The concept for tonight's choreo came from our very own Barra Fuerza Verde (BFV). You may recognize the design, as it has flown it as a BFF in Section 121 for the past few seasons. The play on the popular saying "si, se puede" replaces "Sí" (or yes) with "Sea" for "Seattle," sending the message to our Spanish-speaking players, as well as the rest of the team, that Seattle is behind them, even against a juggernaut such as Club América. The vertical stripes on either side of the overhead are done all over Latin American terraces, and help pull the whole piece together in a way that should be familiar to opponents and traveling support alike.

A couple of quick notes:

• The overhead in section 122 is 35' x 35' and took a team of roughly a dozen hard-working ECS members about 20 hours to sew, paint and ready for deployment
• The overhead design was done by BFV members Randy Nuñez and Karl Reed. If you see them, buy them a drink and say thanks!

Champions League is a big deal, a very big deal. Historically, the Mexican sides have dominated play against MLS sides. No MLS club has ever won Champions League to date. In fact, only two MLS sides have ever eliminated a Mexican side in the CCL knockout rounds: Our Sounders in 2013 vs. Tigres UANL, and the Montreal Impact in 2015 vs Pachuca. 

Can we do it again? Can we knock off Club América and move on to the semifinals of Champions League?

SEA SE PUEDE!