While the Sounders are the first club to start back up in 2023, it felt like The Longest Offseason with how the 2022 league campaign ended. We're still endlessly proud of the boys for winning CCL, but snapping that playoff streak stung a bit. For their first public practice on the first weekend of January, we wanted to remind the team that it can be good to be challenged and tested like 2022 did -- it keeps them hungry, makes them want to fight for more, and reminds them that we have something to prove - to each other and to the league. 

If you want to get involved with ECS this year, buy your membership and then sign up to become a volunteer. We'll see you on the terraces soon!