - JANUARY 14: Philadelphia Union fans cheer during the 2010 MLS SuperDraft on January 14, 2010 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  12. PHILADELPHIA - JANUARY 14: DC United fans cheer during the 2010 MLS SuperDraft on January 14, 2010 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  13. PHILADELPHIA - JANUARY 14: Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber addresses the crowd during the 2010 MLS SuperDraft on January 14, 2010 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  14. PHILADELPHIA - JANUARY 14: Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber addresses the crowd during the 2010 MLS SuperDraft on January 14, 2010 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  15. The iconic Space Needle, painted in preparation for Sunday's Major League Soccer championship game, is seen Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, in Seattle. The top of the Space Needle bears 15-foot tall logos of the MLS and competing teams Los Angeles Galaxy and Real Salt Lake and a partial likeness of the MLS Cup soccer ball. Rainy weather has so far kept the ball from being completed. The game will be played at Qwest Field, seen with a white partial roof at upper right.
  16. The iconic Space Needle, painted in preparation for Sunday's Major League Soccer championship game, is seen Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, in Seattle. The top of the Space Needle bears 15-foot tall logos of the MLS and competing teams Los Angeles Galaxy and Real Salt Lake and a partial likeness of the MLS Cup soccer ball. Rainy weather has so far kept the ball from being completed. The game will be played at Qwest Stadium, seen with a white partial roof at right.

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