Sounder at Heart · Sep 12, 2020
Brian Schmetzer speaks out on climate change
Jennifer Buchanan-USA TODAY Sports Wildfires have already burned more than 1 million acres, destroyed thousands of homes in and forced the evacuation of 500,000 Oregonians, sending massive amounts of smoke into the Seattle area. In some parts of the city, conditions are even considered “hazardous.”
But when asked to describe what it was like playing in those conditions on Thursday, Seattle Sounders head coach Brian Schmetzer took his answer in another direction.
“As a human being, as someone who lives on Planet Earth, I think that people better taken notice that climate change is happening,” Schmetzer said. “If people can’t see it, they’re crazy because it’s happening.