Despite being a Seattle native, I didn’t attend my first Sounders match until 2017. Sitting off to the side, I watched Clint Dempsey score a penalty right in front of the Brougham End. Instead of watching the players celebrate, I was distracted by the wild celebration happening in 121, 122, and 123. I joined ECS shortly after and became a regular at tifo production by the end of the 2018 season. To me, the magic of the Sounders, ECS, and this community is the bond between the supporters and the team. While the boys can hear us (wherever they may go) always, our choreos are a love letter to bring us all together.
We love seeing new people come help with tifo – if you want to paint, sew, design, help with deployment or crew on match day, or something else, please reach out – tifo (at) weareecs.com!
Mindi is on IG and BlueSky under @mindirice. Don’t make it weird.