Editor's Note: SoundersFC.com is counting down the Top 10 Stories of the Year between Dec. 14-18, recognizing the top storylines on and off the field in 2015. Here are the five stories that just missed the countdown.
No. 15 - THE NINETY Opens in Pioneer Square
When the Sounders FC front office split business operations from the Seahawks in May 2014 and moved into a new office in Pioneer Square, the possibilities to connect with fans were seemingly endless. With offices just blocks from CenturyLink Field, the club started building a space where Sounders fans young and old could congregate and celebrate their shared love for the Rave Green.