Major League Soccer

Sounders Fans Pay Tribute To Kasey Keller

Wanted to out some perspective on the 64,000 Seattle Sounders fans who came out for Kasey Keller’s farewell game.

The Seattle Sounders crowd was the fourth largest crowd to watch a soccer match anywhere in the world on Saturday night. Only FC Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich had larger attendances.

And this was not a one-off attendance in Seattle as the Sounders have averaged 36,893 fans a game this season. By comparison, only 8 of the 20 Premier League sides have averaged more fans this season than Seattle and only 5 of the 20 La Liga sides.