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Plain answers to the questions people type into search engines about the Sounders and MLS.
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The name Sounders comes from Puget Sound and dates to Seattle's 1974 NASL team. It survived the USL years and won a 2008 fan vote before the MLS club adopted it.
MLS is moving to a summer-to-spring calendar. 2026 is the last calendar-year season, a 14-game sprint season runs February to May 2027, and the first summer-to-spring season kicks off in July 2027.
The Cascadia Cup is the supporter-owned trophy contested by the Sounders, Timbers, and Whitecaps every season. How it works, who has won it, and where 2026 stands.