Seattle Sounder FC is going to host the Colorado Rapid on 26^th February at Lumen Field to kick off its 34-match MLS schedule for the season of 2023. A minimum of 5 Sounders matches is going to be televised globally on FOX.

Keyln Rowe, the Sounder midfielder said that he thinks that being in Seattle and the rivalry;everyone is looking to Portland in the game. Everyone is looking forward to the Vancouver games. He said that those are the ones that people like saying. Due to the way things turned out to be last year, for the first time in the club’s history, it is incredible that they didn’t make the playoff and are getting to start the season with two games at home. According to him, they are rewriting the season of last year and are starting with 2 games at home in front of their supporters to ensure that they know they are back on the horse and they are ready to go and it is going to be different this season.

Seattle plays Real Salt Lake and Colorado at home 6 days apart for kicking off the MLS season. The regular season for Seattle Sounders started just two weeks following their play in the FIFA Club World Cup that is going to start on 1^st February and features the best of the world six soccer regions in the world. The Sounders have secured a spot in the tournament by grabbing the title in Concacaf Champions League.

The training camp for the Sounders is going to prepare for the Club World Cup on 4^th January. Rowe said that they get to play these stunning teams and learn the level Seattle is at or the level MLS is at.