“Olé, olé olé! Seattle Sounders, here we go!”
That’s what Sounders fans were singing as they prepared to greet the new MLS Cup champions Sunday afternoon, belting out stadium songs before the team’s return flight from Toronto touched down at Boeing Field.
The champs earned the warm welcome with an exhilarating shootout win Saturday night, weathering cold and windy conditions to beat Toronto FC on the Canadians’ home turf.
Andrew McDougall, 8, of West Seattle was among the crowd of several hundred fans outside King County Airport. Having fallen asleep before the game ended, he roused his mother to ask her the score as soon as his eyes opened Sunday morning.