September 17, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
Seattle Sounders FC News Release
Sounders FC in action
(Seattle Sounders FC)
RENTON, WASH. – Following a 2-0 win over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday, Seattle Sounders FC faces the San Jose Earthquakes on Wednesday, September 18 on the Emerald Queen Casino Pitch at Lumen Field (7:30 p.m. PT / Apple TV, 950 KJR AM, El Rey 1360 AM).
Seattle and San Jose have played 39 times in the regular season since Sounders FC joined MLS in 2009, playing to an even 15-15-9 record. The Earthquakes beat Seattle 3-2 earlier this year at PayPal Park.
Sounders FC (13-9-7, 46 points) currently sits in fifth place in the Western Conference while San Jose (5-21-2, 17 points) sits in 14th in the West. The Earthquakes is most recently coming off a 2-0 road loss against Vancouver Whitecaps FC at BC Place on September 14.
The match marks the final match of this year’s Heritage Cup, a competition between Seattle and San Jose honoring the two clubs that kept the same name since they both played in the North American Soccer League. San Jose leads the series in 2024 after its win earlier this year. Should Seattle win on Wednesday, the winner would be decided by the following tiebreakers – most goals scored, most away goals if tied on total goals, overall league points if still tied.
After the match against San Jose, Seattle ends its three-match home stand with a fixture against Houston Dynamo FC on Saturday, September 28 on the Emerald Queen Casino Pitch at Lumen Field (7:30 p.m. PT / Apple TV, iHeartMedia Seattle, El Rey 1360 AM).
ALUMNI OF THE MATCH
In honor of Seattle’s 50th anniversary this year, the team is honoring a club alumni at every home match, with Wednesday’s match featuring defender John Kennedy Hurtado.
Hurtado was part of Seattle’s inaugural MLS squad, playing with the club from 2009-2013, amassing 119 league appearances and helping the team win three of its Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups (2009-2011).
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Global Stream: Apple TV
Talent (English): Mark Rogondino & Heath Pearce
Talent (Spanish): Francisco X. Rivera & Max Cordaro
Local Radio: 950 KJR AM
Talent: Danny Jackson, Steve Zakuani & Michelle Ludtka-Furbush
Pre-Match, Halftime and Post-Match: Jackson Felts, Pete Fewing & James Riley
Local Radio (Spanish): El Rey 1360 AM
Talent: Mario Rodriguez, Felipe Maqueda, Carlos Tapia & Marlo Vilela
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